Director of Purchasing & Culinary Supply Chain

GREEN TOP FARMS, LLC•New York, NY

9d•$100,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

Green Top Farms is a New York-based food service company specializing in farm-fresh meals for enterprise workplace dining and corporate catering. We partner with leading companies to deliver elevated daily dining and hospitality experiences, using seasonal ingredients and thoughtful operations to create consistent, high-quality service at scale. Our mission is to build a more sustainable and equitable food system, starting by reconnecting consumers and local farmers. We believe the results of strengthening that connection are better nutrition, tastier food, greater social justice, and reduced environmental impacts. Our menus reflect this attention to bringing nutritious, delicious food to those who need it most. Our Sourcing Philosophy At Green Top Farms, sourcing is driven by freshness, seasonality, and social and environmental responsibility. We prioritize direct partnerships with regional farmers, ranchers, fishermen, cooperatives, and small-scale producers, including long-standing relationships across the Hudson Valley and broader Northeast network, to ensure freshness, traceability, and a more resilient supply chain. With in-house warehousing and bulk purchasing capabilities, we reduce reliance on intermediaries and maintain flexibility across our programs. Sustainability is our north star, guiding every purchasing decision. The Director of Purchasing & Supply Chain is the senior-most leader of Green Top Farms' procurement and supply chain function, owning sourcing strategy, financial performance, supplier development, systems, and the leadership of the entire purchasing organization. Where the Purchasing Manager runs the weekly buying, receiving, and picking cycle, the Director sets the strategy, owns the numbers, and builds the team and systems that make the operation scalable, disciplined, and mission-aligned. This role owns the full purchasing and supply chain P&L. The Director is accountable for translating Green Top Farms' sourcing mission into a resilient, cost-effective, and auditable supply chain that supports daily service, catering, and events, and for the growth and development of the leaders who run it day to day. The Director leads the purchasing department through the Purchasing Manager and Purchasing Coordinator, who in turn lead the receiving and picking teams. The role is the primary point of accountability to executive leadership for departmental performance, food cost, supplier strategy, and supply chain risk, and the ultimate escalation point for major vendor, quality, and continuity issues.

Requirements

6+ years of progressive experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain, including 2+ years leading a team or department; food service, commissary, or food manufacturing strongly preferred
Demonstrated ownership of a purchasing or supply chain P&L and food cost performance
Proven track record building relationships and negotiating with farms, cooperatives, and specialty vendors, not just large distributors
In-depth knowledge of ingredients, seasonality, agricultural markets, produce varieties, yields, and culinary application
A strong leader of leaders, with experience developing managers and building scalable teams, processes, and SOPs
Analytical and tech-savvy, fluent in ERP and inventory systems (Fishbowl or similar), accounts payable systems (Ottimate or similar), and reporting tools and spreadsheets
Exemplary communication skills; an organized, punctual, and inherent problem solver
Passionate about local food and nutrition, and on a mission to reach folks with better food
Bilingual strongly preferred (Spanish)
Able to move through warehouse and receiving environments and occasionally lift over 50 pounds

Nice To Haves

We are looking for a leader who is: A strategic procurement leader who also understands culinary production and high-volume food service operations
Experienced owning a purchasing or supply chain P&L and driving food cost performance
Deeply networked in regional and regenerative agriculture, and skilled at building direct producer partnerships and supplier development programs
Experienced negotiating with farms, cooperatives, and specialty vendors, not just large distributors
A builder of teams and systems who can develop managers, design scalable processes, and hold standards across purchasing, receiving, and picking
Highly analytical and systems-fluent, comfortable owning inventory, purchasing, accounts payable, and reporting platforms
Grounded in food-safety and regulatory compliance as non-negotiable
Passionate about local, seasonal, regenerative sourcing and short supply chains

Responsibilities

Own Green Top Farms' sourcing strategy and vision, translating the mission into a resilient, scalable, and cost-effective supply chain
Cultivate, expand, and deepen direct partnerships across the Hudson Valley and Northeast producer network; lead supplier development and onboarding aligned with local, regenerative, and B-Corp principles
Negotiate strategic contracts, pricing frameworks, and terms with the largest and most critical partners, cooperatives, and distributors
Anticipate market, commodity, weather, and supply-chain risk; set diversification, contingency, and continuity strategies to protect service
Own the purchasing and supply chain P&L; set and manage food cost targets and purchasing budgets across daily service, catering, and events
Lead variance analysis, forecasting, and cost-optimization initiatives; frame value as an outcome of quality, freshness, and mission fit rather than lowest price alone
Partner with Finance leadership on budgeting, month-end close, reconciliations, purchase timing, and margin performance
Evaluate and approve major purchasing decisions, vendor commitments, and supply-chain-related facility or capital investments
Lead the purchasing department: directly manage the Purchasing Manager and Purchasing Coordinator, and through them the receiving and picking teams
Set structure, standards, goals, and accountability across purchasing, receiving, and picking; develop leaders and build bench strength
Own hiring strategy, performance management, and organizational design for the function as the business scales
Serve as the ultimate escalation point for vendor disputes, significant discrepancies, quality failures, and supply continuity crises
Partner with the Chief Culinary Officer and executive and culinary leadership to align sourcing with menu strategy, production schedules, and growth plans
Ensure purchasing decisions optimize shelf-life, yield, cross-utilization, and food-waste reduction at scale
Advise leadership on seasonality, specialty sourcing, substitutions, and cost-versus-quality tradeoffs
Partner with operations on facility, workflow, and capacity planning as volume and program mix evolve
Own the purchasing and inventory technology strategy across ERP (Fishbowl), accounts payable (Ottimate), and reporting and BI tools; drive data accuracy, traceability, and auditability
Design and continuously improve purchasing, receiving, and picking processes and SOPs as the business evolves
Build the reporting, KPIs, and scorecards that give leadership visibility into sourcing performance, food cost, and mission metrics such as local and regional spend
Ensure the purchasing and warehouse operation meets all food-safety, health department, and federal commissary regulatory standards
Oversee inventory accuracy, rotation (FIFO), storage integrity, and traceability across all environments
Own audit-readiness and risk management for the supply chain function