Bid Coordinator

Imperial Dade, a leading North American distributor, has a Bid Coordinator role available in Hazelwood, MO! Ready to take your career to the next level? We’re looking for a driven and detail-oriented individual with 1-2 years of experience to join our dynamic team as a Bid Coordinator. 

Imperial Dade is the leading independently owned and operated distributor of foodservice packaging and janitorial supplies in North America. As a provider of customized supply chain solutions, we serve customers in many business-to-business market segments including restaurants, grocery stores, healthcare, sports and entertainment, and cruise lines. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in New Jersey, Imperial Dade serves as a mission-critical partner to more than 120,000 customers through our footprint of 130+ branches.

**All correspondence will come directly from Imperial Dade and not a personal email address.*

You will:

• Manage our bid platform
• Proactively search for and identify potential bids, using your detective skills to uncover hidden gems.
• Compile and complete bid forms, spreadsheets, and detailed information with precision and accuracy.
• Track bid progress, analyze data, and provide insights to improve future submissions.
• Communicate with vendors to secure competitive pricing and ensure timely delivery.
• Manage incoming bids, quotes, and vendor communications, ensuring easy access for the team.
• Present potential RFPs to the Contracts Manager, maintain a bid pipeline for the Sales Manager, and work closely with sales and customer service teams.
• Run reports in S2K to analyze purchase history, pricing, and contracts.
• Maintain relationships with vendors and customers throughout bid process and the school and/or fiscal year.

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 1+ years' experience supporting a distribution sales team in an analytical role
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel 

We offer a dynamic environment for our more than 7,500 employees to work, learn, and grow professionally. We value our people and strive to create rewarding career opportunities by offering competitive salaries and benefits (medical, dental, vision), a 401(k) program with company match, a shared ownership program, life insurance, a generous paid time off package, educational reimbursement, paid family leave, and adoption assistance. We are excited to invite talented individuals with a passion for excellence to join our team.

Imperial Dade is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history, or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.