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Purchasing Specialist - Food and Beverage

UlinePleasant Prairie, WI🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 12, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This Purchasing Specialist role offers a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact on Uline's thriving corporate café, where you'll manage substantial purchasing volumes and leverage analytical skills to drive improvements and build supplier partnerships. If you have a background in foodservice or procurement and excel at data analysis and vendor relations, you'll thrive in this position within a company renowned for its stability and growth potential. Apply today to join a team that supports your professional development and offers excellent benefits.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Pleasant Prairie, WI, United States
Posted
23 hours ago
Microsoft Excel

Job Description

Purchasing Specialist - Food and Beverage Corporate Headquarters 12575 Uline Drive, Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158 Help fuel our team! Join Uline as a Purchasing Specialist and help shape the café experience at our growing Corporate Headquarters. Manage purchasing for nearly 1 million pounds of food and more than 6,000 gallons of coffee each year while using your analytical expertise to guide decisions, build strong supplier partnerships and uncover opportunities to improve quality, value and efficiency. Careers Packed with Potential. Backed by 45+ years of success, Uline offers opportunities to grow your career with stability you can count on.

Position Responsibilities Manage purchasing for food, beverage and equipment inventory that support Uline's corporate café operations. Analyze spending, purchasing trends, café performance and point-of-sale data to identify opportunities and recommend improvements. Build and maintain supplier relationships and support pricing discussions, contract reviews and vendor negotiations. Support strategic sourcing initiatives to enhance product quality, efficiency and overall value. Oversee point-of-sale systems, from setup and reporting to ensuring accurate data and insights that support business decisions.

Minimum Requirements High school diploma or equivalent. Bachelor's degree preferred. 2+ years of experience in foodservice, hospitality, procurement, purchasing, or supply chain operations. Experience managing vendor relations and purchasing processes. Proficient in Microsoft Excel and data analysis. Effective communication, analytical and organizational skills. Benefits Complete health insurance coverage and 401(k) with 6% employer match that starts day one! Multiple bonus programs. Paid holidays and generous paid time off.

Tuition Assistance Program that covers professional continuing education. Employee Perks On-site café and first-class fitness center with complimentary personal trainers. Over four miles of beautifully maintained walking trails. About Uline Uline, a family-owned company, is North America’s leading distributor of shipping, industrial, and packaging materials with over 10,000 employees across 15 locations. Uline is a drug-free workplace. All new hires must complete a pre-employment hair follicle drug screening. All positions are on-site.

EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled #LI-TE2 #CORP (#IN-PPFACL3) #ZR-HQFAC Our employees make the difference and we are committed to offering exceptional benefits and perks! Explore Uline.jobs to learn more!

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