Logistics Manager

California Food Banks

$76K — $88K *
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of logistics and operations support in fast-paced settings
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially NetSuite
  • Strong supervisory experience with direct reports
  • Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and precision
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills for relationship building
  • Ability to multi-task in high-pressure environments
  • Organizational and time management skills for effective workflow
  • Skilled in resolving difficult issues to ensure fair outcomes

Responsibilities

  • Manage daily operations of the F2F fresh produce program
  • Verify Meal Connect; place orders through Feeding America
  • Coordinate produce movement for California growers
  • Conduct regular reviews of purchase order status reports
  • Analyze monthly performance reports to track metrics
  • Ensure compliance with routing schedules and logistics meetings
  • Mediate issues among carriers, donors, and food banks to preserve relationships
  • Oversee ERP maintenance for accuracy in logistics communications
  • Provide quarterly feedback to enhance organizational performance
  • Support produce sales initiatives and track inventory metrics
  • Respond to vendor and food bank inquiries promptly
  • Backup Produce Coordinator for forecasting and route scheduling
  • Oversee, coach, and develop procurement team members
  • Handle occasional weekend and after-hours responsibilities
  • Travel occasionally for professional events and partnerships

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Employer contributions to retirement program
  • Life insurance coverage
  • Generous paid time off (PTO)
  • Additional benefits and perks as part of employment
Full Job Description
Position Summary: The Farm to Family (F2F) Logistics Manager is responsible for managing the F2F fresh produce program and F2F Procurement team members ensuring member satisfaction is a top priority while maintaining a high level of customer service to our new and existing donors/growers/shippers. The Logistics Manager will support continuous improvement of service processes, monitor partner performance, track key operational metrics, and serve as an escalation point to help ensure timely and reliable delivery of services to communities, we serve.

Responsibilities:
  • Manage day-to-day F2F program which includes:
    • Verify Meal Connect on Feeding America National Organization (FANO) and place excess orders through it
    • Manage moving produce for CA growers by making calls to food banks
  • Managing produce offerings
  • Daily review of the PO Status report
  • Management of F2F workflow including frequent follow-up
  • Monthly analysis of reports to support the achievement of established metrics
  • Responsible for compliance with the Route Schedule and assisting with bi-annual routing meetings
  • Mediate rejection between carriers, donors, and food banks to help minimize impact on existing relationships
  • Handle complex issues that require 3rd party neutral reasoning
  • Manage F2F portion of ERP (Enterprise Resourcing Planning system) making sure contacts, items, dimensions, etc. are accurate and maintained for carriers, shippers, and food banks
  • Provide quarterly feedback to F2F Director to leverage organizational performance process and tools
  • Increase produce sales and monitor the poundage report
  • Interact with vendors and food bank staff responding to questions, fulfilling requests, resolving issues and review/approve produce bills
  • Act as back up for Produce Coordinator in creating and scheduling forecast routes.
  • Managing, Coaching/Training and Leading Procurement Team
  • Some weekend and after-hour responsibilities to ensure continuous operations will be needed
  • Travel up to 10%; occasional overnight for conferences, expos, food banks

Qualifications
  • 3-5 yrs experience in logistics and operations support in a fast-paced environment
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Computer proficiency, specifically Microsoft Office, preferably NetSuite
  • Quick learner and good listening skills
  • Experience with managing direct reports with strong supervisory skills
  • Attention to detail and accuracy
  • Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills as well as interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective business relationships internal and externally
  • Ability to multi-task and work in high volume, time-critical processing environment
  • Good organizational and time management skills
  • Handle difficult issues that arise to help resolve and provide fair resolution

Compensation: Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience. The budgeted annual salary range that California Food Banks™ expects to pay for this position is $76,846.64 - $88,373.64

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including generous employer-paid medical, dental, and vision plans; retirement program with employer contribution; life insurance; PTO, and more.

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