Regional Product Distribution Analyst

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage the demand of production associated with sales pre-orders and adjust, as needed, for changes to manifests in the organization D365 system to ensure vessels are assigned to respective ports in North America.
• Oversee 3rd party vessel activity and manifests (when applicable).
• Responsible for the production validation of goods upon vessel discharge to ensure goods are aligned and disbursed to their respective destination.
• Determine the impact of production goods and use reasonable judgement for strategic decisions that impact customer service levels, profitability and vessel utilization.
• Lead daily reconciliation of inventory for ports and warehouses as needed, reviewing remaining "bulk" inventories and sales orders to compensate for over/short inventory in warehouses, D365 orders and other aspects, to assure accurate inventories and mitigate any inventory losses.
• Guide internal teams to resolve discrepancies when found.
• Oversee daily inventory management to guide sales and transportation teams to ensure maximization of customer volumes and revenue goals.
• Proactively address variances due to quality, shipping schedules or container availability.
• Forecast banana and plantain demand for divisional customers by analyzing market trends and sales data.
• Prepare and manage demand planning models needed for LATAM to drive logistics and supply planning.
• Troubleshoot daily issues related to sales orders, terminal availability, or LATAM supply variances.
• Instrumental in departmental projects designed to drive operational efficiency, cost saving and measures, at request of Lead Product Manager or VP, Ops Services.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Logistics or related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in Sales, Distribution or Logistics.
• Computer proficient in the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel) and email.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred but not required.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule when necessary (nights, weekends, holidays).
• Ability to travel as needed for business meetings.
• D365 experience preferred.