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Produce Sales Coordinator

Job Description: 

The Harbinger Group was formed in 2010. Our network of companies brings together grower, processor, supplier and customer relationships that are long-standing in the industry and well-developed over a range of commodity segments. We are a forward thinking company that offers a fast paced, collegial and performance driven environment.

We have an immediate opportunity for a Produce Sales Coordinator to join our growing team in Monterey, CA.

As the Produce Sales Coordinator you will work cooperatively with account managers and other members of the distribution group to maintain the highest level of service to our customers. You will receive (by telephone, fax or email) customer purchase orders, as well as create supplier purchase orders and coordinate with logistics and warehouse personnel to ensure delivery within lead times from customers.

Compensation/Salary: 
DOE
Requirements: 
  • Associate or Bachelor degree in agriculture, business or accounting.
  • Prior experience in the Produce Industry and Famous software preferred.
  • Effective communication and customer service skills.
  • Problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Proficiency in Excel and comfortable with maintaining spreadsheet data.
Responsibilities & Duties: 
  • Receive orders from customer and create purchase orders, order changes, adjustments, and cancellations from customers and prepare invoices.
  • Achieve and maintain rapport with customer’s warehouse personnel and work to give them the best possible service.
  • Follow up on customer and supplier inquiries and monitor delivery information.
  • Work closely with logistics provider regarding deliveries of scheduled shipments.
  • Handle the needs of customers, shippers and sales account managers.
  • Prepare forecasts of product needs and coordinates those needs through the supplier for nine distribution centers.
  • Manage inventory levels based on “best buy” date to minimize shrink. Reconciles physical inventories to ledger balances.
  • Contact shippers to locate requested items in order to meet customer's delivery requirements. Relays this information to customer.
  • Maintain files of active orders and post activity such as change notices, scheduling changes and partial shipments.
  • Prepare paperwork (original purchase order, copies of invoice, and return goods memo) to be given to accounting department for credit or debit to be issued.
  • Match supplier invoices to system generated payables.

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