Purchasing Agent - Commercial Equipment

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

A successful Purchasing Agent combines strategic and tactical expertise, with experience in vendor relations, new item setup, and purchase order management for Commercial Kitchen Equipment. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong prioritization and negotiation skills, maintains a sense of urgency in resolving issues, and has experience with Commercial Kitchen Equipment. (a plus). 

Salary Range:

75,000 to 85,000K + bonus

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:

• Collaborate with Sales leads and Suppliers to support the quoting process.
• Create and maintain commercial equipment items in ERP system.
• Develop and sustain strong relationships with vendors, manufacturers, distributors, and communicate effectively with suppliers and internal Sales teams on priorities.
• Negotiate with suppliers to resolve performance issues that affect cost, quality, and customer service.
• Monitor supplier performance to ensure compliance with quality, delivery, and service standards.
• Resolve disputes, delivery issues, and warranty claims in a timely manner.
• Ensure accurate and timely procurement, release, and tracking of purchase orders.
• Maintain up-to-date purchase records, inventory levels, and compliance with procurement policies.

You have:

• Minimum of 3 years of buying, inventory management, or supply chain experience; commercial equipment experience is a MUST. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field (preferred).
• Strong negotiation, prioritization, and problem-solving abilities with a consistent sense of urgency.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel; aptitude to quickly learn other technical applications and ERP/procurement systems.
• Effective collaborator, able to build strong working relationships with Sales, Design, Buying teams, suppliers, and ensure alignment and maintain clear lines of contact with both suppliers and internal teams.

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, 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.

Our company is a Fair Chance employer, committed to providing opportunities for qualified individuals with past justice system involvement. We believe in assessing candidates based on their skills and experience. A conditional offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.