Job Description

Community Food Bank of New Jersey is the state\xe2\x80\x99s largest food bank. We provide food for 15 out of 21 New Jersey counties. Distributing over 85 million meals last year, maintaining pandemic service levels. Our mission is to fight hunger and poverty in New Jersey by assisting those in need and seeking long term solutions. Hunger exists in every community from the poorest to the most affluent. The Food Sourcing Specialist will collaborate with CFBNJ\xe2\x80\x99s Food Sourcing team on developing and implementing strategies to optimize the food sourcing and procurement process and reach organizational goals. This role will also work with other departments and external partners to coordinate and streamline a host of food sourcing opportunities. This role reports to the Food Procurement Lead. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assist and support the implementation of best practices for all product purchasing programs
• Track orders, invoices, and collect bids
• Track inventory and transfers
• Process checks requests for payment
• Complete understanding of CERES within the first month of employment
• Monitors Feeding America Choice system
• Identify solutions to complex problems that arise from the daily operations as well as from assigned initiatives. (example: Tracking communication, BOL, delivery issues, BOL matching invoices)
• Prioritize and perform multiple tasks with minimal supervision
• Respond to internal and external customers in a timely manner
• ServSafe food handling certification within first 3 months of employment

• 3 to 5 years of experience in customer service role
• Demonstrated experience building and maintaining internal and external relationships
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve, make sound judgments
• Must be proactive, detail oriented, organized, and results oriented
• Proven ability to work with diverse groups of people
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office with extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Must possess exceptional analytical skills and strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to manage projects independently that have competing priorities, deadlines, and resource requirements