Purchasing Agent and Property Assistant

Coastal Villages Region Fund•Seattle, WA

22m•Onsite

About The Position

SUMMARY The primary job responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, daily management of the procurement and shipment of parts and supplies for various CAPS operations. Under the direction of the Director, Bering Sea Operations, and the Purchase Agent, Assistant will be involved in many aspects of CAPS and CVRF operations and will be responsible for warehouse operations, including managing receiving and inventory. This position will utilize the Tero Marine purchasing program. In addition to purchasing, this position will assist the Property manager with various manual tasks. Other responsibilities include handling PO tracking, vendor management, shipping and freight arrangements, and coordination of inventory levels with all vessels in the fleet.

Requirements

Some experience in a purchasing/shipping and receiving environment for procurement of parts and supplies preferred.
Candidates must possess the ability to represent the company in a professional manner, both verbally and in writing.
A valid driver's license with a clean driving record is required.
Successful candidates must be highly organized with a positive "can do" attitude in a Team oriented environment.
In order to perform successfully in this position, a candidate must demonstrate solid communication skills with the ability and demeanor to establish relationships with internal and external customers.
This position requires a high level of attention to detail and the willingness to be a team-oriented problem solver.
Working knowledge and technical skills of MS Office Suite (specifically Excel, Word, and Outlook) is required

Nice To Haves

Experience in Alaskan fisheries is preferred.
Ideal candidates will be familiar with commercial fishing vendors and service providers in the Seattle area and will possess a strong understanding of commercial fishing vessels and their equipment.
experience with Great Plains and Tero Marine software is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with Port Engineer and Vessel Engineers the purchasing of parts and supplies for commercial fishing vessels. Issue and track purchase orders, review & fulfill requisitions.
Coordinate shipping of parts and supplies to various Alaska ports while understanding difficulties per location and time sensitive needs as pertains to freight type(air vs ocean vs usps)choice.
Coordinate ordering and delivery of shipyard requisitions for each vessel while in shipyard, monitor daily parts deliveries, Runner to retrieve urgent parts needs throughout the greater Seattle area
Property tasks: yard walk abouts daily, water sampling , open/close boom as needed, meter reading , Sweeper driver monthly, landscape maintenance quarterly. Arrange property services like window washers, carpet cleaners, as instructed by Property manager.
Manage CAPS warehouse, re-organize warehouse for better storage solutions for parts per vessel.
Liaison between Anchorage/Seattle offices and vessels in tracking purchases in Tero Marine software
Certified Forklift driver.
Property management classes: Hazwoper, SY competent, Crane certified, firefighting.
Must be willing to work on call hours during fishing season for purchasing.
Dock Police. Monitor for compliance.
Other duties as assigned by Director, Purchase Manager and Property manager.