Job description

This position has responsibility for planning for and purchasing seed and accessories, managing seed packing, and managing inventory levels.

DUTIES
Purchasing

• Work with sales and R&D departments to develop annual projections for seed and supplies required 
• Review projections and needs regularly throughout the year, with particular attention and adjustment to projections in January-March
• Create purchase orders, and verify availability, price, and ship date with vendors
• Develop vendor relationships and conduct regular follow up to ensure prompt delivery, and to negotiate terms on seed that does not meet quality standards
• Develop economical ordering practices to reduce freight charges and take advantage of economical ordering quantity
• Make decisions, with input from general manager, quality control, and sales departments, on when to send back seed vs. clean seed vs. overpack, due to low germination rates

Inventory Management

• Review sales data and budget targets to develop sales by item projections, and desired inventory levels
• Work with Fulfillment manager on determining priority of packing to take care of current orders, back order, pack to orders, and other special packing
• Work with Director of Production on ensuring new seed lots and reclamation lots are cleaned in a timely way that integrates with seed packing schedule 
• Review low stock items and decide when to buy more, pack more, re-package seed, and out of stock items
• Manage backorder dates and communicate with sales about status of backordered items
• Develop inventory counting schedule (3-4 times a year) and oversee inventory of bulk seed
• Work with QC on scheduling of tests, reclamation cleaning, timing of packing, and when to order more seed
• Work with seed rack manager on developing list of what is on the rack, substitutions, and projections

Seed Packing

• Develop seed packing schedule and oversee work flow and staffing levels 
• Hire winter seed packing crew and ensure training and orientations happen for all seed packers
• Oversee seed packing production assistant and seed packing crew leader 
• Facilitate weekly seed packing team meeting
• Work with seed packing team leader and trainer to ensure consistent protocols for seed packing
• Oversee the process of daily pack lists and work closely with seed packing production assistant on pack levels and inventory troubleshooting
• Work with sales/marketing on timing and ordering of envelopes
• Make sure we have adequate supply of labels, bag tags, and other packaging tools and supplies

DESIRED SKILLS/TRAITS

• Experience using Excel and Access for planning and projections
• Experience in purchasing and inventory management 
• Strong math and analytical skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Experience managing people
• Excellent computer skills and ability to learn a new software program quickly
• Ability to be flexible and work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience working in a rapidly growing company a plus

Compensation

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Application instructions

Deadline

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