Procurement Buyer - Distribution

Procurement Buyer - Distribution

Department: Distribution Procurement

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Clackamas

Description

At Pacific Seafood, we do more than just provide the world with the healthiest proteins on the planet. We are a family-owned, 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' personal and professional growth, and rewarding performance. We live by the core values of our Diamond Philosophy: Teamwork, Productivity, Quality, and Excellence-which means consistently doing your best and always striving to do better.


Summary:

A Procurement Buyer at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Procurement team supporting efforts for the transactional activities relative to Central Procurement. This position involves excellent partnership and service to our distribution centers and is ideal for someone who has analytical skills, excellent customer service, and is detail orientated.

Key Responsibilities

1. Replenishment Management
   • Manage all replenishment buying for Central Procurement (CP) sourced and supplied items across distribution centers (DCs).
   • Generate purchase orders directly from each DC to maintain inventory levels according to safety stock standards.
   • Book and oversee all freight arrangements for CP replenishment items.
   • Provide comprehensive communication to sales teams regarding inventory status by DC.
2. Operational Oversight
   • Oversee all aspects of CP-sourced items in DCs, including price cycle reviews, freight management, quantity limits, and daily communication protocols.
   • Ensure adherence to service cost optimization while maintaining high levels of quality and meeting delivery targets.
   • Supply day-to-day management to ensure product availability and performance in DCs.
3. Strategic Support
   • Assist category managers in developing and implementing strategic sourcing and procurement processes.
   • Work with category managers to develop price forecasts for key market drivers.
   • Develop expertise in key material market suppliers and cost structures to support informed decision-making.
4. Vendor Relations and Communication
   • Enforce safety practices and ensure timely and professional business transactions
   • Review inventory, item movement/history, ad projections, and product supply to determine ordering needs and take appropriate action

Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.

What you bring to Pacific Seafood

Education and Experience

• Required
  • Minimum of 5 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Preferred
  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field

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:

• Sedentary work, walking and standing are required only occasionally.
• 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.
• 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.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions
The working 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:

• Office, as well as warehouse environment.
• Moderate noise level in the work environment.
• Plant exposure to wet, cold, and/or humid temperatures.
• Standard office equipment and heavy machinery.

Benefits

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, holiday pay, vacation, and personal time
• Employee Assistance Program- Confidential professional counseling, financial, and legal assistance provided at no charge to Team Members and immediate family members
• Product purchase program

Pacific Seafood is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.