Production Inventory Administrative Assistant

Production Inventory Administrative Assistant

J. BERRY NURSERY

J. Berry Nursery is a family-owned wholesale nursery business focused on bringing innovation to the market, providing a superior value to the consumer via best of class genetics, quality production and stand out packaging. Our New Genetics Division brings products to market that are produced by J Berry Nursery and licensed to other companies, both domestically and internationally. The company is uniquely positioned as a breeder and production nursery which provides numerous advantages when bringing newly developed product to market.

We ship our products to over 2000 retail outlets covering more than half of the US from our primary production facility in Grand Saline, Texas which is conveniently located 70 miles East of downtown Dallas. We have additional facilities in Los Fresnos, Texas, and a network of contract growers in Florida, Alabama, and Texas.

THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS ROLE WOULD BE….

• Experience with computerized inventory systems is essential
• Ability to multitask and jump from one task to another
• Extremely organized and able to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to perform basic math calculations
• Must be physically able to walk in the greenhouse for several hours at a time and be both heat and cold tolerant
• Be able to lift to 40 pounds, squat, bend, pull and push
• Please note this postion requires you to spend 75% of your daily time outside in the elements of weather counting inventory of the plants.

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are seeking a Production Inventory Administrative Assistant who will collect and interpret data to help J Berry take actionable steps to improve their performance and meet goals. Their duties include gathering company inventory information and statistics, building charts and graphs to present results to leaders and finding ways to improve a company’s efficiencies using gathered data.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains consistent stock of inventory.
• Conducts frequent spot and partial audits of physical inventory
• Assists with periodic and annual physical inventory audits.
• Responsible for updating Production Inventory reports including potting, spacing, and any movement of physical inventory.
• Printing tags/labels, calculating and keeping track of labor, fertilizer, soil, usage.
• Entering new shipments in Trial Tracker as new plants come in and are planted.
• Identify data sources across departments, collect data, and source missing data, identify and resolve unconnected data and broken processes.
• Regularly examine data reports to assess quality of data and remove or clean data, locate and resolve mistakes throughout
• Prepare and communicate reports for leaders and project teams including, charts, graphs, PowerPoints and detailed or summary reports
• Assist with the updating, tracking, and reporting of business deliverables and company scorecard metrics; analyze data from Time Portal to help leaders manage hourly labor more efficiently
• Performs other related duties as requested

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE

• Exhibits good interpersonal skills, including a can-do attitude that allows you to work effectively with a wide variety of business partners
• Works well independently and as a team to define processes, coordinate work, and manage communications across the business
• Supports achievement of team goals by ensuring accuracy of work and identifying areas of opportunity

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of business experience in an inventory related role
• Ability to gather information to interpret and articulate the needs of staff and team members
• Analytical skills that allow for the development of data-driven reports
• Strong technical skills, resourceful, self-learner
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving, organization skills and attention to detail
• Flexibility, including the ability to adjust to requirements in a dynamic work environment
• Familiarity with Sales and Operations planning
• Ability to use Microsoft Suite
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Do you have reliable transportation to Grand Saline everyday?

Work Location: In person