What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Specialist I position at Pacific Seafood?
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:
The Procurement Specialist I at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our SPECS team supporting efforts to optimize indirect procurement operations, manage supplier relationships, control inventory, and drive cost savings across the organization. This position involves strategic sourcing, vendor management, inventory forecasting, contract support, and enterprise procurement initiatives and is ideal for someone who is analytical, collaborative, detail-oriented, and committed to continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Sourcing & Procurement:
- Develop and implement strategic sourcing and procurement initiatives.
- Support vendor negotiations and sourcing activities in partnership with SPECS leadership.
- Develop in-depth knowledge of suppliers, market conditions, and cost structures.
- Facilitate sourcing of new products, packaging, supplies, equipment, and services based on business needs.
- Support contract administration, renewal tracking, and vendor compliance activities.
2. Vendor & Supplier Management:
- Manage vendor execution and monitor program effectiveness.
- Maintain strong supplier relationships and resolve vendor performance issues.
- Collaborate with suppliers to improve service levels and supply continuity.
- Ensure business communications are conducted professionally and effectively.
3. Inventory Management & Supply Continuity:
- Manage inventory forecasting and replenishment for packaging, supplies, and service categories.
- Monitor inventory levels and prevent shortages, outages, and excess inventory.
- Coordinate initiatives related to aged inventory management and waste reduction.
- Support supply continuity planning and risk mitigation efforts.
4. Branch Support & Operational Collaboration:
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with branch and division leadership.
- Support enterprise procurement initiatives and operational adoption.
- Provide product, packaging, and compliance information to internal stakeholders.
- Coordinate process improvement initiatives that enhance operational efficiency.
- Ensure project requirements are completed accurately and on schedule.
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as deemed necessary to support the overall goals and objectives of the position.
What you bring to Pacific Seafood
Required:
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience and training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
Preferred:
- 5 years of relevant experience and training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
Physical Requirement:
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:
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.
About Pacific Seafood
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.