CRM Analyst, Salesforce

​Location:

Irvine HQ Employment Type:

Salaried Work Arrangement:

Hybrid

Position Summary:

Join an industry leading B2B food manufacturing company as our Salesforce Service Cloud Business Administrator, where you’ll own and optimize the platform that powers our customer-facing operations. In this highly collaborative, cross-functional role, you will serve as the business-side owner of our Salesforce Service Cloud platform, and enhance case and order management workflows, improve user experience and adoption, and deliver insights that help our teams serve customers better. If you're a hands-on Salesforce professional who enjoys solving business challenges and driving operational excellence, we’d love to meet you. Major Duties and Responsibilities:

As the business user lead, administer, maintain, and optimize the Salesforce Service Cloud platform to support Customer Service, Customer Experience, Sales, Operations, QA, and IT teams. Manage user accounts, profiles, permission sets, queues, and roles for a large user base across multiple departments. Configure and maintain Service Cloud features, including case management, routing rules, automation tools (Flows, Validation Rules), Omni-Channel, chat, and knowledge base. Serve as primary liaison between business stakeholders and IT, translating business needs into scalable Salesforce solutions, prioritizing enhancements, and ensuring successful delivery of business requirements. Build and maintain dashboards and reports for individual contributors, managers, and executives to provide actionable insights and track key performance indicators (KPIs). Develop and deliver training materials, job aids, and onboarding programs to drive user adoption and best practices across all functions. Monitor and adoption. Troubleshoot and resolve platform issues, escalate technical problems to IT or external support as needed, and ensure system uptime and data accuracy. Support release management, including testing, deployment, and documentation of new features and enhancements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and system integrations. Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy standards within the Salesforce environment. Support SLA development, escalation paths development, and case lifecycle governance Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent work experience). 1+ years of hands-on experience as a Salesforce Administrator, with a strong focus on Service Cloud (required) Salesforce Administrator Certification (ADM-201) desired; Service Cloud Consultant and Advanced Administrator certifications preferred. Knowledge and Skills:

Deep understanding of Salesforce Service Cloud best practices, features, and functionalities (case management, SLAs, automation, knowledge base, Omni-Channel, chat, portals). Proficiency in Salesforce declarative tools (Flows, Lightning App Builder, Validation Rules, Process Builder) and basic automation. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data and reporting to drive business outcomes. Excellent communication skills, able to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders, and deliver training and support. Ability to interpret business requirements and map them to Salesforce functionality across multiple departments. Experience with Salesforce integrations (APIs, middleware, third-party applications) and data management (migration, validation, reporting). Familiarity with AI and automation tools (Salesforce Einstein, bots, next-best-action) is highly desirable. Strong organizational and time management skills; able to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrated ability to drive user adoption, change management, and process improvements. Experience supporting Professional Services Automation (PSA), project tracking, and customer success tooling is a plus. Why Join Us: Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:​ Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees​ Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)​ Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays​ Employee Appreciation Events​ and Employee Assistance Programs Salary Base Range of $87,159.00 - $111,651.75* *The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time. Diversity & Inclusion: Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace. Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Ventura Foods may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted tools at certain stages of our hiring process, including identifying & sourcing candidates, reviewing applications and matched candidates on job boards and websites, and generating screening questions to help us work more efficiently and consistently. We regularly review our tools to promote fairness and reduce the risk of bias. However, while these tools support our process, every hiring decision is made by a real person on our team. Applicants in the State of New York may request an alternative process by contacting us at View email address on click.appcast.io.