ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Vendor & Inventory Management
- Manage CHEP, IFCO, and Tosca accounts:
- Run weekly EDI reports and release transactions.
- Reconcile monthly balances to physical inventory.
- Conduct, reconcile, and close annual audits.
- Issue weekly field packaging inventory in FAMOUS system.
- Perform Church Brothers Field Packaging month-end reconciliation:
- Collect field and carton yard inventory.
- Compare physical counts to book value.
- Investigate and resolve variances.
- Submit final report to Finance.
Customer & Internal Support
- Complete customer packaging requests via portals/forms using the internal Packaging Database.
- Process Food Safety Program (FSP) requests using the Recipe Database to maintain up-to-date packaging specifications.
- Maintain “Cost Per Pack” files for Grower Accounting, updating pricing as directed.
- Update loaded cost sheets in Grower Accounting based on the latest recipe data.
- Participate in packaging process improvement projects and cross-functional initiatives.
- Support additional departmental needs (as assigned)
REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/TRAININGS
- Strong analytical and reconciliation skills.
- Experience with packaging systems (CHEP, IFCO, Tosca) and agricultural/food manufacturing inventory is preferred.
- Working knowledge of FAMOUS or similar ERP systems is a plus.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational abilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, databases, and report generation.
WORK EFFICIENCIES
- Work onsite and meet position’s attendance schedule, as required by the job.
- Ability to take on different duties at the same time, prioritize workload and work well under pressure.
- Ability to work in a fast pace 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.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, simple correspondence, and memos.
- 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.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Must be able to sit or stand at a computer workstation for extended periods (up to 8 hours per day).
- Frequent walking within office, warehouse, or yard settings.
- Occasional lifting of packaging samples, materials, or files up to 25 lbs.
- Ability to perform field inventory tasks in various outdoor conditions (e.g., heat, dust, uneven ground).
- Use of standard office equipment including computers, printers, and phones.
ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Key (Based on typical week):
N=Never
R=Rarely (Less than 1 hour per week)
O=Occasional (1%-33% of time)
F=Frequent (34%-66% of time)
C=Constant (over 66% of time)
