Lead Commodity Inventory Controller

Our Kingsville Distribution Center, a 150,000 sq. ft. refrigerated facility operating 24 / 7, is currently seeking a Lead Commodity Inventory Controller (CIC) to join our team.

The essential function of this position is to allocate and manage product in and through the warehouse, reduce rejections, minimize dumps / donates, and schedule / direct allocations relative to Production and Shipping.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Support Category Management & Operations in meeting all departmental goals.
• Work with the Operations team to communicate daily Production and Sales Order allocations.
• Insure sales orders are allocated to inventory or production so customer service objectives are achieved.
• Maintain, in conjunction with Category Management, an inventory plan for the 0-3-day horizon that includes tracking of inbounds, production plans and forecasted sales.
• Check product quality in inventory and at Receiving to align inventory to customers’ specifications.
• Coordinate and assist in communicating customers’ expectations with the Category Management, Production, and Shipping.
• Maintain regular communication with the Category Managers, Production Schedulers, Commodity Inventory Controllers, Quality Control and Production Managers.
• Maintain regular communication with Receiving and Logistics, with specific emphasis on load priorities and product specifications.
• Make suggestions to Category Management for the disposal / movement of surplus commodities in a timely fashion.
• Verify GMP and Organic compliance is maintained in assigned area of responsibility.
• Communicate missed quality issues with procurement and quality to get NCs in place.
• Liaise between sales and commodity operations to insure customer expectations are satisfied.
• Coordinate DNS / Blowout / Dump product lists daily.
• Training new hires for the Commodity Inventory Controller positions.
• Be involved in the interview process for the Commodity Inventory Controller position.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required :

• High school diploma or equivalent required, bachelor’s degree preferred
• Previous related work experience required
• Willingness to work independently, with minimal supervision and take ownership of job.
• Comfortable making decisions
• Must have strong communication skills and detailed oriented.
• Will need to learn significant Product / Industry knowledge.
• High-performance team player and willing to work in a dynamic, growing, and fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Need to be creative, adaptable and able to accurately handle out-of-the-ordinary issues.
• Must have ability to effectively follow-up and handle multiple projects with strong personal time management skills and effectively manage associated stress.
• Proficient in basic computer-use skills ( Word, Excel) and will need to learn NAV, JDA.
• Must be a self-starter and willing to work flexible hours.
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Ability to work in our refrigerated warehouse, 50-degree controlled temperature zones
• Must have manual dexterity to perform computer skills
• Complete a background and drug test screening

Working Conditions :

• Combination of refrigerated warehouse (80%) and office (20%) environment
• Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs. with or without accommodation
• Position requires sitting, standing, walking and bending, squatting, and crawling on a regular basis

Mastronardi Produce has accommodation processes and policies in place and provides accommodation for employees with disabilities.

If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or documented medical need, please contact the Human Resource office so that arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodation to be put in place.