Manager food

Job Description:

Company Description:

McDonald's is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily.?We continue to operate from a position of strength. Our updated growth strategy is focused on staying ahead of what our customers want and realizing further growth potential. Our relentless ambition is why McDonald's remains one of the world's leading corporations after almost 70 years. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.

At McDonald's, we see every day as a chance to create positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community and family. From support of Ronald McDonald House Charities to our Youth Opportunity project and sustainability initiatives, our values keep us dedicated to using our scale for good: good for our customers, people, industry and planet. We also offer a broad range of?outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.

Department Overview

The North America Potatoes and Oil categories, which include core fries, hashbrowns, restaurant oil and par-fry oil, are critical enablers for our business. The main function of this role is to lead the development and execution of strategies that continue to deliver significant value to all 3-legs of the stool. Category strategies will need to incorporate assured supply and capacity plans, demonstrate category supply chain resiliency improvements, support our expectations around Food Quality & Safety, and achieve our bold sustainability targets.

The Senior Manager, North America Potatoes and Oil reports to the Director, Global Strategic Sourcing Food - Potatoes and Oil. In this unique hybrid role, you will connect frequently with the US and Canadian markets, Global sourcing, and supplier stakeholders across the globe to ensure alignment on category critical goals. Leadership and participation in cross functional teams to support innovation and business priorities will be critical.

Location: This position is based in MHQ, and no relocation assistance will be provided.

Duties

About the Position:

This position is a key member of the Global Strategic Sourcing Food "Provisions and Promotions" Team that will help develop and implement a "best in class" Potatoes and Oil sourcing strategy in support of US/Canadian market and global growth plans. The strategy will deliver a more resilient supply chain for our global potato and oil products in North America and across the globe by supporting our customer needs and expectations and creating the greatest value to our business.

This position is accountable to:

• Design, develop and implement a Potato and Oil sourcing strategy focused on value chains that deliver on the category vision to be the world's leading supply chain connecting customers with the food they love and trust.

• Manage global supplier relationships within the Potato and Oil category to drive enhanced resiliency and performance across contingency planning and testing, cost savings, digitalization and category resiliency assessments.

• Collaborate with suppliers to build long term supply solutions that improve resiliency of the raw material supply chain, given its global nature and opportunities.

• Lead and execute US and Canadian strategic sourcing events and manage supplier agreements/ pricing protocols. Support Global strategic sourcing events.

• Lead pricing communications on price changes to US and Canada including blue sheets and F&P projections.

• Act as US and Canada market category lead for potatoes and oils; manage F&P process, own and support US and Canada initiatives, and maintain key relationships to US & Canada market stakeholders

• Partner with Global Financial Risk Management Team to support the Oil Global Book Risk Management Program to enable predictable and competitive pricing.

Key Success Measures:

• Customer first mentality with a passion to lead, drive growth and continuous improvement.

• Capable of building successful working teams, supporting the development of others and working effectively across multiple disciplinary and inter-company teams.

• Ability to foster meaningful partner relationships and influence both internally and externally to provide McDonald's with the highest value goods and services.

• Ability to sense & pivot, make decisions in ambiguous and dynamic business environment

• Strong communication skills with ability to synthesize complex information and articulate in a concise manner, translating into business recommendations.

• Ability to focus on what matters most, reprioritizing often to support dynamic business needs.

• Creatively leverages internal and external resources to get more done.

• Enjoys a fast-paced environment and changing business dynamics.

• Capability to absorb macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events and identify/mitigate overall and industry specific supply chain risks.

• Good problem-solving, negotiation, and corrective action/resolution skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills; active listener, relatable to others, foster teamwork approach, conflict resolver.

• Achieves results in line with our McDonald's values, through close partnership with stakeholders across the three-legged stool (3LS).

• A creative problem solver with the ability to operate in ambiguity.

• Ability to read, understand and utilize data to develop strong business insights, actionable solutions, and relevant strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelors' Degree

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management, new product development, project management or commensurate experience in related function

• Experience in developing product sourcing strategies is preferred

• Experience managing complex supplier relationships and senior stakeholders is preferred

• Understanding sustainability and how to incorporate it into product strategies is a plus

Able to travel internationally

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $129,800 - $165,490

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.

Additional Information:

Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.?

Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.

Long term Incentive eligible: This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to McDonald's long-term incentive plan.

McDonald's is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald's provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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Requsition ID: 2093