Tia Allred
SLC,UT
Summary
To obtain a position where I can fulfill my passion of helping to improve and strengthen the lives of others through health, environment, and community.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Category Planner
Sysco
02.2022 - Current
- Fresh and frozen protein buyer for multiple states in the Northern Rockies region
- Daily ordering from multiple manufacturers and suppliers
- Continued communication with sales and suppliers to keep up to all product up to date and confirmed
- Tracking of logistics to ensure orders are on time for delivery
- Run daily reports to track inventory and product movement
Food Sourcing and Food Box outreach Manager
Utah Food Bank
04.2019 - 02.2022
- Previous duties in role as Food Sourcing Specialist in addition to managing Grocery Rescue program and Food Box Outreach program
- Support both teams to ensure each program meets monthly goals and expectations
- Instructed cross training, encouraged teams to work and collaborate across departments
Food Sourcing specialist
Utah Food Bank
05.2017 - 04.2019
- Maintaining relationships with local and national commercial donors to ensure quality food continues to be donated
- Purchase food items to supplement what is not fulfilled by donations
- Creating new partnerships with potential future donors
- Managing transportation logistics for purchases and donations outside of the state of Utah
Food Box Coordinator
Utah Food Bank
01.2014 - 05.2017
- Manage distribution of monthly food boxes to over 900 clients, both seniors and people with disabilities, through roughly 200 volunteers
- Ensuring client eligibility through home visits
- Monthly orientations with new volunteers
Volunteer Project Coordinator
Utah Food Bank
09.2012 - 01.2014
- Planning and running projects for 50+ volunteers daily
- Directing community service workers who need to complete their court mandated hours
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Promotion And Education
University of Utah
Skills
- Experience in procuring food through donors, suppliers, manufactures, and grant funds, while keeping within annual budgets Understanding of supply chain and logistics across the states
- Direct communication with multiple internal departments, outside vendors, transportation companies, donors, and sister companies nationwide
- Enjoy learning new programs and skills
- Self starter, strong communication skills, flexible and adaptable, quick learner
- Years of public speaking experience and educating public on social issues and programs Conducting and directing meetings
- Interviewing and hiring new staff
- Building strong relationships with staff internally and externally with partnerships
- Strong computer skills
- Work at home experience
- Managing multiple teams and programs Assist staff to accomplish person and company set goals Encouraging self-directed staff and inclusive problem solving Support idea sharing and collaboration Mange multiple products, grants, and budgets
- 25 years customer service, budgeting, purchasing systems, Excel, Word, Salesforce, Outlook, Teams
Timeline
Category Planner
Sysco
02.2022 - Current
Food Sourcing and Food Box outreach Manager
Utah Food Bank
04.2019 - 02.2022
Food Sourcing specialist
Utah Food Bank
05.2017 - 04.2019
Food Box Coordinator
Utah Food Bank
01.2014 - 05.2017
Volunteer Project Coordinator
Utah Food Bank
09.2012 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Science - Health Promotion And Education
University of Utah