Packaging Demand Planner

Church Brothers Farms; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

True Leaf Farms in California and Arizona is seeking a Packaging Demand Planner to analyze carton yard inventory, place direct material orders, and ensure accurate packaging stock levels for ongoing operations.

The role requires 2–5 years in purchasing or supply chain, experience in demand planning, and proficiency with MS Office; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus. Travel to Yuma, AZ may be needed for onboarding and seasonal needs.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of experience in purchasing, accounting or supply chain.
• Experience in Demand Planning.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required; HS diploma required.
• Proficient in MS Office, intermediate Excel, PowerPoint, invoicing.
• Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
• Bilingual English/Spanish highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze carton yard inventory and determine quantities to order.
• Use Tableau to understand usage of packaging items.
• Manage vendors and ensure compliance with min/mas program.
• Coordinate transfers of materials at season end and within the carton yards.
• Create purchase orders in Famous for packaging and overseeing the purchase order process.
• Maintain and update vendor database and contact information.
• Reconcile inventories weekly for financials and verify pricing info.
• Communicate ad-hoc reports on aged and obsolete materials to VP of Packaging Procurement.
• Work with Finance and Suppliers to resolve PO quantity and pricing issues
• Collaborate directly with scheduling, carton yard employees and production personnel.
• Other duties as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Attention to detail

Time management

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year College or university

High School Diploma

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

MRP

Famous ERP

Job description

Reports To: Vice President of Packaging Procurement

Location: San Juan Bautista, CA and Yuma, AZ (Position will require travel to Yuma, AZ region for onboarding training)

Primary responsibility of the Packaging Demand Planner is to analyze current packaging inventory to evaluate effectiveness. Position will also be responsible for ensuring yards will maintain accurate inventory levels, as well as responding to inventory related issues. In addition, the individual will directly place purchase orders of direct materials, report inventories, obsolete and aged inventory of packaging and produce items.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Analyze the carton yard inventory and determine the quantity to order ensuring the inventory is turning at the appropriate rate.
• Use Tableau to understand usage of packaging items.
• Manage vendors and ensure they are complying with our min/mas program.
• Coordinate transfers of materials at the end of each season and within the carton yards.
• Create purchase orders in Famous for packaging and overseeing the purchase order process.
• Maintain and update vendor database and contact information.
• Reconcile inventories weekly for financials and verify pricing info of packaging items.
• Communicate ad-hoc reports on aged and obsolete materials to VP of Packaging Procurement.
• Work with Finance and Suppliers to resolve PO quantity and pricing issues
• Collaborate directly with scheduling, carton yard employees and production personnel.
• Other duties as needed.

REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 2 to 5 years’ experience in purchasing, accounting or supply chain.
• Experience in Demand Planning
• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year College or university preferred but not required. High School Diploma required.
• Proficient in MS Office, intermediate Excel, PowerPoint, accounting invoicing
• Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) highly preferred

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possible travel to Yuma, AZ as needed
• Must be able to take calls after hours and weekends
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, excellent time management skills, self-motivated, attention to detail and accuracy, ability to multitask, great organizational skills, excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Work onsite and meet position’s attendance schedule, as required by the job.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

• Excellent communicator, both verbal and written
• Ability to efficiently present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees, clients and customers of the organization.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. This is not intended to be a specific list of all responsibilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

True Leaf Farms is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.