Commodity Coordinator

Nature Fresh Farms Inc•Laredo, TX

10h•Onsite

About The Position

At Nature Fresh Farms®, we’re committed to nourishing people and the planet through greenhouse farming. Since 1999, our family-owned company has pursued a simple yet profound goal: to cultivate a kinder, healthier future. Today, we’re proud to be one of North America’s largest vertically integrated leaders in greenhouse-grown produce. While we are growers, we are also greenhouse builders, plant nurturers, and collaborative partners united by shared values and vision. We are currently looking to fill a Full-Time, permanent position for a Commodity Coordinator in our Commodity Department at our Laredo,TX facility. We’re searching for passionate, purpose-driven individuals who are eager to make a difference — not just in their day-to-day work, but in the world around them. The right candidate is someone who shares our vision for a kinder, healthier future and lives out values that align with our own.

Requirements

Positive attitude with an enthusiasm to work and learn.
Excellent communication is a must for this role (oral and written).
Ability to maintain respectful relationships at all levels within and outside the organization.
Ability to work with minimal supervision in a team environment, some independent work.
Ability to work in a fast environment by multitasking and prioritizing work while being attentive to details and quality.
Ability to embrace and adapt to the rapid growth, innovation, and development of the company.
Safety shoes are mandatory.
A valid driver’s license and use of personal vehicle are required.
Must be available to work flexible hours including weekends and extended hours if needed.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a produce warehouse setting considered an asset.
Experience working with Excel and MS Dynamics Nav (or other ERP systems) considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Allocate all sales orders and workorders at the Distribution Centre a day in advance when possible.
Manage inventory by making use of FIFO, LIFO and FEFO methods.
Ensure proper rotation is being followed by shipping and repack departments, communicate issues in daily inventory meetings.
Look at all product to determine quality grade before allocating it to sale orders and workorders.
Responsible for ensuring all required workorders are entered by scheduler for main repacks and yourself for infrequent repacks.
Strategize with Production Scheduler for production planning based on current overall quality and supply.
Review IB transfers, POs, returns, and grower packing to determine allocations.
Evaluate daily truck ETAs to ensure allocated product will meet these times. In the case of late trucks, communicate this to the CM/Shipping team during the Daily operations meetings.
Look at all product on a daily basis when evaluating and planning allocations.
With the assistance of the Commodity Manager, develop creative solutions when roadblocks present themselves.
Provide the Commodity Manager with allowance requests when necessary.
Provide Commodity Manager with daily push list on extra and problematic inventory.
Coordinate daily with Commodity Managers on growers packing schedules.
Maintain a 3-day outlook, communicating all same-day and next-day issues at daily production meetings.
Resolve after hours allocation and quality issues as required.
Must comply with all Health and Safety, Food Safety, Bio Security, and Nature Fresh Policies and Procedures.