CATEGORY MANAGER WHITEFISH

Trident Seafoods is the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with primary seafood processing operations and fleet support in twelve Alaska communities. Trident’s global operations produce finished wild Alaska seafood products in 6 countries and its sales teams serve customers in over 50 countries. Trident employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide each year and partners with over 5,400 independent fishermen and crewmembers. Species harvested and processed by Trident include virtually every commercial species of salmon, whitefish, and crab harvested in the North Pacific and Alaska. The global supply chain also includes cultured and wild species from a network of trusted sources worldwide. 

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Summary: The Category Manager plans, organizes, and controls an assigned line of products with the goal of developing a growth centered product portfolio while expanding margins. This includes, but is not limited to, planning, inventory management, pricing, determining product placement, and promotions to optimize profit and meet growth objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participates in overall product strategy, research and development and manufacturing for new and current products.
• Coordinates technical product development and estimates potential profits.
• Manages budget and product P&L. Analyzes gross margin reports, current volume and profit for assigned categories and recommends strategy and actions to maximize profit and long-term market share.
• Provides technical expertise and training to other departments in support of product development.
• Partners closely with Supply and Demand S&OP teams to ensure correct levels of inventory from production through sales and proper signals are being sent for optimal stock(s)
• Analyzes customers, items and promotions to align strategy with department goals.
• Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, research and development and operations to develop and provide product definitions that are responsive to customer needs and market opportunities.
• Implements domestic pricing for various sales channels and communicates pricing/allowances to regional sales managers.
• Helps prepare product development objectives from conception to market launch. 
• Increases department efficiency by uncovering low margin items and ensuring efficient storage, labeling and packaging of products. 

Additional Responsibilities: 

• Verifies price changes & allowances on PO’s to align with intended pricing.
• Drives domestic promotion strategy, including trade planning and promotional programs.
• Acquires knowledge of Trident’s Environmental and Safety Policies by completing required training programs and performing designated work activities in accordance with training and procedures/work instructions 
• Notify designated personnel of any environmental or safety incidents or risks not previously documented, in accordance with Environmental Awareness and/or safety training.

This is a salaried exempt position with an annualized salary range of $90k to $125k.

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, vacation, sick time, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave.  For full-time employees, the initial vacation benefit starts at 10 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience, and 7 days of sick leave per year (9 in Seattle), accrued bi-weekly.  Commuter and transit programs are also available.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of three years of category, supply chain, or purchasing management experience
• A bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business management, or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience
• Extensive knowledge and proficiency in Excel, BI, Smart Sheets, IBP or similar supply chain programming

Preferred Qualifications:

• Seafood industry experience
• Ability to collaborate with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, engineering, marketing, research, and development, purchasing, manufacturing, and operations to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities.
• Ability to engage with Sales/Commercial groups regarding availability and price and any additional information required by customers.
• Highly detail-oriented, with strong analytical critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to analyze, organize, and simplify complex problems to develop practical solutions.
• Strong understanding of project management practices
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one situations to management, peers, employees, and/or external customers.

Work authorizations:

• This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship