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Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc. · 21 hours ago

Director, Indirect Procurement

NYC Metro Area

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$175K/yr - $190K/yr

10+ years exp

Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc. is seeking a Director of Indirect Procurement to establish and lead their first formal indirect procurement function. This role involves developing strategies and processes to manage all non-merchandise spend while overseeing a growing team and ensuring cost efficiency and supplier reliability.

Food and BeverageRetailSales

Responsibilities

Build and lead Baldor’s indirect procurement function from the ground up — defining the organizational structure, governance model, sourcing cadence, and key performance metrics

Develop and execute category strategies for all indirect spend areas, ensuring cost efficiency, supplier reliability, and process transparency

Directly own sourcing and supplier management for: Corporate Services (travel, recruiting, benefits, office, and administrative vendors), CAPEX Projects (construction, equipment, vehicles, and facilities investments), Fleet & Fuel (leasing, maintenance, telematics, and supplier programs)

Oversee the Indirect Sourcing Manager and Associate managing facilities, MRO, packaging, and consumables

Partner with Finance and cross-functional leaders to build annual budgets, drive spend visibility, and ensure policy adherence

Negotiate contracts, establish SLAs, and implement supplier performance reviews

Define and enforce governance, approval thresholds, and sourcing workflows aligned with enterprise procurement policies

Drive process automation, data accuracy, and continuous improvement in partnership with Procurement Ops and BI

Serve as the senior business partner to Finance, Operations, Tech, and HR for all indirect sourcing initiatives

Qualification

Indirect procurementStrategic sourcingSupplier managementFinancial acumenNegotiation skillsProject leadershipProcess improvementHands-on leadershipTeam leadershipCross-functional collaboration

Required

10+ years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience, including ownership of multiple indirect categories (MRO, Capex, Vehicles, Commodity Hedging, Corporate Services, Consumables, SaaS)

Proven experience building or scaling an indirect procurement organization or greenfield function

Strong financial and business acumen, particularly in capital investment and service-based sourcing

Demonstrated success leading teams and influencing senior cross-functional partners

Excellent negotiation, supplier management, and project leadership skills

Comfortable in a hands-on, entrepreneurial environment where structure and discipline are being established