BUYER

Trident Seafoods is North America's largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with global operations in 6 countries and serves customers in almost 60 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington (USA), Trident employs approximately 7,700 people worldwide each year and partners with over 2,700 independent fishermen and crewmembers in Alaska. Trident catches and processes virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also encompasses cultured and wild species sourced from an international network of trusted suppliers.

Summary: Procurement is defined as sourcing, negotiating and the buying of goods, materials and services to meet Trident's operational requirements, departmental goals, and company goals. As part of the sourcing team, Buyers research, select suppliers and materials, and purchase goods and services. This role is vital to building relationships with key suppliers and stakeholders, identifying cost saving opportunities, negotiating lowest cost while ensuring quality, and tracking and managing orders and payments.

Essential Functions:

• Verifies nomenclature and specifications of purchase requests.
• Collaborates with suppliers to obtain pricing, availability, and other specifications.
• Enters purchase orders and sends copies to suppliers. Compiles records of items purchased or transferred between departments, prices, and deliveries.
• Computes total cost of items purchased and analyzes spend reporting based on various criteria.
• Works closely with Shipping & Receiving and Accounts Payable teams to ensure optimal efficiency and best practice of Procure-to-Pay process.
• Compares prices, availability, delivery dates, and other criteria and places orders with suppliers.
• Follows up on supplier quality and service issues.
• Selects products and negotiates with suppliers to provide company with greatest benefit while meeting operational requirements.
• Deliver cost savings on spend under management.
• Develop strong supplier relationships and strategic partnerships.
• Engage with stakeholders regularly to assess requirements, report progress, provide support, obtain project buy-in, and ensure no lapses in service and quality.
• Collaborates cross-functionally across teams to optimize efficiencies/spending and meet business requirements/company goals.
• Identify and maintain relationships with strategic suppliers.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis to identify savings opportunities and keep abreast on market knowledge for project/category management.
• Performs other similar or related duties as assigned.
• Regularly works onsite to build strong team connections, collaborate across functions, and solve problems in real time.

The essential functions listed above are not exhaustive. The organization may assign other duties as needed to meet business requirements. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Compensation & Benefits:

This is a non-exempt position with an hourly pay rate range of $31 to $39 per hour. Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package. Full time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, disability programs, basic life and AD&D, and a 401(k) plan with a company match, paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For full-time employees, the initial PTO benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience, front loaded on the first of the year, initially prorated quarterly based on hire date. Commuter programs are also available.

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Minimum Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• A combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor s degree (preferably in supply chain management) and two years of related experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software, advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in mathematics.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Results-driven with the ability to deliver goals and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Curiosity and drive to understand market trends, add value to the company, apply best practices, and pursue continuous improvement.

Preferred Education & Experiences:

• Strong negotiation skills.
• Adaptable to all professional settings.
• SAP S4/HANA proficiency.
• Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) or related certification.

Work Environment:

This is an on-site position based at the Trident Support Center office in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, with the option to work remotely on Fridays. In-office time takes place in a typical office environment: temperature controlled with adequate lighting and moderate noise. While remote, employees must provide appropriate home office space.

Physical demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear, to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must routinely lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.