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About the Role
The Program Coordinator will serve as a critical on-the-ground leader for Sharing Excess’ operations at the Produce Market. This role is embedded in the market daily, building relationships with vendors, coordinating food rescue logistics, and ensuring surplus food moves quickly and efficiently to community partners across the five boroughs.
Responsibilities
- Lead daily food rescue logistics from market vendors to recipient partners across The Market
- Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with produce vendors to secure consistent surplus donations
- Communicate daily with community partners including food banks, pantries, fridges and mutual aid groups to coordinate allocations
- Problem-solve operational challenges in real time and adapt to evolving daily conditions
- Vet and stay up-to-date with receiving agencies, current and new
- Ensure compliance with food safety standards and maintain an organized, safe working environment
- Represent Sharing Excess with professionalism, warmth and reliability in all vendor and community interactions
- Identify opportunities to increase rescue volume, improve efficiency and expand partnerships
Requirements
- Full-time availability, primarily Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds regularly in a warehouse environment
- Reliable transportation
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- High emotional intelligence and comfort working with diverse communities
- Exceptional organization and attention to detail
- Comfort working in fast-paced, operational settings
- A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
- A passion for food access, sustainability and community impact
Skills
- Experience working in food rescue, food distribution, logistics or warehouse environments
- Experience managing volunteers or coordinating teams
- Comfort using data systems, spreadsheets or impact tracking tools
- Experience working in startup or high-growth nonprofit environments
- Spanish language proficiency
Location
- Hunts Point Terminal Market
Work Type
- Full Time
- On-Site
Salary/Compensations
- $55,000 – $62,000 annually
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Fully Covered Health Benefits
- 401k Plan
- Paid Family Leave
- Flexible Schedule
- Cool Merch
About the Company
- Sharing Excess is one of the fastest-growing food rescue organizations in America, built on a simple but powerful mission: save food and feed communities.
- What started as a student startup now operates across the country, distributing 2 million pounds of food every week (100 million pounds annually) to thousands of community partners nationwide.
- Our work is visionary, impactful, and deeply human.
- We move quickly, think creatively, and operate like a high-growth startup.
- We’ve partnered with some of the biggest names and brands on the planet (MrBeast, Tony Robbins, Billie Eilish, Dole) to bring awareness to our mission.
- Now we’re seeking individuals to join our team who can deliver with excellence, raise the bar, and are (above all) passionate about making the world a better place.
- Entrepreneurial: We have heart and hustle, we get things done.
- Adaptable: there is always a way and we obese about the solution
- Responsible: We are driven to create meaning for others. We are fueled by the pursuit of making life better for those around us.
- Creative: We find the yes. We are confident in punching above our weight.
Equal Opportunity
- Sharing Excess is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
- We prohibit discrimination based on 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 law.
- This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence