Director, Indirect Procurement

Brief Description
Overview:
The Director of Indirect Procurement is responsible for building and leading Baldor’s first formal indirect procurement function. This role will establish the strategy, structure, and processes needed to manage all non-merchandise spend — spanning facilities, MRO, warehouse consumables, packaging supplies, corporate services, technology, CAPEX, and fleet.
As both a builder and operator, the Director will develop governance frameworks, sourcing standards, and supplier performance metrics while directly managing the Corporate Services, CAPEX, and Fleet categories. This leader will also oversee a growing team, including an Indirect Sourcing Manager and an Indirect Procurement Associate, who will manage the day-to-day execution for operational and consumable categories.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader comfortable establishing systems, processes, and culture in a high-growth, fast-paced environment, with the ability to move seamlessly between strategic vision and tactical execution.
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.
  

Qualifications:

• 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.