• Supervisor:                            Product Manager/Strawberry
• Peers:                                     Assistant Product Managers
• Other:                                     VP Sales, Sales Manager, Account Managers, Accounting, IT Dept., Operations, partners’ growers.        

• Associates (2 year) degree minimum.  Bachelors Degree in Agriculture or related field preferred.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish preferred but not required
• 5 years plus experience in office or produce environment. 
• Intermediate or greater skills with Windows, MS Excel, Power Point and Word required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent inter-personal skills and phone etiquette.
• Ability to work independently and thrive in a cooperative team environment.
• Ability to work in a professional, confident manner.
• Ability to accept responsibility and make competent decisions independently.
• Effective time management skills are necessary to ensure a high level of quality and efficiency in a fast-paced environment.
• Enjoys a fast-paced environment. .

• Prior Produce Berry category experience and basic knowledge of production cycles and growing area a plus.
• Ability to calculate the potential impact of changes in production, margin, etc. to gain value / loss of value to The Company’s key stakeholders and report results to Product Manager. 

This position will assure the essential elements of the company’s products are monitored including food quality, food safety, food security, label and packaging design and standards, palletizing and shipping protocols, GAP farm practices and other elements as identified.  

• Responsible to understand the product requirements for food quality, food safety, food security, crisis management, packaging and label design, palletizing and shipping and GAP requirements for ranches, and to develop written protocols and polices
• Responsible for the implementation of a company -wide food safety plan and food safety system to ensure that NF products are world class in food quality. Design and implement an SAP compatible trace back and trace forward system to monitor food quality, food safety, and food recalls.
• Responsible to deliver and train the implementation of the product requirements to partners, alliance partner or any grower packing Naturipe Farms brand 
• Monitor product requirement compliance, report deficiencies and take remedial action at all points in the supply chain
• Develop and sustain relationship with alliance growers and other NF growers to assure continuity of the relationship and the supply needed to meet sales needs
• Establish and deliver handling standards to coolers providing services to the brand, including requirements for organic certification (collaboration with the Distribution Center Mgr)
• Be knowledgeable of food safety, food security and related regulatory requirements, assuring communication to and compliance by partners and growers
• Monitor and evaluate customer and consumer complaints and events caused by the safety or quality of the product
• Establish and maintain secondary relationships with regulatory agencies and other centers of influence pertaining to Company products to assure an understanding of Company’s commitment to safe wholesome food and compliance with regulations creating a positive environment in the case of an event
• Collaborate with NF Food Safety Consultants in the preparation of the Food Safety and Crisis Management plans and serve on the Naturipe Farms Food Safety Committee
• Collaborate with partners and sales department to develop brand quality, condition and pack standards for each product
• Develop standard monitoring and reporting tools to assure knowledge of compliance and customer and consumer satisfaction. 
• Monitor and report food quality at all points in the supply chain including warehouses and customer receiving docks to assure customer and consumer satisfaction
• Recommend improvement initiatives in related areas and champion implementation.
• Develop and manage analytical tools as needed
• Evaluate cold chain management opportunities and champion implementation.  

• Production and Grower locations – primarily USA and Canada; with collaboration with those responsible for S.A. Operations
• Sales - $300 mm total; from alliance growers – estimate $20mm
• Grower and partner relationships – 10 to 15
• Routine reporting of quality measures and recommendations for improvement to partners/growers
• Demonstrated relationships with industry centers of influence and regulatory agencies
• Partner satisfaction with contribution to improvement of quality
• Participation and involvement on the GBF team bringing innovation and energy to the team
• Avoidance of crisis situations resulting from food safety issues 

• Design, develop, support and update custom programs in a variety of 4^th generation languages. This may include all aspects from requirements through implementation for small projects. Larger projects may include detailed design, programming and testing.
• Administer, maintain, develop and implement policies and procedures for ensuring the security and integrity of the company databases.
• Coordinate and test all EDI implementations with new EDI partners.
• Design, code, test, develop, support and update web sites.
• Analyze and manage data integrity.
• Assists other IT staff in setting up and maintaining hardware in remote locations.
• Identify and troubleshoot software problems, investigate potential causes and implement solutions.
• Accounting system -- Provides support and manages communication with SAP. Provides SAP Basis support.
• Ensures the compatibility of computing systems between and among business units to facilitate the free exchange of data.
• Interfaces with users to answer questions, respond to requests and provide technical assistance and training as needed. May also work with Network Administrator to complete required infrastructure tasks.
• Complete other analysis related tasks as assigned, including development and implementation of standards or best practices, data communications, evaluation and recommendation of application packages.

