Sr. Director of Procurement

Baldwin Richardson Foods Co.; Macedon (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation buy

Floating holidays

Health and wellness rebate

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Baldwin Richardson Foods Co. (BRF) is seeking a Senior Director of Procurement to lead the enterprise function across all spend categories. This role drives strategy, governance, supplier performance, risk management, and value creation, aligning procurement with operational and financial goals.

The ideal candidate will build organizational capability, develop talent, and shepherd procurement transformation while serving as a strategic advisor to executive leadership and multiple functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years in procurement leadership, with 5+ years in senior roles.
• Experience leading large-scale change and supplier negotiations.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing procurement organization with category management and sourcing.
• Own enterprise-wide procurement strategy and governance; drive value and alignment with growth.
• Manage supplier relationships, SRM programs, and risk management.
• Lead annual procurement planning, savings, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
• Drive procurement transformation with analytics, automation, and ERP optimization.
• Develop category strategies and supplier performance dashboards.

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA (preferred)

Tools

ERP systems

Spend analytics tools

Job description

Baldwin Richardson Foods (BRF) is focused on enriching the flavor of life. As a full-service liquid products supplier and strategic partner to the food and beverage industry, BRF combines its formulation expertise and unique packaging options with robust processing capabilities to produce high-quality sauces, toppings, syrups, fillings, and shelf-stable beverages for the world's most iconic Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, and food service companies. The company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson's dessert sauces and Nance's mustards/condiments. BRF has facilities from coast-to-coast to meet our growing partnership needs.

The Senior Director, Procurement leads the enterprise procurement function across all spend categories, including raw materials, commodities, ingredients, packaging, capital expenditures, MRO, logistics-related procurement, professional services, and other indirect categories. This role owns procurement strategy, governance, supplier performance, risk management, and value creation across the procurement portfolio.

As a key member of the extended leadership team, this role develops and executes enterprise sourcing strategies that ensure continuity of supply, competitive cost structures, supplier innovation, risk mitigation, and long-term business growth. The Senior Director leads strategic sourcing, category management, commodities risk management, supplier relationship management, procurement policies and governance, and procurement transformation initiatives while aligning procurement strategies with the company's operational, commercial, and financial objectives.

This leader provides strategic direction for procurement talent, builds organizational capability, and creates scalable procurement processes that support the company's continued growth, operational excellence, and digital transformation journey. The role serves as the primary procurement advisor to executive leadership and is expected to demonstrate readiness for expanded Supply Chain leadership responsibilities.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Lead and develop a high-performing procurement organization consisting of category management, sourcing, and procurement professionals.
• Build succession plans and development pathways for future procurement leaders.
• Coach managers and emerging leaders in strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, and category management excellence.
• Foster a culture focused on accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Drive organizational capability in negotiation, supplier management, analytics, and procurement strategy.
• Mentor employees in alignment with BRF’s values.
• Own and execute a multi-year procurement strategy aligned with company growth objectives, supply chain priorities, and financial targets.
• Lead enterprise-wide category management across:
  • Raw Materials and Ingredients
  • Commodity-Based Materials
  • Packaging (rigid and flexible formats)
  • Indirect Procurement
  • Capital Equipment and Services
  • MRO and Operational Services
  • Outsourcing Strategies
• Create long-term sourcing strategies that balance cost, service, quality, innovation, sustainability, and risk management.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to Supply Chain, Operations, R&D, Commercial, Finance, and Executive Leadership teams.
• Partner with the Head of Supply Chain and Procurement on long-range planning, organizational design, and capability-building initiatives.

Strategic Sourcing & Cost Management

• Lead annual procurement planning and savings initiatives to deliver year-over-year value creation.
• Drive competitive sourcing events, supplier negotiations, contract management, and commercial optimization activities.
• Establish category strategies supported by market intelligence, should-cost models, and total cost of ownership methodologies.
• Identify and implement cost improvement, working capital, and productivity opportunities across the procurement portfolio.
• Develop and maintain commodity dashboards and sourcing analytics to support business decision-making.

WHAT YOU WILL DO CONT'D

• Establish and lead the enterprise Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) program.
• Develop executive-level relationships with strategic suppliers and key industry partners.
• Conduct executive business reviews with critical suppliers to drive performance, innovation, and strategic alignment.
• Lead supplier relationship management (SRM) programs focused on quality, service, delivery, cost competitiveness, risk, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Promote supplier-led innovation opportunities that support product development and operational improvement.

Risk Management & Supply Assurance

• Develop enterprise procurement risk management frameworks and contingency plans.
• Lead senior leadership risk management council.
• Monitor commodity markets, geopolitical events, supplier capacity, supply chain disruptions, and market conditions that may impact cost, availability, quality, or continuity of supply.
• Lead procurement responses to supply disruptions, capacity constraints, inflationary pressures, and market volatility.
• Ensure sourcing decisions support business continuity and assured supply objectives.
• Maintain sourcing diversification strategies and risk mitigation plans for critical categories.

Procurement Transformation & Governance

• Lead procurement process standardization, policy development, approval governance, and compliance practices across the company.
• Champion procurement excellence initiatives, including digital tools, analytics, automation, and ERP optimization.
• Drive adoption of best practices in strategic sourcing, category management, spend visibility, and contract compliance.
• Establish procurement KPIs and executive reporting dashboards.
• Ensure appropriate approval processes, controls, and compliance measures are in place for all sourcing activities.
• Manage substantial enterprise spend and influence major capital and operating expense decisions.
• Partner with Finance to support budgeting, forecasting, inflation planning, and cost management initiatives.
• Develop and maintain procurement performance metrics tied to business outcomes.
• Build business cases supporting strategic sourcing and supplier investment decisions.

Key Outcomes

• Deliver year-over-year procurement value creation, improved supplier performance, enterprise spend visibility, policy compliance, risk mitigation for critical categories, and stronger procurement talent capability.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field required. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10+) years of progressive procurement leadership experience, including at least five (5) years in a senior leadership role within manufacturing or a related consumer products environment.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing large-scale change initiatives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.
• Proven track record of driving financial performance and achieving business objectives.
• Proven experience managing both direct and indirect procurement functions.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale supplier negotiations and strategic sourcing programs.
• Experience developing procurement strategies that deliver measurable business value.
• Experience using ERP systems, procurement technology, spend analytics, supplier performance tools, and reporting dashboards to improve procurement visibility and decision-making.
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership on strategic business decisions.
• Food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, or related manufacturing experience strongly preferred.

Baldwin Richardson Foods (BRF) is a place where people go above and beyond. It’s only fitting that our employees be compensated in a similar fashion. We offer a compensation and benefits package that’s holistic, competitive and fair. It’s focused on total well-being, so in addition to standard benefits, we offer extra perks such as vacation buy, floating holidays, health and wellness rebate and tuition assistance. BRF is committed to hiring a workforce which encourages diversity of thought and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, genetics, gender identity or expression, national origin, or disability.