Trident Seafoods · 7 hours ago
DOCUMENTATION & LOGISTICS SPECIALIST, GLOBAL SUPPORT
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$32/hr - $41/hr
5+ years expTrident Seafoods is the largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company in North America. The Documentation & Logistics Specialist will be responsible for end-to-end trade operations while ensuring export trade compliance requirements for seafood, requiring strong organizational and customer service skills.
Food and Beverage
No H1B
Responsibilities
Executes daily operations across sales and transfers by applying strong working knowledge of sales and in-transit order processes within ERP (SAP) and real-world workflows
Communicates with production plants and both foreign and domestic cold storage partners regarding order releases, loading instructions, labeling requirements, and timing to ensure accurate and timely movement
Effectively utilizes all available tools and technology to ensure accuracy and efficient execution
Builds customer confidence by ensuring expectations and commitments are consistently met
Establishes and maintains positive, effective relationships with internal and external customers
Acts with Commercial objectives in mind and demonstrates a strong commitment to delivering high quality customer service
Collaborates with internal stakeholders across operations, logistics, sales, and warehousing to achieve desired outcomes, while reduces potential issues through strong critical thinking skills and developing effective solutions while addressing concerns with clarity and professionalism
Confirms documentation requirements, meets necessary documentation deadlines
Works with freight forwarders, carriers, USDC Seafood Inspection Program, DEC, Chamber of Commerce, vendors and other partners to produce necessary documents within required timeframes
Initiates export freight bookings with preferred carriers and issues bill of lading and shipment instructions to the ocean carrier
Provides timely shipment updates to internal and external stakeholders
Monitors incoming payments when appropriate to ensure prompt title release and prevent cold storage and container demurrage charges
Adheres to title protection protocols to minimize financial risk
Prepares and presents documents under Letters of Credit and/or Documentary Collections as required, utilizing the banking portal
Interact with Banking and LC Negotiation representatives as needed to support Commercial transactions
Participates in coverage for and training of other team members as needed
Interacts with third-party web portals to facilitate business
Works onsite to build strong team connections, collaborate across functions, and solve problems in real time
Qualification
Required
Minimum five years related working experience
High School Diploma or GED required
Preferred
Experienced with export documentation, trade operations, ocean logistics and/or equivalent combination of training, education and experience
AA Degree preferred
Spanish language skills preferred
Benefits
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
401(k) with a company match
Paid time off
10 paid holidays each year
Paid parental leave
Commuter and transit programs
Company
Trident Seafoods
Trident Seafoods is seafood company in the United States.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Joseph Bundrant
CEO
Recent News
2025-08-04
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