Job Description:
Family Tree Farms is a grower-packer-shipper headquartered in Reedley, California. Family Tree Farms grows a wide variety of tree fruit and blueberries with blueberry production in Mexico and Peru.
With the increased international growing and marketing efforts, Family Tree Farms’ team is looking to add a logistics professional to manage its domestic and international logistics operations.
In anticipation of the 2018 season, Family Tree Farms is seeking a dynamic individual who is a team player to fill the position of Director of Logistics. This position will be based at the company headquarters in Reedley, CA.
As the Director of Logistics, you will manage and control the flow of fruit commodities from origin through the import process to the warehouse. This position acts as a coordinator and liaison between international and domestic suppliers, in-house and outside warehouse operations, Transportation and Sales Team. Fluency in Spanish is highly preferred (both verbal and written). Frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts required.
Compensation/Salary:
DOE
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management or related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3-5 years Logistics experience; Transportation or Imports experience preferred.
- Solid negotiation skills.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to influence outcomes and juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience using metrics to measure and report progress.
- Strong problem-solving skills are necessary along with the ability to display strong initiative, motivation and resourcefulness.
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
Responsibilities & Duties:
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Reviews, files and maintains applicable point-of-origin shipping documentation, including but not limited to manifests, bills of lading, pallet/packing lists. Audits documentation for accuracy. Follows up and resolves discrepancies; escalates issues to appropriate business partner and/or senior management as needed.
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Monitors inbound shipments to ensure compliance with import regulations.
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Provides shipping information and required documentation to appropriate parties including U.S. customs brokers, expeditors, inspectors and warehouses.
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Works closely with the Sales Team and Growers to schedule, coordinate and align inbound shipments with product demand, customer requirements and sales needs.
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Enters PL/POs and corresponding manifests and ETA into the system. Verifies accuracy and updates shipment status information in the system as needed.
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Coordinates and monitors regulatory inspections (USDA, in-house and third party inspectors) and initiates the release of goods.
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Monitors inbound shipments, providing shipping information, required documentation and ETA details to appropriate parties including inside/outside sales team, customs brokers, expeditors, inspectors and warehouses.
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Coordinates the scheduling of freight forwarding with the in-house transportation team from the point of delivery (port, border, and packing house) to the final destination and/or third party storage facilities.
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Prepares and distributes invoices and shipment detail to internal accounting team for processing and payment. Provides accounting support as-needed.
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Responds to and resolves after hours calls, problems and emergencies.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Logistics, Finance, Business Administration, International Business or related field from a four-year college or university preferred.
Skills:
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Transportation & Logistics - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits; ability to anticipate related problems and provide solutions.
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Customer and Personal Service Knowledge - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services including customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to present to multi-level audiences; bilingual (English/Spanish) required.
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Computer skills – understanding of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP).
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Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
Qualifications:
Three to five years of import/export experience with increasing levels of responsibility and authority; at least two years of related experience in import/export of international fruit or produce. Experience in Grower Relations required.
