Transportation Coordinator

About The Org

Move for Hunger is a national non-profit organization that mobilizes transportation networks to deliver surplus food to communities in need. Operating in a remote work environment, Move For Hunger strives to create a culture of diverse, passionate, growth-minded professionals who work collaboratively and creatively to tackle the issues of hunger and food waste in the US. Our team is fun, innovative, goal-oriented, and driven to put more meals on the table for those in need.

Founded in 2009, Move For Hunger has partnered with 1,200+ moving companies across the nation to encourage their customers to donate their food when they move. We have seen rapid expansion over the past few years within the relocation and multifamily apartment industries - with over 600,000 apartment units working with us. In addition to rescuing food during move out, Move for Hunger also organizes hundreds of food drives, fundraisers, and corporate employee engagement events. In addition, we've expanded our reach to farmers, distributors, CPG and logistics companies in an effort to recover even more fresh food. Since its founding, Our team of 20+ has delivered more than 40 million pounds of food to those in need - enough to provide more than 33 million meals.

About The Role

Move For Hunger is seeking a candidate who is eager to learn and grow within an organization. This person reports to the Transportation Manager and works within the Program Team. The core responsibility of this role is to engage the transportation network to pick up and deliver donated food to food banks and pantries across the US and Canada. The main food donation sources that this role will interact with include move outs in the multifamily network and Food Drives that are held in a variety of corporate settings. Today Move For Hunger works with more than 2,700 apartment communities across the US & Canada and helps organize over 500 Food Drives yearly with a variety of organizations and companies.

Requirements

We'd love to hear from you if:

• You place a high value on relationships: You know how to work for a crowd and are always full of energy and passion for the cause. You’re great at getting to know the people behind the accounts and have the contacts to prove it;

• You can simplify the complex: You can take a complex problem, project, or task and quickly break it down into tangible and easy-to-understand elements;
• You are flexible: You’re comfortable with several evolving and often overlapping priorities, thrive in ambiguity, and are open to new ideas when opportunities present themselves;
• You are a self-starter and multitasking pro: You know how to prioritize and can switch gears seamlessly without getting your feathers ruffled (or ruffling anyone else’s);
• You are passionate about hunger relief and food recovery;
• You are a team player who is willing to jump in to support others when needed;
• You are someone who relates well to others and can build deep rapport quickly with our teammates, our partners and our supporters;
• You are energetic, enthusiastic, and friendly; balancing innovation with organizational standards.

About the role:

• Coordinate logistics with transportation partners to ensure food is picked up from donation source and delivered to local agencies in need
• Cultivate and maintain solid, long-term relationships with current members and partners
• Manage heavy phone & email communications on a daily basis
• Record data in Salesforce
• Request, receive and record weight receipts from food banks and pantries where food donations are delivered
• Attend regular team meetings and support the full team when extra help is needed

Experience and Skills:

• 2+ years working in the food recovery or logistics industries;
• Knowledge/experience with project management, food recovery, logistics, transportation industry;
• Clear communicator, both written and verbal;
• Technical skills including Microsoft 365, Email, Slack, Zoom;
• Salesforce and Asana, encouraged
• Experience working in a nonprofit, multifamily space, or logistics/event planning role, strongly encouraged.

Working Conditions:

• The typical work environment is Remote/Work From Home Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm Eastern Time, but can vary based on the needs of the organization and may occasionally include evenings and weekends;
• Regularly work indoors, with occasional requirements for outdoor work;
• May, on occasion, be exposed to loud sounds and distracting noise levels, such as from office equipment, event audio sound equipment, etc.;
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer;
• Occasional prolonged periods of standing while traveling and attending conferences, trade shows, and various Move For Hunger events and meetings;
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and infrequently up to 50 pounds.

Benefits

Benefits

• Health Care, Dental, Vision, Basic & Supplemental Life Insurance - including Dependent Life Insurance, AD&D, Hospital & Critical Illness Care, Employee Assistance Program, Retirement Plan (401k), Annual Professional Development Fixed Stipend;
• Move For Hunger provides a tech suite to all Full Time Employees (Laptop, Second Monitor, Keyboard, & Mouse) and will make every attempt to meet reasonable accommodation requests as guided by the ADA.
• Open Vacation/Time Off Policy;
• Salary: $41,000, Commensurate with Experience.

Move For Hunger is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a company that celebrates and embraces diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of ancestry; age; appearance; color; gender identity and/or expression; genetics; family or parental status; marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status; mental, physical, or sensory disability; national, social or ethnic origin; past or present military service; sexual orientation; socioeconomic status; race; religion or belief.