Pacific Seafood offers a unique, 13-week internship program that gives interns the chance to make an immediate impact on our company. Starting with a structured orientation week at our corporate headquarters near Portland, Ore, you'll be able to meet the team and learn the full scope of our business. Throughout the summer months, you'll dive deep into a meaningful project for our company, which you'll then present to our executive leadership team at the end of your internship. For graduating seniors looking to kickstart your career, there are plenty of opportunities to stay on full-time at the conclusion of your internship! Start your professional career with us, where we can invest in your development as a business professional, and build valuable leadership, work-ethic, and team-work capabilities!
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.
This internship will focus on working with the software program Salesforce to help set up all CP's detail and train the team on using it. Collecting, standardizing, storing, product specification, packaging files, POS materials and photo banks on all items. Learn the certification detail on all items, pallet quantities by item, and by cold storage facility. Vendor mapping all categories, items, accruals and promotions.
Key Responsibilities: Assist category managers with the development and implementation of strategic sourcing and procurement processes.Achieve optimum service cost while ensuring high level of quality/service and the respect of delivery targets.Work with category managers with the development of price forecasts for key market drivers.Insure product availability and performance.Process all distribution and outside customer ordersWork with cold storage facilities for releasing inbound ordersManage and track all overseas containers via our inbound logistics worksheet.Manage all banking and wire details on all purchasesWork with FDA on product hold, working to keep the process movingWork with Accounts Receivable to on customer reconciliation.Keep an updated weekly freight log for all outbound orders, tracking cost against the accrualDevelop in-depth knowledge of key material market suppliers and cost infrastructure. Assist category managers with negotiations with vendors for the procurement of all materials, supplies, equipment and services.Assists with the developing new supply sources where vendors are inadequate.Assist category managers with directing contract terms and manage vendor contracts to track financial terms, renewal terms, and other important contractual terms.Preparation of relevant reports identifying the status of open purchases.Communicate daily market conditions, incoming products, current inventory, and potential/current outages.Schedule and coordinate product pick-ups.Perform other duties as assigned. Coordinate all activities that encompass all of our managed categories. What You Bring to Pacific Seafood Required:Pursuit of a Data, analytics, supply chain, logistics related undergraduate/graduate degreeProficient in Microsoft Office SuitePreferred:Cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scaleHighly organized and excellent with details and accuracy 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:Paid Sick TimeEmployee assistance program providing confidential professional counseling, financial and legal assistance at no charge to team members and immediate family membersProduct purchase programPacific 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.