McDonald's buys ingredients from over 17,500 British and Irish farmers and spends over £1.1billion annually on its food and packaging requirements. McDonald's is committed to supporting British and Irish farmers to ensure it can continue to source many of its ingredients from the UK and Ireland.

McDonald's is a market leader in its field, striving for the highest standard of quality, speed and restaurant experience. Re-generation of our restaurant infrastructure, covering digital ordering, re-imaging and dual-point service make working at McDonald's more exciting than ever!

We are dedicated to using our scale for good: good for people, our industry and the planet. From bold recycling initiatives and sustainable sourcing efforts to our partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, we see every day as a chance to have a genuine impact on our customers, our people and our partners.

We're a people business just as much as we are a restaurant business. We strive to be the most inclusive brand in the world by building diverse teams who create delicious, feel good moments that are easy for everyone to enjoy. Joining McDonald's means thinking big every day and preparing for a career that can have impact around the world.

Company Vision and Culture...

Our Global vision is to build a better McDonald's and in the UK and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Irelands best-loved restaurant company.

McDonald's is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with customers, franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent, creating positive, energising, exceptional working environment for us all.

Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs, our priorities and our actions. They influence the decisions we make, how we treat one another and how we show up as a brand to the world.

Serve: We put our customers and our people first

Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone

Integrity: We do the right thing

Community: We are good neighbours

Family: We get better together

Job Description

This is a brilliant opportunity to join the Strategic Sourcing Team that is accountable for category management of food & packaging, amounting to over £1.5 billion in spend, on behalf of McDonald's UK & Ireland. You will work closely with the entire team as well as others within Supply Chain functions to shape our strategic sourcing strategies that delivers an optimised, balanced, and assured supply chain which provides McDonald's with an enduring driven advantage.

This role is perfect for an experienced Sourcing expert with a background in food and/or packaging. If you are passionate about supply chain, category management and want to work alongside a talented and devise team, please apply.

What will my accountabilities be?

• Develop supplier relationships and systems that ensure continuous improvement within the parameters of cost, value, and service
• Present finalised commercial recommendations with a well-thought out & clear rationale that displays all relevant avenues have been explored
• Responsibility for strategic data analysis and insights
• Prioritise key projects within allocated categories and thinks innovatively around bold, progressive moves that can be taken forward to develop the business' leadership position
• Takes on and lead cross-functional / category-based projects that optimize supply chain benefits
• Lead Global & Local business reporting requirements and deliver these in an accurate and timely fashion

Building Blocks

• Curiosity - constantly learning and growing
• Thinking Agility - synthesises information quickly to provide insight
• Resilience - persistent in the face of challenges
• Connection - genuine desire and capacity to understand and relate to others

Execution Proficiency

• Examines business practices and regularly makes improvements to deliver higher performance levels
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and succinctly communicate supply chain information to non-supply chain audiences
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills
• Builds relationships with partners and be influential

Strategic Proficiency

• Adopt a "progress over perfection" approach in tandem with considering a "birds eye view" of business objectives and priorities
• Considers agile ways of working to get projects over the line
• Actively keeps abreast of developments in the marketplace, including economic and political
• Understand the supply chain customer and develops strategies and processes to service needs

Talent Proficiency

• Displays leadership behaviours, characteristics and desire to develop one self and team
• Be enthusiastic and inspire team and partners
• Build a supportive, feedback - rich environment, encouraging and modelling the exchange of feedback

What Team will I be a part?

You would be working within the Strategic Sourcing team as an integral part of the Supply Chain function. In undertaking this work, it is important that you seek a collaborative approach with partners across the department and wider business.

Who are my customers?

As a Strategic Sourcing Officer, you will develop and lead relationships with key internal and external partners, these include the Senior Leadership team, Supply Chain department, QA, Logistics, Sustainable and Ethical Sourcing, Food Development, Marketing, Business Strategy and Insight, Operations, Supplier Partners, 3rd party Distributor and Franchisees.

Qualifications

• Ability to think strategically and innovatively, applying a customer-focused lens at all times
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail
• Strong commercial awareness and financial acumen
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Comfort and experience working in a fast paced and changing working environment
• Experience in identifying and using external standard methodology to deliver best in class solutions
• Display leadership behaviours and characteristics and a desire to develop self
• Empower and support team members as appropriate - passion to develop talent
• Experience and an ability to think outside of the box to solve problems
• Facilitate others adapt in challenging circumstances or during periods of change
• Work with energy and passion and inspire the same in others
• Build a feedback-rich environment that inspires and models the exchange of feedback
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curious mind set, confident, independent and logical problem solver

Additional Information

At McDonald's we are People from all Walks of Life...

People are at the heart of everything we do and they make the McDonald's experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers.

We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers give us strength.

We do not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind. These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.

We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonald's or elsewhere."