Job Summary:
Supports the production team through administration of the grower management process, including contract creation and maintenance, lot setup, production budget coordination, grower payments, and other crop-related financial activities. This role helps ensure accurate tracking, timely reporting, and effective financial support for domestic and international production programs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
· Maintain domestic and international grower contracts, lot numbers, and field production orders to support accurate execution of production plans.
· Coordinate grower advances, settlements, and payment processing for domestic and international crops, ensuring alignment with contractual milestones, quality information, and invoice requirements.
· Prepare, review, and monitor grower payment status reports to support timely decision-making and follow-up with the appropriate production team members.
· Ensure grower payments and related documents are processed accurately and delivered to the appropriate locations in a timely manner.
· Create and maintain lot budget templates and coordinate with production teams to support timely budget completion and crop cost tracking.
· Review and post lot-specific expense invoices to ensure accurate assignment of production costs.
· Partner with production teams across multiple locations to understand contract types, timing requirements, and region-specific needs to identify improvement opportunities in the grower payment process.
· Partner with domestic production administrators to maintain accurate and timely production data.
· Prepare monthly invoice accruals to finance, and related reporting to maintain accurate financial visibility for production activities.
· Provide additional administrative support to the production group as needed to meet production objectives.
Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
· Advanced Excel skills with the ability to extract, organize, and analyze production, contract, budget, and payment data from multiple sources.
· Strong communication skills with the ability to prepare accurate reports, correspondence, and production-related documentation.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify issues, improve processes, and support production management decision-making.
· Ability to manage multiple deadlines, changing priorities, and high-volume workload in a fast-paced production environment.
· Proactive attitude with the ability to identify issues and follow up independently with minimal direction.
Preferred Knowledge/Experience:
· Experience supporting agricultural production, grower accounting, supply chain, or production administration preferred.
· Experience with contract administration, budgeting, invoice processing, or production data management required.
· Familiarity with agriculture, seed production, or crop-related administration preferred.
· Cost accounting and inventory analysis experience is a plus.
Educational Requirements:
· Bachelor’s degree in business, agriculture, supply chain, accounting, or a related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience considered.
Working Conditions/Physical Demands:
· Must be able to sit at a computer terminal for long periods of time.
· Ability to work cross-functionally, maintain strong attention to detail, and prioritize multiple tasks.
BENEFITS:
Health & Wellness
Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
Monthly Wellness Stipend
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Philanthropic Giving Program
Disability Insurance (plans vary by location)
Financial Benefits
401(k) Program + Company Match
Profit Sharing Program (via 401(k)
Holiday Bonus
Performance Incentive Bonus Program
Tuition Reimbursement
529 College‑Savings Plan
Company-Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance
Time Off & Flexibility
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
14 Paid Company Holidays
2 Floating Holidays