What are the responsibilities and job description for the Head of Talent Acquisition position at buyersedgeplatformrecruiting?
Buyers Edge Platform is scaling fast and we’re looking for a Head of Talent Acquisition to help shape the next chapter of a company transforming the foodservice industry through technology, data, and scale. You'll be responsible for building, scaling, and leading a high-performance recruiting function that fuels the growth of a rapidly scaling, multi-brand organization. This role provides the business with strategic lift through talent market intelligence, capacity forecasting, and consultative partnership, ensuring leaders have clear, realistic hiring plans that align with business priorities while upholding a consistent, high-quality candidate experience.
This role blends rigorous talent intelligence with genuine people partnership, ensuring hiring plans are realistic, pipelines are healthy, hiring managers are confident, and candidates walk away energized by their BEP experience. You will serve as a strategic guide to the business, balancing speed with quality and elevating how we assess, select, and onboard talent at every level.
This position is ideally hybrid based out of either our Lake Worth, FL or Waltham, MA offices. We are unable to offer work sponsorship for this role.
Who We Are:
Buyers Edge Platform is a leading digital procurement network and solutions provider for the foodservice industry, delivering savings, insights, and technology that help operators, distributors, and manufacturers succeed. Through its portfolio of solutions including Digital Procurement Network, Fresh Services, Software Solutions, and Supply Chain Management Buyers Edge is reshaping how the foodservice industry connects and thrives.
Your Impact:
- Lead and scale a high-performing recruiting function across a multi-brand organization.
- Partner closely with HRBPs, FP&A, and business leaders to turn workforce plans into actionable hiring strategies.
- Ensure smart, forward-thinking hiring decisions by advising on talent supply, market insights, role clarity, and tradeoffs between speed, cost, and quality.
- Build consistent, scalable processes for intake, sourcing, interviewing, and selection.
- Champion an exceptional candidate experience that reflects our culture and values across every brand.
- Strengthen hiring manager capability through training, tools, and structured interviewing.
- Deliver data-driven talent insights, dashboards, and market intelligence that influence executive decision-making.
- Personally lead VP and strategically sensitive searches.
- Partner with the broader People Team on role charters, success profiles, internal mobility, and equitable hiring practices.
- Elevate our employer brand in key markets.
About You:
- Proven success leading TA in a high-growth, multi-brand, or PE-backed environment.
- Strong business acumen with the confidence to partner directly with executives.
- A builder’s mindset: practical, scalable, and future-focused.
- Ability to translate data into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Deep commitment to candidate experience and quality of hire.
- Collaborative, relationship-driven approach with People Ops, HRBPs, FP&A, and Total Rewards.
What's in this for you:
- Great benefits from day one. We offer medical, dental, vision, FSA, company-paid life insurance, and more, plus a 401(k) with company match.
- Grow with us. Enjoy strong training, development, and competitive pay.
- Work-life balance. Our flexible PTO policy lets you take time when you need it, no accrual required.
We welcome all.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.