Assistant Product Manager - Fresh Produce Ops & Planning

Socket.dev; Grand Junction (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance.

Flexible Spend accounts.

Life benefits.

Short and long term disability.

Generous 401K plan with company match,

Job summary

Naturipe Farms in Grand Junction, MI seeks an Assistant Product Manager to handle 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.

You will be the department's first responder for daily events, escalating deviations to the Product Manager and supporting daily/weekly sales execution, communication, and performance tracking.

Qualifications

• Associate degree minimum; 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.
• Intermediate or greater Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word required; SAP experience a plus.
• Bilingual English/Spanish a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute daily short-term sales and operations activity for assigned commodities and regions within the published pack plan; elevate 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.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

SAP

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture business or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Naturipe Farms in Grand Junction, MI seeks an Assistant Product Manager to handle 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.

You will be the department's first responder for daily events, escalating deviations to the Product Manager and supporting daily/weekly sales execution, communication, and performance tracking.