Food Sourcing/Procurement Coordinator
Job Overview
Job title: Food Sourcing/Procurement Coordinator
Job description: Organization: Real Food for Real Kids
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Location: East End of Toronto, ON
Hours of work: 8am – 4pm, Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, flexible schedule with core hours of 9am to 3pm
Length of Contract: 1 year, with possibility of extension as the business grows
Compensation: $50,000 – $60,000 commensurate with experience
About Real Food For Real Kids:
Real Food for Real Kids (RFRK) is a growing company on a mission to make real food the standard rather than the exception.
A multiple award-winning company recognized for excellence and innovation, we’re a leading healthy catering company for child care centres, schools and camps. RFRK proudly serves nutritious meals and snacks to thousands of children throughout the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area every day. We also offer our Real Food Kitchen Delivery service ( ) to get our yummy food directly into households, and we’re well poised for growth into new markets and planning for significant expansion over the coming years.
Our Business Growth & Innovation team is looking for a fantastic person to join us as a Sourcing Coordinator. If you like the sound of us so far, keep reading to see if you have the experience and skills needed for this rewarding role!
About the Role:
The Products & Services Coordinator is responsible for all new raw material sourcing for Real Food Kitchen Developments coupled with sourcing for an expanding product catalog of Real Food Kitchen Branded Products & Real Food For Real Kids branded products. They are also responsible for coordinating, cultivating, maintaining, and evolving strong vendor relationships along with the Director of Products.
Some of the things you’ll get paid to do:
Supplier & Internal Product Specification Coordination
Soliciting and gathering RFRK prescribed information/documentation/complete finished product specifications from food and packaging suppliers including updating current Supplier product portfolio.
New product sourcing for RFRK & RFK-Developing new practices to ensure sell sheets are evolved into product specifications with pertinent details respectively.
Collaborate with suppliers to resolve off-spec products in conjunction with QA.
Documenting feedback, notes, next steps, and pictures from product sensory evaluations and shelf-life testing
Review of Nutritional panels for new ingredients to meet scope requirements
Information cascade and product/planning information conduit to Supply Chain Team
Vendor Partnerships and Product Development
Source and acquire pricing for all new ingredients to meet menu scope requirements and any contingency sourcing.
Cultivate and help to maintain strong vendor partnerships etc, that can assist in developing control brands (anything that is made for RFRK outside the RFK) and that understand and align with our company values
Coordinate the New Product Development Process, ensuring stakeholder alignment, budget requirements and cross-functional communication (stage gate)
Develop new custom products with third party manufacturers
Find new potential co-packers for our control brand
Other responsibilities as assigned
About You
Must-haves
Completion of college or university degree or combination of relative experiences
Completion of project management course or program
Proficiency with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Google sheets for financial analysis
Natural alignment with RFRK Food values and mission
Ability to think critically, problem-solve and make effective decisions
Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information in a professional and ethical manner
Nice-to-haves
Experience in e-commerce
Project management experience
Motivated to improve current work practices and take ownership of responsibilities
Adaptable to new trends and technologies
To apply, please upload your résumé and cover letter, including salary expectations, explaining why you’d be a great fit for this role. If you meet almost all of the requirements and are not sure if you should apply, apply anyway! We may see something special in your application that sets you apart from the rest.
Real Food for Real Kids is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion in our workplace and at all levels of our organisation. We strongly encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities.
We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
No phone calls or emails, please. We’ll contact applicants who fit the bill, and invite them in for an interview.
We appreciate the interest from the Staffing industry however respectfully request no calls or unsolicited resumes from Agencies.
Thanks for your interest in Real Food for Real Kids!
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Company: Real Food For Real Kids
Expected salary: $50000 – 60000 per year
Location: Toronto, ON
Job date: Sat, 24 Sep 2022 23:32:32 GMT
Job Source: Careerjet.ca
