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Purchasing Assistant

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Aug 2024

💰 $56,000/yr($50,000/yr – $56,000/yr)

About the role

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are an excellence-driven organization committed to being the brand of choice in the marketplace and the employer of choice in the community. We believe in servant leadership, investing in our team members, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Quality, Teamwork, Productivity, and Excellence—which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.

Summary:

A Purchasing Assistant at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Procurement team supporting efforts for product purchasing. This position involves assisting with product purchasing, coordinating products, and working in alignment with the overall goals of the company and is ideal for someone who has analytical skills, is organized, and is adaptable.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Processes:

Assist in developing and implementing strategic sourcing and procurement processes.
Aggressively manage costs to mitigate market movement effects.
Assist in negotiations with vendors for materials, supplies, equipment, and services.
Identify and develop new supply sources where existing vendors are inadequate.

Cost Management and Contract Oversight:

Achieve optimum cost while ensuring high levels of quality and service, and meeting delivery targets.
Monitor costs and schedules to ensure timely and cost-effective procurement.
Assist in directing contract terms and managing vendor contracts to track financial terms, renewal terms, and other contractual terms. Prepare relevant reports identifying the status of open purchases.
Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts.

Inventory Management and Coordination:

Supply day-to-day management to ensure product availability and performance.
Set quantity levels for each SKU that meet inventory and profit goals.
Schedule and coordinate product pick-ups for the pool truck. Spot check incoming receiving shipments.
Review inventory, item movement/history, ad projections, and product supply to determine needs and place orders

Communication:

Communicate daily market conditions, incoming products, current inventory, and potential/current outages
Develop price forecasts for key market drivers
Ensure materials are purchased in a timely manner and all business transactions are conducted professionally

What You Bring to Pacific Seafood:

Required:

High school diploma or GED
Minimum 2 years related experience and/or training
Valid driver’s license
Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)

Preferred:

Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Advanced mathematics proficiency

Salary Range: $50K - $56K

Total Compensation:

At Pacific Seafood, your base wage is only a portion of your overall compensation package. We invest in our Team Members through a comprehensive and attractive total rewards package, including but not limited to:

Health insurance benefits options, including medical, prescription, vision, dental, basic group life and short-term disability
Flexible spending accounts for health flex and dependent care expenses
401(k) retirement plan options with generous annual company profit sharing match
Paid time-off for all regular FT team members to include sick days, paid holidays, vacation, and personal time
Employee assistance program providing confidential profess