Program Planning Coordinator
About The Position
West Pak Avocado is looking for a dynamic individual to fill our Program Planning Coordinator position. The Program Planning Coordinator is responsible for working with several key departments to support high-level planning and ensure customer demands are met. Will closely monitor sales orders to ensure smooth execution on order fulfillment and provide support in managing on-hand inventory, allocating product, and coordinating order shipments based on product availability/readiness. Provide direction to our warehouse teams on order picking/ processing, and channel information to appropriate departments.
Requirements
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, and analyze a significant amount of information
- Attention to detail
- Critical Thinking
- Proactive problem solvers
- Strong demonstration of taking initiative
- Ability to work effectively with all levels of management
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Continuous improvement mindset and openness to change
- Ability to manage multiple tasks
- Strong team player
- Proficiency in: Word and Excel
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration is preferred
- Minimum 1 year of planning experience preferred
- Famous experience, a plus
- Experience working in a warehouse environment is preferred
- Bilingual: Spanish and English a plus
Responsibilities
- Minimizing waste by ensuring proper FIFO rotation through product allocation
- Identifying product age risks/concerns on low-demand SKUs
- Assist in positioning and managing inventory levels in our distribution centers based on customer demands, with enough lead time
- Coordinate with our warehouse teams to resolve any inventory discrepancies
- Assist in managing inventory levels to avoid overproduction of SKUS that can result in waste and excessive labor costs
- Identify inventory risks, including excess/shortages, on a 0–10-day window
- Communicating any shortages of product and providing the appropriate departments with solutions to minimize the disruption of sales order fulfillment or financial loss
- Assist in allocating purchased product to planned customers based on direction from Supply Chain/Sales
- Assist in planning, prioritizing, and communicating production plans to our warehouse teams/production leaders
- Assist in coordinating customer demand changes with Sales and Supply Chain
- Provide direction to our warehouse teams on order picking and processing to ensure smooth order fulfillment teams include: Shipping/Just Ripe/Quality Control/ Production teams
- Coordinate order pick-up/ delivery times with carriers and our logistics team based on the product readiness/availability
- Coordinating inbounds and outbounds with carriers and our logistics teams based on the Distribution Center’s maximum capacities
- Work with our Quality Control teams to address any issues/ concerns with product specifications prior to order shipment and communicate with our Sales team.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
