Commodity Planner

Pure Flavor® Farms•Leamington, ON

9d•CA$65,000 - CA$85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Pure Flavor® brand, is a family of greenhouse vegetable growers who share a commitment to bringing A Life of Pure Flavor™ to communities everywhere. Our passion for sustainable greenhouse growing, strong support for our retail & foodservice customers, and focus on engaging consumers is built on a foundation drawn from generations of growing expertise. We are the next generation of vegetable growers, inspired to put quality, flavor, and customers first by providing greenhouse-grown vegetables from our farms that are strategically located throughout North America. With a dedicated, energetic and highly skilled workforce, we believe our employees make the difference. We offer our employees the opportunity to advance their careers in our progressive, vibrant organization.

Requirements

Post-secondary education is required
Minimum of two (2) years’ commodity planning or inventory allocation experience is required
Proficient in Microsoft (MS) Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) required
Capacity to build and maintain relationships that align with company objectives
Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate keen attention to detail and task-related accuracy, as well as consistent follow-through skills
Exceptional analytical and organizational skills are essential; results oriented with a demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize workflow
Sound decision making skills and able to work in a high stress environment
Understand the need for urgency while providing outstanding customer service

Nice To Haves

Degree in purchasing, supply chain management or a related field is preferred
experience in the produce/agriculture industry preferred
knowledge ERP software, Famous® preferred

Responsibilities

Create product allocations based on customer specifications and inventory levels
Ensure allocations are distributed, updated throughout the day and executed with Production
Routinely checks product quality in inventory and maintains communication with Quality team on inbound product
Monitor, verify and provide feedback to production and quality departments on accuracy of product grading and quality concerns
Coordinate and assist in communicating customers’ expectations with production, shipping, and receiving
Coordinate with sales and marketing department on ad planning and product movement
Daily communicate with Buyer to determine purchasing product volumes required to bridge growing gaps, cover ad’s and fill volumes
Stay current with picking forecasts, analyze inventory volumes, sizes, and quality to ensure commodity needs are being met
Other core expectations as defined by the company