Order Fulfillment Associate

at  Costa Farms

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Who is Costa Farms? We’re one of the world’s largest horticultural growers—but without an ego to match our acreage. Our headquarters are in Miami, Florida, where we were founded in 1961. Costa Farms started on just 30 acres, and over the last 60 years, we’ve grown to more than 5,000 acres around the world. We have farms in North and South Carolina, Central and South Florida, and the Dominican Republic, plus an office in China. Costa Farms now employs nearly 6,000 engineers, marketers, accountants/analysts, human resources professionals, and of course, growers and plant scientists!
Here at Costa Farms, we live by the values of H3: being Humble, staying Hungry, and always Hustling. The team rallies to the mission of being a lean, green, growing machine dedicated to enriching the world by bringing plants into everyone’s life.
True to that mission, we grow more than 1,500 plant varieties. Driven by the spirit of innovation, the team is always testing new plants and developing new solutions to make it easier for retailers and plant parents to enjoy plants. We’re also continuously testing different ways of growing our plants to increase quality and improve their ecological footprint as one aspect of our many sustainability efforts.
We cultivate plants, as well as a winning culture. Join the team, and you’ll find opportunities to learn and grow. You’ll collaborate with other driven, determined people who together keep Costa Farms an industry leader. You’ll support and be supported by a team that cares about each other, our customers, our consumers, and our community.
You’ll also find right away that Costa Farms is committed to providing a diverse environment. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, disability, age, military status, marital status or veteran status, or any other group status protected by federal, state, or local law.

DESCRIPTION

As a key member of our supply chain operations - you will be instrumental in providing vital information regarding inventory management and supporting internal and external customers to ensure the order fulfillment process is highly efficient and effective in moving sales and overall business objectives forward.

Primary Duties

• Inventory management and product flow for assigned customers, regions, and product categories.
• Handle replenishment orders
• Writing and executing time sensitive orders weekly for assigned territory. The primary responsibility is to replenish for a single customer out of assigned production facilities.
• Provide analytics for the assigned territory on an as needed basis.
• Resolve order issues and accommodate unique customer requirements.
• Participate in weekly scheduled calls and relay standardized communications to field sales teams, sales directors, and other levels of management. Communication ranges from order summaries to product quality issues and execution of strategic shipment strategies.
• Perform work in the company’s ERP and Replenishment systems and partner with IT to provide input on system improvements and upgrades.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain, Analytics, Logistics, or related field preferred, or equivalent work experience.
• 0 - 3 years of related work experience preferred but not required.
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel; creating pivot tables and using formulas i.e., v-lookup.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast paced environment.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills is a must.
• Ability to work independently and in a group environment.

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Office working environment.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Eye/hand coordination, typing, handling, & wrist motion continuously
• Bending, reaching, stretching, standing, & walking occasionally
• Must have open availability during peak season.
• Hours may vary and weekend flexibility is a must. Our replenishment demands are time-sensitive – finalizing orders is the priority.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Flexibility to work outside of regular scheduled hours, when needed, for the busy season.
  All applicants must be work-authorized.
  Costa Farms will not sponsor any visa for this position.
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• Inventory management and product flow for assigned customers, regions, and product categories.
• Handle replenishment orders
• Writing and executing time sensitive orders weekly for assigned territory. The primary responsibility is to replenish for a single customer out of assigned production facilities.
• Provide analytics for the assigned territory on an as needed basis.
• Resolve order issues and accommodate unique customer requirements.
• Participate in weekly scheduled calls and relay standardized communications to field sales teams, sales directors, and other levels of management. Communication ranges from order summaries to product quality issues and execution of strategic shipment strategies.
• Perform work in the company’s ERP and Replenishment systems and partner with IT to provide input on system improvements and upgrades