Cocoa Supply Flow Analyst

Blommer has been providing delicious, high-quality chocolate and cocoa products to customers since 1939. Built as a family business, we are continuing to grow and are looking for motivated and reliable associates to help in our mission of Bringing Chocolate to Life!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Inventory Planning, Reconciliation & Control: 40%

• Develop and maintain logistics and inventory plans that track cocoa beans and cocoa products from third-party warehouses through delivery to Blommer plants, in coordination with the Supply Flow Manager, Operations Analyst, planners, and plant teams.
• Connect warehouse and plant information to maintain complete visibility of inventory location, quantity, ownership, status, and planned movement; investigate and resolve unidentified or unmatched inventory.
• Monitor inbound, outbound, inter-warehouse, and plant movements and confirm that Bills of Lading, Stock Transfer Orders, Goods Issues, Goods Receipts, transfers, and plant receipts are accurate and complete.
• Perform monthly inventory reconciliation across SAP, warehouse statements, plant receipts, and inventory movement files; research variances and complete or coordinate required corrections before month-end close.
• Validate that cocoa bean and product movements are posted to the correct material, lot, storage location, warehouse, quantity, and ownership status.
• Maintain inventory control files and provide timely visibility of in-transit, delayed, aging, held, and exception inventory to Finance and relevant business partners.
• Support physical inventory counts, warehouse audits, and corrective actions to strengthen inventory accuracy and reduce operational and financial risk.
• Develop and improve standard operating procedures, controls, and reporting related to inventory movements, reconciliation, weight loss, and storage loss.

Blend Planning & Quality Coordination: 25%

• Develop, maintain, and distribute cocoa product blend plans, with particular focus on cocoa cake and other externally sourced cocoa products; support bean blend planning as needed.
• Partner with the Supply Flow Manager, Planning, Operations, R&D, Quality, and plant teams to build a flexible blending process that aligns available inventory with production requirements and quality parameters.
• Maintain and share bean blend schedules and cocoa product blend files with affected plants and warehouses, and update plans as supply, production, or quality conditions change.
• Incorporate relevant quality information, including taste, color, flavor, heavy metals, fat, moisture, FFA, microbiological results, and other product-specific requirements, into inventory selection and blend planning.
• Track planned versus actual blend usage and establish feedback loops with plants regarding production lines used, actual results, exceptions, and required adjustments.
• Identify inventory or quality constraints that could disrupt plant supply and escalate risks with recommended alternatives or corrective actions.

Systems & Data Integrity: 10%

• Enter, transfer, review, and reconcile cocoa inventory data across SAP, iRely, spreadsheets, warehouse files, and other applicable systems.
• Process or support ownership transfers of applicable cocoa inventory from ITOCHU/III to Blommer in iRely and reconcile those transactions with SAP and supporting records.
• Review entries completed by other team members, identify system or data errors, and complete or coordinate corrections in SAP and related systems.
• Troubleshoot discrepancies, maintain open-issue tracking, and work with internal teams and system support resources to resolve recurring integration or data-quality problems.
• Maintain organized electronic records, supporting documentation, and audit trails for inventory and logistics transactions.

Supplier & Product Approval Coordination: 10%

• Maintain the status of supplier, ingredient, and product approvals for cocoa products and related raw materials.
• Coordinate sample requests, sample shipment, testing status, required documentation, and follow-up actions with suppliers, Quality, R&D, Procurement, and other stakeholders.
• Collect, review, organize, and track product specifications, traceability records, quality and food-safety documents, certificates, and other approval materials.
• Coordinate the monthly supplier and product approval review with Quality and R&D, document progress, identify open requirements, and follow up on assigned actions.
• Support onboarding of new suppliers and ingredients by maintaining complete approval records and providing accurate status visibility to the Cocoa team.

