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Purchasing Manager

Pacific Seafood

Sacramento, California

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$93,000–$115,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Cargo/Freight, Communication Skills, Computer Terminals, Cost Control, Data Analysis, Driver's License, Forecasting, Health Insurance, Heavy Equipment/Vehicles, Inventory Levels, Inventory Management, Lift/Move 25 Pounds, Maintain Compliance, Market Tracking, Market Trend Analysis, Marketing Strategy, Mathematics, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Negotiation Skills, Office Equipment, Order Picking/Packing, Organizational Skills, Philosophy, Physical Demands, Policy Development, Prescription Drugs, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Pricing, Procurement Management, Product Costing, Product Management, Product Programs, Product Support, Purchase Orders, Purchasing/Procurement, Reporting Skills, Revenue/Sales Reporting, Sales, Sales Analysis, Seafood Department, Servant leadership, Team Player, Training/Teaching, Typing, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Selection, Warehousing, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Sacramento, California
POSTED
29 days ago

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 Purchasing Manager at Pacific Seafood is a key role on our Procurement team supporting efforts for product purchasing and leading excellent coordination for the buying team. This position involves overseeing product purchasing, cost-effectively coordinating products, and working in alignment with the overall goals of the company and is ideal for someone who has analytical skills, communication skills, and is adaptable. 

Key Responsibilities


1. Policy Compliance and Development 
  • Ensures compliance with purchasing policies and develops new ones as needed. 
  • Manages costing, pricing, purchase order accuracy, and freight variance to maintain policy adherence. 
2. Inventory Management and Control 
  • Manages all aspects of inventory, including levels, turns, and shrink. 
  • Maintains and improves fill rates by forecasting inventory needs and coordinating product pick-ups. 
  • Coordinates sales training on various programs to optimize inventory control functions. 
3. Reporting and Training 
  • Develop sales reports by buyers and provide ongoing training for team members in relevant systems and product knowledge. 
  • Manages product rebate and shelter programs to optimize reporting accuracy and compliance. 
4. Market Strategy and Vendor Management 
  • Maintains a positive company image in the market and community. 
  • Strategizes to maximize company advantages and collaborates with other Purchasing Managers to share knowledge. 
  • Actively searches for new vendors and products, negotiating as necessary to achieve the best price and service guarantee. 
  • Monitors market conditions, communicates trends, changes with the sales team, and analyzes current sales and inventory positions to optimize purchasing decisions. 
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 five years related experience and/or training 
  • Valid driver’s license 
  • Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time 
  • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) 
Preferred:
  • Equivalent combination of education and experience 
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university 
  • Advanced mathematics proficiency 
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:$93-115,000 per yr
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 and vacation days
  • Employee assistance program providing confidential professional counseling, financial and legal assistance at no charge to team members and immediate family members
  • Product purchase program

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