Position: Full time
Location: Plant City, FL
About Wish Farms:
Founded in 1922 and proudly third generation owned, Wish Farms is a year-round supplier of berries with growing operations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and South America. Nationally recognized for quality and innovation, Wish Farms has spent more than 100 years building trusted partnerships with independent growers and delivering premium berries to consumers around the world.
While our mission is to provide the best-tasting berries, our brand is defined by much more than the product we deliver. It is defined by our people and the values we live by every day. To support that commitment, we have established 33 Fundamentals that serve as a shared language across our organization and guide how we work together, serve our customers, and support our growers.
Why Join Wish Farms?
At Wish Farms, we believe our people are our greatest asset. We offer a competitive salary, paid holidays, generous PTO, and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and work-life balance.
Benefits & Perks
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company Contributions
- Supplemental Insurance Options
- 401(k) with up to a 4% Company Match
- Paid Holidays and Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
Life at Wish Farms
- State-of-the-art headquarters in Plant City, Florida
- Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- Scenic Walking Trail Around Our Pond
- Onsite Fitness Center with Subsidized Personal Training
- Onsite Café Serving Fresh, Healthy Lunches Prepared by Our In-House Chef
- Complimentary Coffee and Snacks
- Frequent Opportunities to Take Home Fresh Berries
Role Overview
The Inventory Analyst is responsible for ensuring inventory accuracy, analyzing inventory performance, and providing data-driven insights that support operational and financial decisions. This role reviews sales orders, transfers, invoicing, and inventory activity, investigates discrepancies such as spoilage and product loss, and partners closely with Purchasing, Warehouse, Operations, and Finance teams. The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, and skilled at solving problems, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, support month-end activities, and travel occasionally to warehouse locations.
Success in this role is rooted in three of Wish Farms’ 33 Fundamentals:
- Pay Attention to Details – Demonstrate accuracy, thoroughness, and a commitment to quality in all aspects of work.
- Collaborate – Build strong relationships, communicate effectively, and work together to achieve shared goals.
- Practice Continuous Improvement – Seek opportunities to learn, innovate, and improve processes, performance, and results.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyze daily inventory activity, including receipts, sales orders, transfers, invoicing, and inventory adjustments to ensure accuracy and timely processing.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies, including spoilage, shrinkage, damaged product, and other inventory variances, and partner with operational teams to identify root causes and corrective actions.
- Maintain and enhance inventory reporting and key performance indicators (KPIs), including inventory accuracy, turns, losses, gross profit, and other business metrics.
- Combine and analyze data from multiple systems, including ERP and inventory management platforms, to develop meaningful reports and actionable insights.
- Perform regular audits, cycle counts, and inventory reconciliations to maintain accuracy and identify process improvement opportunities.
- Coordinate and support physical inventory counts, investigate variances, and ensure accurate inventory records across locations.
- Partner with Purchasing, Warehouse, Operations, Sales, and Finance teams to resolve inventory issues and improve inventory processes.
- Support month-end inventory close activities, including reconciliations, reporting, and variance analysis.
- Utilize advanced Excel tools and reporting techniques to analyze data, identify trends, and support operational and strategic decision-making.
- Participate in special projects and continuous improvement initiatives as needed.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 3+ years of experience in inventory analysis, inventory control, supply chain, purchasing, accounting, or a related analytical role preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Accounting, Analytics, or a related field a plus but not required. Equivalent experience will be considered.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, Power Query, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, INDEX/MATCH, and other data analysis functions.
- Experience working with large datasets and transforming data into meaningful business insights.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills with the ability to identify trends, investigate issues, and recommend solutions.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy.
- Excellent organization and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing responsibilities and meet deadlines.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and collaborate across departments.
- Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and follow-through.
- Experience with inventory reconciliations, cycle counts, audits, and variance analysis preferred.
- Experience with ERP systems required; familiarity with Famous ERP and/or myCHEP is a plus.
- SQL experience is preferred but not required.
- Ability and willingness to travel occasionally to warehouse and distribution locations.
Wish Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law.
