Farm Coordinator — Florexpo

Florexpo/Kendal Floral, the largest importer of fresh-cut floral products in the United States, seeks a Farm Coordinator for their Carlsbad, CA. office to perform daily communications regarding production and product availability between the three Florexpo facilities and the Grupo Chia (the management company for the 34 farms in Colombia, South America). The Farm Coordinator also performs daily verbal and written translation from English to Spanish (and vice versa) to communicate with the farm management company.

Florexpo/Kendal Floral imports over 500 varieties of flowers from their thirty-four South American farms and in partnership with over 100 western U.S. growers, and supplies them to other wholesalers and to some of the biggest retailers in the western United States. Florexpo/Kendal Floral also manufactures floral bouquets and distributes them from its three prime locations in Carlsbad, CA., Monterrey Bay, CA. and Canby, OR.

As the Farm Coordinator, you will be the “point person” for farm relations: providing official communications and coordination between all three Florexpo facilities and Grupo Chia in Colombia, including keeping all parties informed on production, product availability, product shortages, product quality, bouquet recipes, logistics, and shipping. The Farm Coordinator also tracks orders, inventory and sales on proprietary software and manages all standing orders and pre-books. The Farm Coordinator is a “problem spotter and problem preventer” for floral supply involving the farms.

You can become a part of our exciting company if you have:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Two years experience in an information liaison/product expediter position between multiple branches of a company, preferably in a perishable goods industry; understanding of the supply chain process of flower distribution and sales is a plus
• Advanced communications skills in both English and Spanish (verbal and written). Must be able to quickly and accurately translate information from English to Spanish and Spanish to English, including technical information such as bouquet recipes. Bilingual is an absolute must.
• Proactive problem anticipation skills and problem resolution skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize on a constant basis
• Ability to work with employees and managers at all levels, across different departments/facilities, and from different cultures.
• Knowledge of sales and inventory software applications and Intermediate Word, Advanced Excel (pivot tables and macros), Basic PowerPoint and Outlook
• Ability to commence work at 6 am on Monday through Friday (daily phone interaction with Colombia, South America and Miami, Florida). Ability to work Saturday and Sunday prior to the two big floral holidays: Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.

If you are ready to become a key part of our company’s exciting future, send your resume to the e-mail address provided. Principals only please!

Florexpo/Kendal Floral is an equal opportunity employer.

• Location: Carlsbad, CA
• Compensation: DOE Plus Excellent Benefits Package
• Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
• Please, no phone calls about this job!
• Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.