Procurement Specialist

Description

Department: SPECS

Location: Clackamas

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.

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.

• 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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…