Product Management Specialist

Accountabilities:

• This position is responsible for product coordination between sales, ports of entry, and production areas for DM's Core Products.

• Coordinates inventory management of North America ports the commodity and supports the sales team in their day-to-day sales/ tasks to keep the business aligned to sales quotas.

• Consolidate the sales forecast and establish the demand plan weekly to submit to production.

• Manage data entry and reporting for the category.

• Manage and conduct multiple weekly touchpoints to provide sales, upper management, and production team updates and support.

• Send daily inventory reports.

• Oversee tracking of inventory and carryover

• Develop ways to mitigate shortages of product for daily truck loading.

• Tracking Nonconformance fruit to find a customer.

• Assist and fix oversell.

• Balance oversells between ports

• Coordinate between traffic, sales and the ports daily to ensure truck loading operation is moving smoothly.

• Assist in all other projects assigned.

• Maintain all KPI Reports up to date

• Enter all Flat Files for third-party/commercial lines bringing product to ports in NE & SE.

• Work closely with Traffic and Network Shipping, on providing and obtaining most accurate information related to Commercial Line vessels arrival, delays and relaying the information in a timely manner to Product Managers in regard to product being brought to NE & SE.

• Assist Product Manager with maintaining accounting invoices for third party vendors in accurate and good standing.

Minimum Skills Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in related Supply Chain, Business or International Commerce from an accredited institution, and/or equivalent work experience.

• At least 1 year of experience in a similar role.

• Some knowledge of produce industry and agricultural background.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).

• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).

• Data driven.

• Must be detail-oriented, and able to multi-task.

• Good organizational skills and time management.

• Bilingual: English and Spanish.

Preferred:

• Supply Chain experience.

• Working experience in the Produce industry.

• Experience in fast-paced, high-stress environments is a plus.

• Understanding of import procedures and quality control practices.

• Knowledge of Produce Pro.

• Please note: This position does not qualify for relocation expenses. *

DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE IS AN EEO/AA/V/H