Supply Chain Agent - Indirect Purchasing

Supply Chain Agent – Indirect Purchasing

Job Category:
Purchasing

Requisition Number: SUPPL
004373

Posting dates: December 12, 2025
Full-Time
Hybrid

Franklin Office
6700 Tower Circle
Franklin, TN 37067, USA

The Purchasing Agent is responsible for sourcing, negotiating, contracting, cost control, inventory management, and other procurement functions for designated product categories. Execute and enforce purchase agreements, maintain regular communication with suppliers and distributors, and ensure compliance with purchase agreements in terms of cost, quality, product specifications, and inventory. Additional responsibilities include ad‑hoc analysis, reporting, and communication via presentations to management.

• Complete documented RFP solicitation process, obtain and analyze competitive bids, negotiate pricing, manufacturing capacity, quality compliance, inventory levels, and product lead times for assigned categories. Provide recommendation based on best attributes.
• Develop and manage agreements, ensuring timely execution.
• Manage supplier relationships to support corporate goals, resolve product or supplier issues, and ensure satisfaction.
• Ensure suppliers submit accurate and timely price changes and communicate pricing accurately to distribution partners.
• Develop relationships with applicable suppliers, collaborating with Quality Control, Culinary Innovation, and Inventory Management to overcome obstacles.
• Support marketing initiatives, including limited‑time offers (LTOs) and new menu offerings, by identifying suppliers, forecasting needs, and managing supplier inventory.
• Participate in developing procurement strategies, including requirements planning, alternate sourcing, timing of purchasing, and inventory level adjustments.
• Make recommendations for responsible commodities, communicate approved positions, and provide routine position variance reporting.
• Participate in company‑wide food cost budget, evaluate and analyze previous contracts, perform market research to establish pricing trends, and investigate market conditions.
• Participate in company meetings, webinars, and conference calls.
• Act as daily resource for corporate personnel, company operators, and franchise operators for product specification, product sourcing, product review, produce pricing, product lead time, product warranty, service, problem resolution, and related needs.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned in response to changing business conditions and/or requirements.

• Approximately three (3) years of experience and/or education demonstrating commanding knowledge of food purchasing responsibility, preferably in food service.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business or a related field preferred.
• Working knowledge of product specifications and distribution.
• Strong background in analysis, both quantitative and qualitative.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management, both internally and externally.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; can identify and implement process improvement strategies with positive business results.
• Strong work ethic; commitment to seeing duties completed to a high standard of quality.
• Consistently exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.

• Restaurant Support Center is a fast‑paced, high‑volume activity with a deadline‑driven environment.

• Constant interaction with internal and external partners by phone and/or electronic communications.
• Sitting for extended periods of time, using the telephone, typing, and/or operating a computer and/or mouse.
• Travel approximately ten percent (10%) as needed.

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