Mother-in-Law’s Kimchi, the category pioneer of the bestselling kimchi sold in retailers nationally with highest brand recognition among customers, is seeking a Marketing Manager to join our passionate team. We're looking for a highly motivated, self-driven individual with a can-do attitude to contribute to our exciting growth and success in specialty, natural and conventional retail sales channels.

MIL was founded in 2009 with a mission to share an authentic, small batch, hand crafted kimchi based on the original recipe of 25-year-old family restaurant. Probiotic kimchi is on trend with the lifestyles of health-conscious Americans and Mother-in-Law’s is paving the way. Our second product line, gochujang was launched in 2014 as the first fermented chile sauces in the natural and specialty channel. Since its beginning, MIL has received unprecedented press accolades in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Tasting Table, O The Oprah Magazine, WNYC, USA Today, Rachel Ray Magazine, Men's Health and more, and has been featured on MSNBC and the Cooking Channel's FoodCrafters.

For more information, please visit www.MILKimchi.com and @milkimchi on Instagram.

Do you enjoy the thrill of fast paced workplace and playing an instrumental role in the daily operations and supply chain logistics of a fast-growing company? This position reports to the director of operations and maintains effective communications with customers, vendors and suppliers and is the backbone of a company.

You are

• Proactive, self motivated and organized problem solver with 3+ years work experience in related field (food experience desired but not required)
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, and able to make quick judgment calls on priorities and multi-task
• Excellent communication skills and be able to give and receive feedback
• Natural negotiator, diplomat and juggler and likes to build external relationships and managing vendors
• Working knowledge of Quickbooks is a big plus
• Demonstrated project management experience
• Passionate about natural foods industry and making an impact

Purchase Orders

• Receive purchase orders by email from wholesale customer accounts, confirm receipt and record sales orders into QuickBooks
• Export and review Purchase Orders from EDI portal
• Import and review invoices from Accounting department into EDI portal
• Send packing slips to warehouse(s) by email or enter into warehouse order system

Transportation

• Outbound: Book LTL freight for delivered customers
• Inbound: Book freight for components and finished goods from supplier to warehouses/production
• File any claims for damaged or otherwise incorrect shipments
• Quote and negotiate for lowest pricing of truck carrier routes
• Follow up on shipments with timely communication until delivery has arrived successfully at destination
• Create or forward BOLs to necessary parties for all shipments

Production Support/Inventory Management

• Oversee ordering of all labels, shipping components, and packaging components for multiple facilities
• Issue production Purchase Orders to manufacturers based on Forecast, Capacity Planning, and Freight Planning
• Work with entire team to review, analyze, and implement forecasts
• Book all transportation to and from manufacturers and follow through on timely arrival
• Manage post production communication and production quantities received by warehouse(s)
• Troubleshoot Quality Assurance customer inquiries with manufacturers
• Maintain production and inventory levels for Amazon products

Sales Support

• Assist with pricing for new customers by researching freight costs
• Communicate inventory levels and current operations projects to Sales Team
• Complete all required paperwork and related items for new customer launches
• Escalate Purchase Order related issues to ensure proper replenishment to customers

General Office Support

• Monitor incoming calls for the company phone; answer customer service inquiries, forward information to the appropriate contacts, and logging information as needed
• Order office supplies and products as needed
• Maintain proper certifications and their distribution to customers
• A/R and A/P verification and reconciliation

Required skills: Excel, basic knowledge of Accounting, understanding of perishable Supply Chain, Relationship Management

Recommended skills: QuickBooks, EDI

Company Description

Mother-in-Law’s Kimchi (MILKimchi) is the first line of artisan branded kimchi sold in specialty retail and natural markets nationally. It was founded in 2009 by Lauryn Chun with a mission to share an authentic, small batch, hand crafted kimchi based on the original recipe of her mother’s 25 year old restaurant Mother-in-Law's House (Jang Mo Jip) in California.

Since its beginning, MILKimchi has received unprecedented press accolades in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Tasting Table, O The Oprah Magazine, WNYC, USA Today, Rachel Ray Magazine, Men’s Health and more, and has been featured on MSNBC and the Cooking Channel's FoodCrafters.

The Company is best known as category pioneer of the best tasting, premium line of refrigerated kimchi which is quickly gaining national distribution and sold in key natural retailers such as Whole Foods, The Fresh Market and Wegmans. In 2014, with the debut of the secondary line of shelf stable Gochujang sauces has garnered even wider attention and love among customers nationally. With new distribution channels, product line and strategic growth, Mother-in-Law’s is a small but high-growth, entrepreneurial company made up of employees who are passionate about creating authentic and real flavors in the American food industry and beyond. For more information, please visit www.MILKimchi.com.