Inventory and Quality Manager

The team at PRIDE Seeds believe our values are fundamental to generating a great work environment and a positive company culture that is centered around our customers. These values are:

• Customer-focused
• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Professionalism

In addition, we also embrace the core values of our parent organization, AgReliant Genetics and are fundamental to our success:

• Safety
• Commitment
• Integrity

At PRIDE Seeds, we work to support a culture of learning and involvement, where strong working relationships exist across all facets of the organization. We believe that the best way to improve our business is through strengthening our people, as we create opportunities for our employees to hone their craft.

Here you will have the opportunity to be part of a culture where we value our employees’ passion for success as we believe in giving people the space to navigate challenges, invent solutions and excel in a rewarding career.

PRIDE Seeds is currently seeking a focused and self-motivated individual to join our dynamic team as a full-time permanent Inventory and Quality Manager.

The PRIDE Seeds Inventory and Quality Manager role is to oversee and monitor all production process flows, related attributes, and associated activities with a strong emphasis on people leadership and SAP expertise. To ensure that the correct product is available at the proper location in a timely and efficient manner to support the retail sales needs of AgReliant Genetics. The Inventory and Quality Controller is responsible to ensure the accuracy of inventory including bagging, shipping, or controlling.

Manage all inventory items after harvest. Manage main warehouse and multiple off-site facilities and bulk storage locations with varying levels of products while managing inventory records.

Position reports to PRIDE Seeds Director, Operations.

• Manage the daily flow of work and appropriate staffing levels for department.
• Oversee team efforts, provide necessary training and guidance to ensure development for proficiency in duties, coach and mentor, and complete performance reviews.
• Manage training for office and production duties.
• Lead a team in the preparation of boxes for packaging and repairs.
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality, customer service, and professionalism.

• Operate SAP data processing system with expertise.
• Manage all inventory creation activities; receiving, bagging, re-bagging, retagging repositioning, transfers, and disposals to have the correct inventory in the proper place based on sales orders.
• Manage all lot status assignments for lots of inventory originating at all locations.
• Manage the distribution of products to the entire Canadian dealer network and ensure timetables are adhered to.
• Ensure the accuracy of all inventories entered into the inventory record system.
• Manage main warehouse and multiple off-site facilities and bulk storage locations with varying levels of product. Managing inventory records for all products.
• Manage detailed inventory count procedures for the recording and reporting of inventories on a monthly basis and at year‑end audit.
• Communicate supply forecasts for all products to the Commercial group which includes providing estimates by grade size. Administer grade size restrictions on specialty products.
• Integrate field, plant and storage activities associated with the current year’s field production plan, and operational flows to identify areas of concern.
• Manage and procure all supply items needed to support site operations including, but not limited to, bags, tags, totes and BCBs.
• Partner with Conditioning Supervisor to integrate all physical inventory activities into the software support database.
• Manage communication with laboratory and supply chain groups.
• Communicate with the primary supply manager, warehouse, and other IQ members to facilitate all transfers and trades.
• Serve as a backup logistics contact for all wholesale and inter‑brand trades and provide timely responses for said requests.
• Manage the directing, overseeing, and reporting on a monthly program of cycle counting.
• Assist in managing and procuring all supply items…