BUYER BELLINGHAM PLANT

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:

The Buyer willbe responsible forthe purchase of goods, materials, and services to ensure that the company's operational needs are met, considering price, quality, and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply. This position may take ownershipfora specific project or hold a larger remit in terms ofpurchasingresponsibility.

Essential functions(responsibilities, tasks, supervisory needs)

Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Purchases goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets

• Ensures continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicates any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations

• Stays current on any changes that may affect the supply and demand of needed products/materials andadviseothers of any impact

• Develops ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid businessperformanceand work towards a strategy of continuous improvement

• Improves prices and terms of business with suppliers and reviews opportunities to make business savings using negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods

• Assesses and evaluates suppliers and undertakes performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities

• Builds,maintains, and manages supplier relationships and ensures consistent communications; works with suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues

• Prepares purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organizational targets and requirements

• Works collaboratively, negotiates, and engages with stakeholders and suppliersregardingnew projects, supplies, and initiatives and advises of impact of change onpurchasingand production activities

• Implement strategies developed by the Strategic Sourcing Team

• Identifiesand resolves allpurchasingrelated issues for the materials/suppliers associated with the categories/operations for which they manage

This is a salaried nonexempt position with a range of $73,000 to $90,000 per year.

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, long-term disability, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, paid time off, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. For full-time employees, the initial paid time off benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience. Commuter and transit programs are also available.

RequiredQualifications (education, years of experience, KSAs)

• A minimum of 2 yearspurchasing/supply chain experience

• A bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and years of experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Office software, advancedproficiencyin Excel

Preferred education and experience

• Purchasing experience in a marine, fishing, or manufacturing environment.

• Strong technical knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes and components and supply chain management

• Highly skilled at building andmaintainingeffective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers

• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills

• Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving abilities

• Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines

• Commercially and financially aware

• Keen attention to detail and accuracy

Work Authorizations:

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship