Food Recovery Coordinator - NJ Based

Move For Hunger • Neptune Township, NJ

1d • $50,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a highly organized, relationship-driven Food Recovery Coordinator to support and operationalize Move For Hunger’s food recovery efforts across the Eastern Seaboard, with primary ownership of New Jersey-based recovery operations. Approximately 50% of this role will be dedicated to sourcing, organizing, and coordinating food recovery within New Jersey — working closely with local donors, transportation partners, and recipient agencies. This role coordinates logistics for a wide range of food transports, including fresh produce, non-perishable items, bulk donations, cold-stored food, multifamily food collections, disaster relief shipments, food drives, and special events. This role will also be responsible for tracking, documenting, and reporting expenses tied to grant-funded New Jersey food recovery initiatives, ensuring accurate use of funds and compliance with reporting requirements.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in Food Sourcing, logistics, food recovery, nonprofit programs, or related fields.
• Strong organizational, project management, and communication skills.
• Comfort working with CRMs and digital tools (Salesforce experience preferred).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a remote/hybrid environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%, primarily within NJ.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with grant-funded programs, expense tracking, or compliance reporting is a plus.
• Background in food systems, nonprofits, and logistics, is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate food recovery logistics across the Eastern Seaboard, with a primary focus on New Jersey-based recovery efforts.
• Source, organize, and operationalize Eastern Seaboard food recovery opportunities, including donor outreach, relationship stewardship, and recovery scheduling.
• Ensure the deliverables and objectives for NJ funded programs are met.
• Serve as the main point of contact for food donors and transportation partners, including contracted freight providers.
• Identify and build relationships with grocery stores, farms, wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, restaurants, and gleaning organizations.
• Track all recovery activity and transportation data in Salesforce to report back to donors and stakeholders regarding their food donations and deliveries.
• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with donors, transportation providers, and recipient agencies.
• Ensure clear expectations, proactive communication, and timely updates with partners.
• Work with the Marketing and Development teams to capture testimonials, stories, and impact content.
• Maintain accurate records in Salesforce, Google Workspace, and Asana.
• Collect and document weight receipts and delivery confirmations from food banks and pantries.
• Track and report expenses tied to NJ-based, grant-funded food recovery initiatives.
• In collaboration with the Grants & Foundations Manager, maintain organized, audit-ready documentation to support grant compliance and reporting.
• Support grant reporting by providing timely expense and activity data.
• Partner cross-functionally with Programs, Development, Finance, Marketing, and Operations teams.
• Participate in regular team meetings and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.
• Represent Move For Hunger at in-person and virtual events, partner meetings, and public engagements.
• Travel approximately 20% of the time, primarily within New Jersey, with occasional travel across the Eastern Seaboard.

Benefits

• Health Care, Dental, Vision, Basic Life Insurance, Retirement Plan (401k/ROTH IRA), Annual Professional Development Fixed Stipend; Employee Wellness Offerings; Open Vacation Policy + Paid Holidays and Sick & Safe Leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees