Varietal Coordinator

Growing a successful cooperative requires talented people who share a common purpose: providing the world with the quality fresh fruit and products they expect and trust from the Sunkist brand. Our employees grow, too—in a nourishing environment that brings out the best in people.

For over 100 years, the Sunkist name has represented more than 1,000 citrus growers who band together to form our cooperative.

These growers/owners charge each Sunkist employee with maintaining and protecting our co-op’s rich heritage, the strong commitment to quality, and the history of collaboration and innovation. We look for talented individuals with different backgrounds, experiences, and abilities to be part of our energetic, dynamic team environment.

Our headquarters in Valencia, California houses our Executive team and the majority of our employees in Sales Management, Marketing, Export Sales, Finance, IT, Transportation, Global Licensing, Legal, Administration, and Human Resources. Our fresh fruit domestic sales team is deployed in strategic locations throughout the United States and Canada to best serve our customers. Our Research and Technical Services team is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California with service technicians throughout California and Arizona.

The Varietal Coordinator is responsible for processing sales orders on a day-to-day basis by entering and confirming customer orders, shipments, claims, manifests etc. Responsible for order processing, mediating shipping point, and arrival issues, and coordinating transportation needs, where required, for assigned retail, wholesale, and/or food service customer accounts day-to-day business transactions. 

Essential Job Functions/ Duties:

• Processes sales orders.
• Creates, tracks, and completes “job” forms to repackage product at designated plants.
• Creates purchase orders for product procurement. Maintains customer files.
• Works with Purchase/Procurement order software and Excel MS Office suite.
• Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.
• Accomplishes department and organization goals by completing related tasks as needed.

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Certifications/Licenses, and Experience:

• Ability to learn and understand produce market conditions.
• Possesses skills at negotiation and is highly adept at using persuasion skills to sell product.
• Possesses interpersonal, teamwork, and communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written with internal and external customers.
• Ability to work independently and carry out assignments to completion within standard accepted practices.
• Ability to perform basic math, including calculations using fractions, percent’s and/or ratios.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to be detail-oriented; work in a fast-paced environment with high ability to multitask.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, work environments, management styles and business trends.
• Ability to acquire and apply new knowledge or skills for work and recognize own strengths and weaknesses.
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential functions consistent with Sunkist standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
• Ability to be able to: talk, listen, and speak effectively on the telephone; read, write, and understand written documents and policy; sit for sustained periods.

*Actual salary/hourly wages rates are determined upon a variety of factors such as level of experience, skill, education and/or certifications; location and position pay range; and organizational internal equity factors.*

Well, what is this job really about?

We are looking for an individual who values hard work, fresh ideas and a commitment to excellence.  At Sunkist, we value trust, respect for each other, communication and sharing information, generating ideas and creative solutions, working in teams and developing people to add value.

Behind our history of innovation and commitment to market leadership is a company devoted to providing continued education, excellent benefits and good working conditions. We provide all the resources you need to support your professional development, including:

• A variety of choices for Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and
• Disability insurance
• Health Care and Dependent Care Spending Accounts.
• 401K retirement savings plan, Match+
• Paid holiday and vacation benefits
• Internal and external training
• Educational assistance
• An open job posting system

DISCLAIMER

This job description indicates in general terms, the type and level of work performed as well as the typical responsibilities of employees in this classification.  The duties described are not to be interpreted as being all-inclusive to any specific employee.  Management reserves the right to add, modify, change or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.   Nothing in this job description changes the at-will employment relationship existing between Sunkist and its employees.

Sunkist is an equal opportunity employer.  Employment opportunities are open to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, immigration status, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic characteristics, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.  AAP/M/F/V/D