Senior Packaging & Commodities Demand Planner

Church Brothers, LLC

Salinas (CA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Church Brothers Farms seeks a Senior Demand Planner – Packaging & Commodities to own demand and supply planning for packaging and procurement for the San Luis facility. Responsibilities include analyzing inventory across carton yards, leading purchasing, and reporting on aged inventory.

Requires strong analytical skills and experience in packaging and procurement within fresh produce. The role collaborates with the Vice President of Packaging Procurement and Director of Packaging Materials,

Qualifications

Minimum 5 years’ experience in supply chain planning, purchasing, or procurement, including forecasting and long‑range planning.
Experience in production planning and packaging required.
Experience in fresh produce, agriculture, or food manufacturing strongly preferred.
Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four‑year college or university preferred but not required.
High School Diploma required.
Proficient in MS Office, advanced Excel (pivot tables, lookups, forecasting models), PowerPoint, accounting, and invoicing.
Experience with Tableau or similar reporting tools and ERP systems; Famous experience a plus.
Experience with Material Requirements Planning (MRP).
ASCM/APICS certification (CPIM or CSCP) preferred.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) required to communicate directly with carton yard, field operations, and San Luis facility personnel.

Responsibilities

Independently analyze carton yard and facility packaging inventory, including commodity packaging, and determine order quantities across multiple locations.
Leverage Tableau, Excel, and Famous to analyze usage trends, seasonality, and lead times for packaging, including commodity packaging, and translate findings into purchasing recommendations.
Develop and maintain long‑term demand and supply plans for commodity packaging, aligning forecasts with seasonal transitions, production needs, vendor capacity, and lead times.
Own purchasing of all packaging for the San Luis facility, working with the San Luis team to determine packaging needs, and manage order quantities, purchase orders, receipts, and inventory accuracy.
Manage vendors and ensure they are complying with our min/max program.
Participate in weekly vendor meetings prepared to discuss current inventory levels and address any related concerns.
Determine order quantities for blanket make‑to‑order packaging from approved vendors.
Coordinate and execute transfers of materials at the end of each season, within the carton yards, and to and from the San Luis facility.
Create purchase orders for packaging and oversee the purchase order process.
Identify supply risks early and recommend actions to prevent shortages, excess, and aged inventory.
Maintain and update vendor database and contact information.
Reconcile packaging inventories at month‑end for financials and verify pricing information.
Prepare and present ad‑hoc reports on aged and obsolete materials to the Vice President of Packaging Procurement and Director of Packaging Materials.
Work with the Carton Yard Manager to create and report third‑party billings, ensuring all ins and outs are documented.
Work with Finance and Suppliers to resolve PO quantity and pricing issues.
Collect and enter bills of lading (BOL) in Famous.
Work directly with carton yard, facility, and field operations personnel.
Support the Vice President of Packaging Procurement and Director of Packaging Materials by providing analytical insights, coordinating cross‑functional projects, and executing procurement operational initiatives.
Other duties as assigned.