Commodity Inventory Controller - B2

Mastronardi Produce Ltd.; Livonia (MI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K

Paid time off and holiday pay

Opportunities for growth

Job summary

Mastronardi Produce Ltd. in Livonia, MI, seeks a commodities leader to drive quality control, production allocations, and cross‑functional coordination with Production, Shipping, and customers.

You will oversee rework, ensure timely communications, and mentor the commodity team to meet daily targets in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• College degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Three years of related work experience required.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• High-performance team player in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and sign off on product quality to meet customer specs.
• Support planning of daily Production and Sales Order allocations.
• Ensure rework is allocated and planned to Production.
• Coordinate communications between customers and commodity team.

Skills

Independent work

Strong communication

Team player

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

College degree required

Tools

Word

Excel

NAV

JDA

Job description

Shift: B2 Thursday-Saturday, every other Wed from 6pm-6am.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Inspect and sign off on product quality in inventory and/or at dock to meet customers’ specifications.
• Support Commodity Supervisors plan to create daily Production and Sales Order allocations.
• Ensure any rework is allocated and/or firm planned to Production to meet customer spec.
• Ensure allocations are updated and distributed, throughout the day, and executed as expected.
• Utilize, coach, and provide training to others within the commodity team.
• Maintain a line of sight on expected inbounds 0 – 3 days out.
• Coordinate and assist in communicating customers’ expectations with the commodity team, Production, and Shipping.
• Communicate with the team issues and concerns for yesterday and today.
• Develop, lead, mentor and set objectives for the commodity team including formal performance reviews.
• Maintain regular communication with multiple departments and managers.
• Make suggestions to Commodity Supervisor for the disposal/movement of surplus commodities.
• Routinely monitor, verify, and give feedback to Production on their accuracy of product grading.
• Maintain necessary department metrics on which the performance of the team is measured.
• Utilize the ERP system and communicate technical needs for improving performance.

Education/Background Requirements:

• College degree required, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Three years of related work experience required.

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Willingness to work independently, with minimal supervision and take ownership of job.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• Must be high-performance team player and be willing to work in a dynamic, growing, demanding and fastpaced environment.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Need to be creative, adaptable and able to accurately handle out-of-the-ordinary issues with a sense of urgency.
• Effectively follow-up and handle multiple projects with strong personal time-management skills.
• Proficient in basic computer-use skills (i.e. Word, Excel) and will need to learn NAV, JDA.
• Must be a self-starter and willing to work flexible hours.

Working Conditions:

• Combination of office and refrigerated warehouse environment.
• Must be capable of lifting up to 30 lbs.

We are pleased to offer the following Benefits

• 401K
• Paid time off and holiday pay
• Opportunities for growth and advancement

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