Sr Manager, Sourcing Strategy

Department Overview

As the Sr. Manager, U.S. Supply Chain – New Products & Promotions, in addition to being accountable for helping to lead the end-to-end supply chain strategy and execution of national promotions and new product launches in support of the U.S. marketing calendar, you will lead the U.S. Supply Chain Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) workstream, drive continuous improvement across New Products & Promotions processes, and serve as a strategic thought partner to Marketing, Operations, and other key cross-functional stakeholders. You will also represent Supply Chain in key governance forums and engage with Owner/Operator leadership, supplier partners, and third-party resources to align priorities, influence decisions, and deliver business objectives. Success requires strong strategic and analytical capabilities, sound business judgment, complex problem-solving skills, and the ability to influence without direct authority while adapting to a dynamic business environment and proactively managing supply risks throughout promotional windows.

Duties

In this role, your key responsibility will be to collaborate with multiple cross-functional departments to successfully execute national promotions and new product launches in support of the marketing calendar.  You will represent supply chain in a leadership capacity as the subject matter expert across a working team composed of peers from the Brand & Menu Strategy Team, Operations, Business & Consumer Insights, Culinary, and third-party resources. Specific responsibilities include:

• Lead the U.S. Supply Chain sourcing strategy and execution for food and packaging supporting new product launches and promotions, aligned with the U.S. marketing calendar.


• Share expectations and lead negotiations with supplier partners involved in promotions.


• Create contingency plans to assure supply throughout promotional windows.


• Serve as a leading voice for Supply Chain and a strategic thought partner to the internal Marketing team and Owner/Operator stakeholders, including support for OPNAD and associated meetings.


• Act as a liaison between McDonalds and the NSLC/Owner-Operators for program endorsements, updates, and post-promotional analysis.


• Spearhead continuous improvement; identifying areas of opportunity, best bets, and insights, to be implemented within the team’s ways of working.


• Lead a team of cross functional stakeholders in the development and execution of the US S&OP workstream.


• Represent US supply chain in cross functional governance meetings

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Supply Chain background with experience in product development, supply strategy, and project management or a strong background in business/consumer analytics or finance.


• Strategic thinking with a proven track record of on time execution


• Must possess strong written and oral communication skills and be comfortable with presenting complex strategies to cross functional senior leadership teams


• Enjoy a fast-paced environment with changing business dynamics


• Ability to balance multiple priorities at once while remaining detail oriented


• Bachelor’s degree; MBA preferred

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range