Food Pantry Operations Manager Alpert JFS is looking for a skilled Food Pantry Operations Manager to be responsible for all aspects of Alpert JFS's procurement and distribution of food, including pickup, receipt, storage, and distribution of food to community members in need. This individual will train and supervise volunteers to ensure that daily client needs are met and will serve as the agency liaison for community food insecurity efforts.
Essential Responsibilities:
Oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of the three pantry locations (Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach and Boynton Beach).Weekly visits to each location at a minimum may require more depending on project/time of year.
Inventory food/supplies quarterly and provide required food bank report.
Work with vendors to order food and supplies to supplement donations for the pantry to meet community needs.
Per approved budgetary guidelines, manage monthly food spend.
Manage food waste, pantry traffic, and shelf placement.
Manage and submit monthly invoices to accounting and create requests when needed.
Work with the Volunteer Coordinator to schedule volunteers to assist with packing, sorting, and stocking shelves, etc.
Responsible for tracking donations for food pantry, including delivering checks to accounting and tracking in-kind donations with the Development Department.
Accept food donations and manage receiving food deliveries to stock the food pantry.
Prepare monthly checklists to track food, household items and/or personal hygiene products to be distributed each month.
Communicate with the Temple's Executive Director to coordinate monthly facility packaging set-up.
Other Responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree preferred.3-5 years working in a non-profit with at least one year program oversight.
Experience recruiting and/or working with volunteers.
Strong communication and leadership skills; ability to interact and communicate with staff, volunteers, and community (pantry clients and donors).Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel and Word, PowerPoint).Demonstrated cultural sensitivity.
Experience working in a highly collaborative environment where teamwork, collegiality and self-motivation were necessary for success.
Demonstrated proficiency and experience in customer service with high standards of timeliness and responsiveness.
Valid Driver's License and clean driving record required.
Strong organization and time management skills required.
We offer a hybrid working environment, competitive salary, medical, paid vacation and sick time, paid holidays, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, 403b Retirement, EAP.Alpert JFS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Drug Free Workplace.
