Vice President, North America Procurement

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:

• Annual Bonus Eligibility
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Paid Time Off
• 401k & Company Match #LI-SO1

Position Summary:

The Vice President, North America Procurement is responsible for creating enterprise value across multiple business units in Canada and the United States through strategic sourcing, supplier partnerships, productivity delivery, supply assurance, risk management, working capital improvement, and organizational leadership. Reporting to the Chief Procurement Officer for Grupo Bimbo, this role leads a geographically dispersed organization of more than 60 associates across Canada, the United States, and Costa Rica (service centre), including a direct team to lead of Directors and Managers responsible for direct materials, packaging, indirect, commodity risk management, supplier relationships, and enterprise procurement initiatives. The role is accountable for ensuring procurement remains deeply embedded within the businesses it supports, delivering measurable business outcomes while balancing the unique priorities and objectives of multiple independent business units. The successful candidate will continue the evolution of a high-performing procurement organization, building upon a strong reputation for business partnership, talent development, productivity delivery, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Enterprise Value Creation: Lead the development and execution of procurement strategies that create measurable enterprise value across business units in Canada and the United States.
• Procurement Leadership: Provide strategic leadership for North America Procurement, including direct materials, packaging, and enterprise-wide procurement initiatives.
• Supply Assurance and Risk Management: Ensure continuity of supply across all critical materials and services required to support business operations.
• Working Capital and Financial Performance: Partner with Finance and business unit leadership teams to improve working capital performance and cash flow.
• Business Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to business unit leadership teams across Canada and the United States.
• Transformation and Continuous Improvement: Continue the transformation journey of the Procurement organization by advancing capabilities, processes, governance, analytics, and ways of working.
• Talent and Organizational Leadership: Lead, develop, and inspire a geographically dispersed team of leaders and procurement professionals.

Success Measures:

• Delivery of annual productivity commitments.
• Supply continuity and risk mitigation performance.
• Working capital improvement.
• Strength and quality of business partnerships.
• Talent retention, engagement, and succession development.
• Advancement of procurement transformation initiatives.
• Organizational capability development.
• Effective resource allocation across multiple business units and priorities.

Leadership Attributes:

• Collaborative : Builds strong partnerships and creates alignment across functions and businesses.
• Curious : Continuously seeks opportunities to improve processes, capabilities, and results.
• Highly Accountable : Takes ownership of commitments and delivers results.
• Driven by Excellence : Sets high standards for self and others.
• Hands-On : Willing to dig into issues, remove barriers, and support execution when needed.
• People-Focused : Invests in talent development, retention, coaching, and succession planning.
• Business-Oriented : Understands how procurement creates enterprise value beyond sourcing and negotiations.

Leadership Competencies:

Operates effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear. Paints a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action. Challenges Grupo Bimbo to get better results aligned with the Business Plan. Sees ahead to future possibilities and translates them into breakthrough strategies.

Leadership Expectations:

The successful candidate will: Lead with a business-first mindset. Demonstrate strong executive presence and credibility with senior leaders. Balance competing priorities across multiple business units without compromising business outcomes. Make sound decisions regarding organizational focus, resource deployment, and strategic priorities. Build alignment among stakeholders with differing objectives and requirements. Challenge the status quo while protecting business performance and organizational momentum. Create clarity, remove barriers, and enable others to succeed. Lead through influence while maintaining accountability for results.

Education and Work History:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, or related field.
• Significant procurement leadership experience within a large Consumer Packaged Goods, food manufacturing, or similarly complex environment.
• Demonstrated success leading procurement organizations across multiple business units, regions, and stakeholder groups.
• Experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives involving procurement processes, technology, organizational capability, or operating models.
• Strong understanding of strategic sourcing, category management, supplier relationship management, commodity risk management, and working capital optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and shape business outcomes.
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating within a matrixed global organization.
• Experience collaborating with global procurement organizations and influencing enterprise-wide sourcing strategies.
• Experience advancing procurement maturity within indirect spend categories.
• Exposure to digital procurement tools, analytics, automation, and AI-enabled procurement capabilities.

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