Sr. Director of Procurement

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.

• 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,…