• Responsible for developing, maintaining and improving web and desktop based customized programs.
• Responsible for training and supporting users at multiple locations on applications.
• Responsible for assisting other IT personnel in the support of users at additional locations.
• Responsible for processing and monitoring all inbound and outbound EDI documents (810s, 850's, 875's etc). Working with trading partners to resolve any operational issues.
• Responsible for supporting approximately 20 different warehouse locations, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Responsible for backup of all jobs and work related to this position.
• Responsible for reviewing, evaluating, designing, implementing and maintaining the company application databases.
• Responsible for reviewing, analyzing, and modifying the programming systems including coding, testing, and debugging to support the organization's ERP, currently SAP, applications.
•  Responsible for designing, coding, and automating customized reports to support the business (sales, quality, expense etc).
• Must be available for after-hours support (rotation schedule).

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems desired or equivalent experience.

• Excellent prioritization and time management is essential; attention to detail is required.
• A proven ability to work with a variety of people and handle stressful situations calmly is essential.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communications skills are essential.
• Proficiency in the use of common office applications is required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems preferred or equivalent experience.

• Provides level 1, 2 and 3 hardware, desktop software and hardware support for all company’s employees and associates. 
• Provides level 1 hardware and software support for the network.
• Provide level 1 support for SAP /ERP applications.
• Provides support for after hours  – must be available for after-hours support (rotation schedule)
• Control IT Software licensing management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems preferred but not required

• Supervisor:      Vice President of Sales
• Peers:               Director’s of Product Management, Director of Retail Sales, Director of Wholesale, Director of Food Service Sales

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Sales or related field preferred. 10 + years of experience in this field could replace the Bachelors degree requirement.
• 10 years of broad and progressive experience in produce sales or sales manager preferred (BA degree in related field could replace produce background).
• Minimum 5 years management experience and possess demonstrated skills in selling, teaching and managing.
• Preference for marketing & analytical skills
• Excellent communication, organization, negotiation, persuasion, reasoning, and strategic planning skills required.
• Effective time management skills are necessary to ensure a high level of quality and efficiency in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of distribution channels of perishable products and/or related industries.
• Willingness to travel an estimated 45 days annually.
• Demonstrated ability to manage, motivate, mentor and direct a sales force to achieve sales and profit goals for the grower.
• Exceptional presentation and oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to utilize information and communication technologies with key sales & production analysis including demonstrated ability to create and implement sales & production metrics.
• Ability to mentally calculate the potential impact of changes in production, margin, etc. to gain value / loss of value to The Company’s key stakeholders. 
• Ability to create Strategies, Goals, Sales Plans & Production Plans with examples of solid execution.
• Working knowledge of computer applications, including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook.

           Supervisor:       Director of Service Wholesale and Procurement

·         Peers:               Account Managers

·         Other:               Product Managers, Logistics, Accounting, and Marketing Department

• Bachelor Degree in Business or related field or 5 years minimum produce industry.
• Ability to act independently and make competent decisions without supervision.
• Must have excellent computer skills with knowledge of Excel and Outlook helpful
• Individual must be detail oriented and an effective communicator to others
• Team player striving for the benefit of the team
• Available after hours

• Supervisor:       Director of Retail Sales

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience with minimum of 5 years in produce industry preferred.
• Ability to act independently and make competent decisions without supervision.
• Must have excellent computer skills with knowledge of MS Office, Outlook and SAP helpful
• Individual must be detail oriented and an effective communicator to others
• Team player striving for the benefit of the team
• Available after hours