3PL, Warehouse & Vendor Management: 10%

• Support day-to-day performance management of third-party warehouses, trucking companies, carriers, and other logistics service providers.
• Monitor service, reporting, data-entry accuracy, responsiveness, shipment execution, and inventory-control performance; escalate gaps and coordinate corrective actions.
• Support onboarding and operational setup of new warehouses, carriers, and logistics providers, including process alignment, system requirements, documentation, contacts, and inventory-control expectations.
• Maintain warehouse and service-provider information, including approved locations, operating capabilities, rate schedules, and applicable insurance or compliance records.
• Support rate discussions and negotiations with warehouses, carriers, and logistics providers; prepare cost comparisons and measure savings or cost-avoidance results.
• Partner with plants, warehouses, carriers, Planning, and the Supply Flow Manager to improve delivery reliability, capacity flexibility, and logistics execution.

Invoice Validation & Cost Reporting: 5%

• Review and validate warehouse, trucking, carrier, and logistics service invoices against inventory movements, warehouse statements, approved rates, service periods, and supporting documentation.
• Identify unauthorized rate changes, duplicate charges, aged invoices, incorrect storage quantities, miscellaneous fees, and other billing discrepancies before approval.
• Maintain approved warehouse and service-rate records and support timely processing, reconciliation, and escalation of invoices in accordance with approval requirements.
• Prepare cost comparison, invoice, savings, and vendor-spend reporting to support logistics decisions and continuous improvement.
• Provide a monthly summary of progress, achievements, open issues, savings, and risks for review with the Supply Flow Manager.

Note: The employer reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position. Final job title, job band, employee classification, work location, and reporting relationship are subject to HR review and approval.

Physical Requirements:

• General office environment with prolonged periods of computer use and sitting.
• Travel required, approximately 5–20%, including visits to plants, warehouses, and service providers.

Safety, Quality and Hygiene Requirements:

• Maintain compliance with all company policies, procedures, food-safety requirements, and the code of conduct.
• Comply with required uniforms, personal protective equipment, and site safety rules when visiting plants and warehouses.
• Protect the accuracy, confidentiality, traceability, and integrity of company inventory, supplier, quality, and cost information.

Performance Expectations:

• Produce consistent, accurate, timely, and quality-driven work.
• Demonstrate ownership, sound judgment, attention to detail, curiosity, and a continuous-improvement mindset.
• Proactively communicate risks, discrepancies, delays, and recommended actions.
• Build collaborative relationships and support reliable execution across the Cocoa and Supply Flow teams.

Skills and Work Experience Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in inventory management, logistics, transportation, warehousing, supply chain operations, data analysis, or a related field; food manufacturing or commodity experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of inventory movements, warehouse operations, inbound transportation, reconciliation, and third-party logistics processes.
• Experience using SAP, CTRM, or comparable inventory and logistics systems; ability to learn and reconcile data across multiple systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI, SQL, Power Query, or other analytical and reporting tools preferred.
• Power Automate experience a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with attention to data accuracy, transaction details, root-cause analysis, and financial impact.
• Ability to manage high-volume recurring work while responding effectively to operational exceptions and changing priorities.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with Operations, Planning, Quality, R&D, Finance, Procurement, plants, 3PLs, carriers, and suppliers.
• Demonstrated ability to improve processes, create practical controls, and translate operational data into actionable reporting.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Analytics, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Inventory-management, supply-chain, or logistics certification preferred.

Career Progression:

• Employees are encouraged to express interest in internal career opportunities throughout Blommer. Career progression is based on demonstrated proficiency, sustained performance, expanded responsibility, business need, and alignment with available roles in commodity operations, supply flow, logistics, inventory management, procurement, and supply chain leadership.

A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range at the time of posting is below. The base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits. The actual base salary within the specified range is based on several factors, including but not limited to applicant's skills, prior relevant experience, education, certifications, job responsibilities, market considerations and, if applicable, the location of the position.

This role is eligible for either a discretionary annual bonus (based on company, business unit and individual performance).

Salary Range: $67K-80K

Benefits: Blommer understands that our employees are our biggest assets. With this in mind we offer a generous benefits package.

• Health, Dental & Vision- eligibility begins day 1 of hire!
• 401(K)
• Pet insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• 10 pounds of free chocolate for your birthday

Blommer Chocolate Company provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Note to External Recruiters / Search Firms: Blommer Chocolate Company does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not pay for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Any unsolicited resumes received will not be considered as a valid submission.