Production Grower Analyst in Woodland, California at Sakata Seed America, INC.

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