LATAM ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PRODUCT SOURCING | (BC984)

**location is in latin america: in any country in latin america, central america, and south america is preferred. must live near a major airport due to the requirement of regional and international travel (up to 40% of the year).** the global foodbanking network (gfn) is a growing network, with food banking organizations based in 44 countries, and an ambitious goal to increase food access for 50 million people by 2030, with a focus on emerging and developing markets. - assess sourcing landscape and continue to develop strategic plan to increase relationships and product sourced by country across region. - develop productive, collaborative relationships with network food bank staff to nurture industry partnerships benefiting global and local organizations. - based on a partnership framework, increasingly recruit, and deepen the engagement of product donors in the work of food banks. partner effectiveness is measured through public recognition of the engagement, the number of markets where donation activity is occurring, and overall increase in donations as well as holistic support including local funding, volunteer engagement, etc. - establish and nurture relationships at all appropriate stages of the supply chain and levels of decision making within partner organizations to strengthen the network’s status as a preferred recipient of excess food and non-food essentials - create new training tools and communication vehicles that will assist food bank members with identifying, educating, and servicing donors. - work with food bank staff to create and implement effectiv...