Packaging Procurement Analyst

Job Title: Packaging Procurement Analyst

Department: Packaging Procurement

Reports To: Vice President of Packaging Procurement

Location: Salinas, CA

Employment Type: Full-time, non-exempt (year-round position)

Pay Range: $24.00 per hour +DOE

COMPANY

Church Brothers Farms is a vertically-integrated, family-owned and operated company that produces a full line of fresh vegetables year-round through our in-house farming and harvesting programs and state-of-the-art processing facilities. As a grower-owned processor, we farm the majority of our raw product, adhering to the highest standards of food safety and quality. The Church family legacy is rooted in service, innovation, and a commitment to excellence.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Packaging Procurement Analyst is responsible for managing packaging inventory systems and vendor audits, ensuring accurate reconciliation of materials, and providing support to internal departments such as Finance, Food Safety, and Grower Accounting. The role involves data entry, systems reporting, variance analysis, and compliance documentation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Vendor & Inventory Management

• Manage CHEP, IFCO, and Tosca accounts:
• Run weekly EDI reports and release transactions.
• Reconcile monthly balances to physical inventory.
• Conduct, reconcile, and close annual audits.
• Issue weekly field packaging inventory in FAMOUS system.
• Perform Church Brothers Field Packaging month-end reconciliation:
• Collect field and carton yard inventory.
• Compare physical counts to book value.
• Investigate and resolve variances.
• Submit final report to Finance.

Customer & Internal Support

• Complete customer packaging requests via portals/forms using the internal Packaging Database.
• Process Food Safety Program (FSP) requests using the Recipe Database to maintain up-to-date packaging specifications.
• Maintain “Cost Per Pack” files for Grower Accounting, updating pricing as directed.
• Update loaded cost sheets in Grower Accounting based on the latest recipe data.
• Participate in packaging process improvement projects and cross-functional initiatives.
• Support additional departmental needs (as assigned)

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills.
• Experience with packaging systems (CHEP, IFCO, Tosca) and agricultural/food manufacturing inventory is preferred.
• Working knowledge of FAMOUS or similar ERP systems is a plus.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, databases, and report generation.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Work onsite and meet position’s attendance schedule, as required by the job.
• Ability to take on different duties at the same time, prioritize workload and work well under pressure.
• Ability to work in a fast pace environment, excellent time management skills, self-motivated, attention to detail and accuracy, ability to multitask, great organizational skills, excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Able to work in a respectful and professional manner with all levels of employees.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• 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 to finger, 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.

Church Brothers 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.

Pay: From $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person