Skills and qualifications:

• A tertiary qualification will count in the candidate’s advantage.
• At least 1 – 3 years’ relevant experience in a similar position.
• Previous experience in purchasing pecans will count in the candidate’s favour
• Analytical skills
• Good Excel skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to work very accurately and efficiently

Responsibilities

• Administrative support to procurement function.
• Contact point between head office administration and procurement function.
• Logistics arrangements for crates to producers as well as the loads from producers to processing plant
• Coordination with receipts team on which producers deliver product on which days.
• Dealing with any procurement issues when product is delivered.
• Represent acquisition by attending daily pop-up meetings
• Drafting and updating the procurement plan.
• Support with registration of new pecan producers