Senior Buyer - Pacific Seafoods
Company: Northwest Fisheries Association
Location: Seattle
Posted on: March 19, 2023
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Job Description:
Job Title: Senior Buyer
Department: Purchasing
Reports To: Purchasing Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
EEO Code:Summary
Manage inventory levels and costing of all items responsible for
procuring. Coordinate logistics for inbound freight and provide
guidance to other buyers and inventory control. Obtain seafood
products which meet or exceed company specifications at the lowest
legal cost.Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties include but not limited to:
--- Be a role model in projecting and applying The Pacific Group
Diamond Philosophy (Productivity, Quality, Excellence and Teamwork)
and promote teamwork at all times.
--- Attend daily inventory meetings and provide timely follow-up on
all actionable items related to Purchasing.
--- Oversee and take lead on daily Purchasing interactions with
Operations, Sales and Transportation
--- Provide direction and guidance to other Purchasing team members
in regards to vendor negotiations, logistical challenges and
pricing strategies
--- Champion the movement of slow or dead stock items with the
Sales team
--- Assist Purchasing Manager with quarterly reporting and
financial analysis
--- Manage and procure stock items assigned.
--- Manage and communicate new and discontinued items, changes in
product and packaging technologies.
--- Work with sales team to understand market conditions, analyze
competitive market activity, and assist in the development of sales
and market plans.
--- Maintain cost fields in AS400 for stock and fillet items.
--- Develop seasonal and annual merchandising programs.
--- Develop weekly sales forecast with sales management and
purchase product to ensure stock and inventory requirements are
achieved.
--- Understand and use supplier lead times to maximize the
company's advantages in the marketplace.
--- Ensure that product transport carriers adhere to committed
schedules for delivery and that carriers follow warehouse receiving
schedule requirements.
--- Prepare PO's for receiving each day and supply to the Lead
Receiver attaching transportation instructions.
--- Respond to Sales requests for research/source new products from
the sales personnel.
--- Utilization of Product Request Form.
--- Print and distribute daily fresh product information sheet.
--- Track freight and confirm PO's for inbound shipments.
--- Cross train with buyers and inventory control to help provide
vacation coverage.
--- Update and bid on sheets.
--- Handle various accounts in sales.
--- Perform other duties, as assigned.Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the
qualifications necessary to successfully perform the job.A.
Education and Experience
Required:
--- Minimum of five years related experience and/or training.
--- Prior experience in the seafood industry.Preferred:
--- Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college
or university.B. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations or Other
Requirements
--- NoneC. Other Knowledge, Skills or Abilities Required
--- Strong Computer skills in MS Office Suite, primarily Word and
Excel.Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of
this job, the team member is:
--- Sedentary work, walking and standing are required only
occasionally.
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible
amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull
or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
--- Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
--- Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working,
primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in
handling.
--- Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and
palm.
--- Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken
word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or
important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly,
or quickly.
--- Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking
levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed
information through oral communication, and to make the
discriminations in sound.
--- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and
ability to adjust focus.
--- Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the
wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
--- Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.Working
Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those a team member encounters while performing
the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of
this Job, the team member is exposed to:
--- Work in an office setting.
--- Work around standard office and PC equipment.
--- Quiet noise level.Core Competencies
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate
the following competencies:
Functional Expertise: Possesses conceptual and practical expertise
in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines.
Customer Focus: Build customer confidence by ensuring expectations
and commitments are met. Establishes and maintains effective and
positive relationship with external customers. Acts with customers
in mind, and values the importance of providing high-quality
customer service.
Getting results: Consistently meets desired outcomes; performs work
with energy and drive; values planning, but will take quick,
decisive actions when an opportunity presents itself.
Problem Solving: Ability to solve complex problems; takes a new
perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the
analysis of the multiple sources of information.
Leadership: Ability to act as a resource for colleagues with less
experience; may lead small projects with manageable risks and
resource requirements.Pacific Seafood University Required
Training
--- First Ninety Days (Welcome to the Team, Diamond Philosophy, The
Key Principles, and Star Method of Feedback and EAP)
--- Safe Lifting
--- Industrial Ergonomics
--- Slips, Trips, Falls
--- Safety Orientation
--- Computer Work Station Safety
--- Preventative StretchingThe above statements are not intended to
be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties,
and skill required of personnel so classified. I fully understand
the contents of this job description, have had the opportunity to
ask questions regarding this job description, and have had the job
duties, physical demands, and working conditions explained to me. I
understand Pacific Seafood Group is an equal opportunity employer
and that is job description is not a contract of employment. Its
purpose is to define, though not exhaustively, the essential
functions of the job. Management retains the discretion to add to
or change the duties of the position at any time.If interested in
this position, please contact Brent White - 425-740-5175 or
bwhite@pacseafood.com
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