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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 ofoutstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.

Department Overview

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 ofoutstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance and flexible work arrangements.

Department Overview

McDonald’s Global Supply Chain (GSC) vision is to be “The world’s leading Supply Chain, connecting customers with food they love and trust.” GSC is responsible for $50 billion of food, beverage, distribution, logistics, packaging, & services spend. Our focus is on food safety & quality, resiliency, sustainability, digital acceleration, evolving our 3-legged stool advantage, which is all built around the foundation of culture and talent.

Duties

This role works horizontally across McDonald’s functions to provide strategic input into the enterprise cross-functional global category strategy. This is achieved through the coordination of critical inputs across Global Supply Chain—including central, segment, market-level stakeholders, existing and new suppliers. This role leads the identification of innovative supplier practices and industry best-in-class solutions, defines strategic sourcing approaches, and ensures engagement of subject matter expertise to uphold essential standards like food safety and quality. The goal is to support growth acceleration with a laser focus on the enterprise global category strategy, delivering on restaurant needs and ensuring customer loved products, while strengthening and leveraging our 3LS competitive advantage.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide strategic input to enterprise cross-functional global category strategy
• Coordinate across Global Supply Chain including the center, segment, and market stakeholders in service of the category
• Leverage SMEs to ensure guardrails for quality, food safety, and sustainability are in place to deliver customer loved products to restaurants.
• Proactively seek out industry-leading innovation, resources, and best practices.
• Discover/nurture relationships with new suppliers and challenge/leverage existing suppliers to bring in best-in-class innovation, execution, and products.
• Determine strategic sourcing requirements and solutions to support enterprise global cross-functional category strategy and restaurant needs, including packaging and menu item components.
• Act as a conductor across the global supply chain teams, including, but not limited to Food Safety and Quality Systems and Logistics to ensure a holistic supply chain approach in service of category needs.
• Advocate for global and market supply chain considerations.
• Launch supplier briefs including packaging and ingredients for product building.
• Organize supplier events to leverage their insights and co-create innovations
• Hold the checkbook for successful supplier negotiations within Category Management Team.
• Optimize overall supply portfolio and supplier impacts, and ensure supplier onboarding to McDonald’s expectations, strategic engagement, and performance for long-term category success, in partnership with GSC teams.

Qualifications

• 4 year accredited degree required, preferably a Bachelors’ Degree in Business or Supply Chain.
• 5+ years’ experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management, new product development, project management or commensurate experience in related function.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with and leverage experts/SMEs to meet the specific category's needs (i.e., food safety) required.
• Expertise in sourcing, food safety, or quality requirements for chicken category desired.
• Ability to coordinate and collaborate across multiple global teams.
• Embody innovation growth mind-set, be able to think outside of the box and challenge the status quo to leverage current/new resources and suppliers to bring new, innovative approaches.

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

Salary Ranges-$$149,260.00 - $$190,310.00

The above represents the expectedsalaryrange for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining yourpay, 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 mcdhrbenefits@us.mcd.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

McDonald’s provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Supply Chain

• Industries

  Restaurants

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