Assistant Product Manager

Naturipe Farms LLC•Columbia Township, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Product Manager executes daily operations for conventional and organic blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries: inventory control, short-term pack plan execution, and product availability monitoring over a ten-day window. This role is the department's first responder for daily events, executing within the published plan and escalating deviations to the Product Manager. This role supports daily and weekly sales execution, communication, and performance tracking, and participates in the weekend coverage rotation. The Assistant Product Manager will develop deep product knowledge across blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries.

Requirements

Associate degree minimum
Intermediate or greater Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word required
Excellent verbal and written communication; professional phone and video-call presence.
Self-starter who works independently, accepts responsibility, and thrives in a cooperative team environment.
Effective time management in a fast-paced environment; calm under pressure.
Willing to travel up to 30 days per year; valid driver's license required.
Available on call for evenings and scheduled weekend rotation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture business, Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field preferred.
Knowledge of agriculture business, produce sales, order fulfillment, or production management preferred.
SAP experience a plus.
Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.
Strong analytical aptitude; ability to build analysis in Excel for production planning and grower returns preferred.

Responsibilities

Execute daily short-term sales and operations activity for assigned commodities and regions within the published pack plan; escalate deviations beyond defined thresholds to the Product Manager.
Review inventories, product rotation, and carryover daily; flag aging and rotation risks.
Act as first point of contact for product claims with the sales team and Partner Operations staff.
Balance sales boards, report discrepancies, and resolve routine issues.
Coordinate re-packing and re-grading as directed to add value to returns.
Update and distribute the Daily Pack Plan to assigned growing areas and facilities.
Ensure daily orders are planned and staged to meet departure cutoffs; flagging at-risk loads.
Execute fruit transfers as planned; propose transfer adjustments to the Product Manager when demand shifts.
Perform retail store checks in the local market area and distribute the weekly summary.
Participate in the weekend coverage rotation per the department coverage model.
Develop deep product knowledge across blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries.