Job Description
Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!
More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.
Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!
Top Reasons to Work at Bimbo Bakeries USA:
Salary Range: $94,300 - $122,600
Annual Bonus Eligibility
Comprehensive Benefits Package
Paid Time Off
401k & Company Match
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Bimbo Bakeries USA is seeking a high-performing strategic sourcing leader to drive procurement transformation across North America Operations Services categories.
This role is responsible for developing and executing sourcing strategies across a broad portfolio that may include facilities management, MRO services, environmental services, sanitation, waste management, pest control, technical maintenance, building services, and integrated facilities management (IFM).
The successful candidate will not simply negotiate contracts. They will challenge existing operating models, influence senior stakeholders, redesign supplier networks, identify opportunities for consolidation and standardization, and deliver measurable financial and operational improvements across one of North America’s largest manufacturing networks.
This role requires strong business acumen, intellectual curiosity, commercial leadership, and the ability to thrive in fast-paced environments where ambiguity, complexity, and change are constant.
The individual selected will play a critical role in shaping the future of operational services procurement across hundreds of sites throughout the United States and Canada.
Key Responsibilities:
The successful candidate may be assigned responsibility for a combination of categories based on experience, business priorities, and portfolio needs. Potential areas include:
- HVAC, roofing, lighting, electrical, general repairs, fire and security, building maintenance, technical maintenance, MHE
- Janitorial, sanitation, cleaning services, chemicals, pest control, waste, hazardous materials, environmental / ecological services, grounds, snow, lab services, IFM support.
What You’ll Own
- Lead end-to-end category strategy and execution for a portfolio of operations services spend across North America.
- Develop and execute strategies that improve cost, service, quality, safety, supplier performance, and operational effectiveness.
- Drive supplier consolidation, service standardization, operating model optimization, outsourcing, insourcing, and transformation initiatives.
- Lead complex sourcing events, supplier negotiations, and commercial strategy development.
- Build and present fact-based recommendations to senior leadership teams.
- Drive implementation of strategic initiatives and ensure realization of negotiated value.
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, Finance, Quality, Food Safety, EHS, Legal, and Supply Chain stakeholders to execute business priorities.
- Leverage data analytics, market intelligence, digital tools, and AI-enabled solutions to identify opportunities and support decision making.
- Develop supplier performance management frameworks, governance processes, and KPI scorecards.
- Monitor market trends, supplier capabilities, and emerging technologies to support innovation and continuous improvement.
- Serve as the procurement leader for major cross-functional projects requiring influence without authority.
What Success Looks Like
- Deliver measurable productivity and value creation across operational services categories.
- Influence business decisions at senior leadership levels through clear, fact-based recommendations.
- Lead multi-million-dollar sourcing and transformation initiatives from strategy through execution.
- Simplify complex supplier networks and improve operational consistency across sites.
- Create stronger partnerships between Procurement and Operations.
- Build sourcing strategies that improve both financial performance and service delivery.
- Identify and implement innovative solutions that challenge traditional ways of working.
What This Role Requires
This role is designed for a procurement professional who wants to lead change, not simply managing sourcing events. Success requires strategic thinking, commercial judgment, stakeholder influence, analytical discipline, comfort working through ambiguity, and the ability to turn complex operational challenges into measurable business results.
Leadership Competencies:
We are looking for a problem solver, business leader, and change agent. Successful candidates typically demonstrate:
- Strong commercial and financial acumen.
- Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.
- Exceptional negotiation skills and supplier-facing presence.
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.
- Executive-level communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage ambiguity and solve complex business problems.
- Bias for action and strong ownership mentality.
- Natural curiosity and continuous improvement mindset.
- Strong project management and prioritization skills.
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives across large organizations.
Education and Work History:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- MBA, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Business, or related field preferred.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Facilities Management, Manufacturing, Consulting, or another relevant business function.
- Experience leading complex negotiations and sourcing initiatives.
- Experience managing multi-site operations or service networks.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable business results.
- Experience developing business cases and presenting recommendations to senior leaders.
- Experience working in manufacturing, food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, facilities management, engineering services, or related environments preferred.
- Experience with supplier consolidation, category strategy development, facilities services, MRO, environmental services, sanitation, waste management, pest control, or integrated services models preferred.
- Experience utilizing analytics, automation, AI tools, and data-driven decision making strongly preferred.
The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.
Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
