COMMODITY SUPERVISOR

Mucci Farms Inc•Romulus, MI

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Mucci Farms is a leader in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry, specializing in greenhouse-grown produce with a strong commitment to sustainability, innovation, and quality. We take pride in our ability to engage with our customers through our customer service excellence. We are looking for a Commodity Supervisor to join our in-house team and assist in exceeding our clients’ expectations in Cucumber category. The essential function of this position is to effectively allocate inventory in the warehouse based on availability, quality, and customer specifications. Key indicators of success will be executing on customer fill rates, reduced customer rejection rates, and timeliness of allocations.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years’ experience in the Produce industry with a strong knowledge in the produce quality
Must have strong time management skills with emphasis on meeting deadlines
Proficiency in the ability to communicate effectively and professionally, present information and direction, and field questions from managers
Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs with an Advanced understanding of Excel
Must possess the ability to adapt to any situation and have a strong sense of urgency
Must be willing to be flexible with schedule bases on business needs
Must be able to function in a high capacity within a stressful work environment
The incumbent will be committed to customer service excellence and leading by example.
A positive attitude in the workplace is required as is the ability to adhere to all human resources, operational and food and health safety policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or College diploma in Business, Supply Chain, or related field is preferred

Responsibilities

Communicates with Produce Procurement, Global Sourcing, Sales, and Commodity Managers to ensure all the following responsibilities are being met
Creates produce allocations based on customer specifications and inventory levels
Reports daily inventory levels and communicates long and short positions to the Commodity Manager
Ensures allocations are distributed, updated throughout the day and executed with Production
Routinely checks product quality in inventory and ensures inventory is being rotated properly (FIFO)
Routinely monitors, verifies, and gives feedback to Production on their accuracy of product grading
Maintains a line of sight for weekly and daily inbounds from all produce sources
Monitors inventory levels across the warehouse for assigned commodities and anticipates sales order volumes against them
Maintains customer fill rates and reduces customer rejection rates
Provide the necessary feedback to the Commodity Manager on product utilization of assigned commodities