About the Opportunity

This role is onsite in Watsonville. There is NO relocation assistance, and NO sponsorship for work visas or work permits for this role. The Manager of Inventory Management oversees current and future inventory practices and policies across a $4 Billion annual revenue business Driscoll’s of the Americas. Driscoll’s inventory operations and transactional activities span across 90+ distribution centers and thousands of customer orders each week. The Inventory Management Manager will play an integral role in the growth and expansion of the company as a key business partner to the operations, commercial and financial teams. The role is responsible for the execution of processes and digital systems to effectively manage inventory in multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Identifies KPI’s in partnership of business leaders and builds key dashboards and metrics to monitor the various aspects of inventory
• Collaborate closely with operational, commercial, planning, financial, accounting, audit, and IS functions to develop inventory tools and solutions to support the direction of the business
• Identify significant inventory data variances, perform root cause analysis, lead and drive resolution of inventory variances using a proactive data driven / cross-functional collaborative approach to mitigate further recurrences. This position will be empowered to make the final decision on inventory allocation and variance resolution.
• Report to senior leadership on a regular basis on the state of inventory as well as future direction
• Drive the design and continuous improvement of inventory control system; results oriented problem solver
• Prepare written analyses, documentation, reports, and other data
• Follow Company policies and practices while representing Driscoll’s in an ethical and business-like manner in all interactions with employees, governmental agencies, growers, customers, etc.
• Ensure the security of Driscoll’s confidential and proprietary information and materials
• Travel required (10-15%) including outside the US.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 5+ years managing direct reports.
• 8+ years of experience in an inventory control role within a consumer goods, pharmaceutical, food, manufacturing, or distribution environment.
• 5+ Demonstrated experience in the operation and improvement of an effective inventory management organization.
• Knowledge of Oracle (or similar) inventory management. Technology-savvy and experienced with other software, e.g. Tableau or other BI tools.
• Any certification in supply chain or inventory management (e.g., CSCP, APICS CPIM) are a PLUS.
• Spoken and written Spanish desirable.
• Able to work 4+ days a week onsite in Watsonville, CA.
• Travel required (10-15%) including outside the US.

This role is onsite in Watsonville, there is NO relocation assistance, and no sponsorship for work visas/permits for this role.

Compensation & Benefits:

The following information is provided in good faith as a general description of the salary range and benefits for the position posted.  The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate is dependent upon experience, skills, education, work location, internal pay equity, and other objective job-related factors. 

Salary range estimated for this role is: $ 90,000 - $110,000 USD. Based on experience and qualifications.

Driscoll’s is committed to a culture of care and offers an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, and disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. Other benefits include:  401(k) with employer match, profit-sharing participation, paid sick time, paid vacation, paid personal and family care leave, and a free Employee Assistance Program (EAP).  More detailed information regarding the benefits package, will be shared during the application process.

About Driscolls

Driscoll's is the global market leader for fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. With more than 100 years of farming heritage and hundreds of independent growers around the world, Driscoll's is passionate about growing fresh, beautiful and delicious berries. Our values of humility, passion and trustworthiness have guided our mission to delight consumers around the world.

Driscoll's exclusive patented berry varieties are developed through years of research using only natural breeding methods – meaning, no GMOs. From farm-to-table, we focus on delivering a high quality, premium berry experience with our many supply chain partners.

Driscoll's is the trusted brand for Only the Finest Berries™.

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Driscoll's es el proveedor líder en la comercialización de Fresas, Frambuesas, Zarzamoras y Arándanos Azules en el mundo. Con más de 100 años de herencia en agricultura y cientos de productores independiente alrededor del mundo, Driscoll's es una compañía apasionada por cultivar Berries frescas, hermosas y deliciosas. Nuestros valores de humildad, pasión y confianza han guiado nuestra misión de deleitar a los consumidores en el mundo.

Las variedades exclusivas de Driscoll's han sido desarrolladas a través de años de investigación usando sólo métodos de mejoramiento natural. De la granja a la mesa, nos enfocamos en ofrecer una experiencia de alta calidad con apoyo de nuestros socios de la cadena de suministro.

Driscoll's es la marca de confianza de sólo las mejores Berries.