Purchasing Agent

Imperial Dade, a leading North American distributor, has a Purchasing Agent role available      On-Site in Loma Linda, CA! Join a strong and continuously evolving Purchasing group, helping to continue to grow our business. Imperial Dade is a great place to take that next step if you're eager for your next opportunity.

The Purchasing Agent will be a product expert, interacting with the Sales team and suppliers to meet our customer needs.  The Purchasing Agent will work closely with suppliers on pricing, inventory availability, new items, and complementary/substitute items.

Pay Range: $68,640 - $75,000/year.

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 the maintenance and replenishment of custom print items for assigned vendor lines across multiple warehouses.
• Maintain a clear line of communication with both suppliers and the Sales team.
• Manage suppliers to negotiate and resolve performance issues having an impact on costs and customer service.
• Responsible for building and maintaining positive, long-term supplier relations.
• Manage creation, release and tracking of purchase orders with source supplier.
• Expedite or defer orders as required based on inventory requirements in each location.
• Partner with Sales to validate orders for key items and special needs, and to gain insights on the customer needs.
• Develop a relationship with the entire Buying team in order to effectively understand our products and the relationships with our source suppliers.
• Achieve in stock service level targets, response times and inventory need dates.
• Drive continuous improvement of KPIs for Out of stocks and Inventory Turns.
• Assists in defining and reporting on key performance metrics (ex: fill rates, in stock levels, source supplier lead times, etc.).
• Be an expert in your category; including market pricing, competitive product quality analysis, competitor analysis, and market trends.

You have:

• 3+ years of buying and inventory/supply chain experience required
• A bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• A collaborative approach and the ability to build effective relationships

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.