Packaging Demand Planner

COMPANY: Church Brothers Farms is a vertically-integrated family owned and operated company that produces a full line of fresh vegetables year round with an in-house farming/harvest program and state-of-the-art processing plant. We are a grower-owned processor, farming the majority of our raw product ourselves; adhering to industry-leading food safety and quality standards. The Church family has a legacy of service and innovation, we deliver produce with passion. The Packaging Procurement department is currently seeking an outstanding candidate to fill the Packaging Demand Planner role who can contribute to the overall growth and success of the company.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB: Primary responsibility of the Church Brothers Packaging Demand Planner is to analyze current packaging inventory to evaluate effectiveness. Position will also be responsible for ensuring yards will maintain accurate inventory levels, as well as responding to inventory related issues. In addition, the individual will be directly involved in placing purchase orders of direct materials, report inventories, obsolete and aged inventory of packaging and produce items.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Independently analyze the carton yard inventory and determine the quantity to order in multiple yards, ensuring the inventory is turning at the appropriate rate
Use Tableau to understand usage of packaging items
Manage vendors and ensure they are complying with our min/max program
Determine order quantities for blanket make to order packaging from approved vendors
Coordinate transfers of materials at the end of each season and within the carton yards
Create purchase orders for different packaging and oversee the purchase order process.
Maintain and update vendor database and contact information

Reconcile inventories at month-end for packaging items for financials and verify pricing info of packaging items
Communicate ad-hoc reports on aged and obsolete materials to Director of Procurement
Create and report third party billings
Work with Finance and Suppliers to resolve PO quantity and pricing issues
Collect and data entry bill-of-ladings (BOL) in Famous
Work directly with carton yard and field operations personnel
Support Vice President of Packaging Procurement and Director of Packaging Materials
Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Minimum 2 to 5 years’ experience in purchasing, accounting or supply chain
Experience in production planning and packaging required
Bachelor’s degree (B.A) from four-year college or university preferred but not required. High School Diploma required
Proficient in MS Office, intermediate Excel, PowerPoint, accounting and invoicing
Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Bilingual (English/Spanish) highly preferred

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Must be able to travel to Holtville, CA and Yuma, AZ locations as required
Must be able to take calls after hours and on weekends
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, excellent time management skills, self-motivated, attention to detail and accuracy, ability to multitask, great organizational skills, excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
Able to work in a respectful and professional manner with all levels of employees
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
Work onsite and meet position’s attendance schedule, as required by the job
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
Ability to write simple correspondence

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

Excellent communicator, both verbal and written
Ability to efficiently present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees, clients and customers of the organization

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. This is not intended to be a specific list of all responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Please send your resume to resumes@churchbrothers.com

Church Brothers Farms is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Packaging Demand Planner

Posted on April 4, 2024

Department: Packaging Procurement

Job Site: Salinas, CA