Strategic Sourcing Manager

Chicago, IL, United States

About the job This position will reside within Global Strategic Sourcing Services (GSSS) group – the Indirect Sourcing group within the McDonald’s Global Supply Chain organization. GSSS is a dynamic team that contributes directly to the bottom-line performance of the company, consulting with leaders throughout the organization to support initiatives that are driving McDonald’s into the future. Do you have sourcing expertise, but also a natural curiosity to understand stakeholder needs and passion for solving ambiguous problems? The categories within this function are dynamic and the scope is broad, fostering a wide variety of exposure to the business. Examples include Professional Services, Technology & Marketing. The leader in this role will be responsible for strategy development and execution, initiating and nurturing collaborator relationships and establishing and prioritizing activities to achieve objectives. The Strategic Sourcing Manager currently reports to the Sr. Director, Global Strategic Sourcing Services and will work closely with other team members, critical cross functional departments, and stakeholders at McDonald’s HQ and in markets throughout the world.

Responsibilities:

Leverage curiosity and resources to establish new stakeholder relationships, understand needs and establish strategies to problem solve

Develop category strategies and execution plans, through team member collaboration

Reconcile business objectives and priorities with category objectives and priorities

Advise approach for the selection of a particular good or service, based on a variety of factors including cost/benefit, category & business portfolio strategies & business objectives

Advise collaborators on and/or negotiate commercial and operational terms

Develop negotiation plan to ensure terms are achieved with the supplier selected

Advise stakeholders on comprehensive and legally binding agreement for the goods and services

Monitor and manage on-going contract-level risks throughout the contract lifecycle

Regularly refresh applicable risk evaluations

Own and approve savings reported figures with support from Center of Excellence support function

Develops and fosters strategic and operational relationships at Officer Level and below to advance cross functional business priority alignment, GSSS vision and overall value offering

Communicate results to stakeholder partners

Develop and monitor the pipeline of open initiatives across business areas (planned and unplanned) to forecast and manage sourcing operations resources and benefits

Qualifications

Educational/Previous Experience Requirements:

4-year accredited degree required. Bachelors’ Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or STEM fields preferred, MBA a plus.

Minimum of 5 years’ experience in strategic sourcing or commensurate experience in related functions

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Customer first mentality with a passion to lead growth and continuous improvement

Ability to solve ambiguous problems, passion for driving plans independently and willingness to shift approach based on stakeholder needs and flex to support the team.

Ability to foster meaningful team member relationships and influence both internally and externally to provide McDonald’s with the highest value goods and services

Leverages internal and external network/sources to demonstrate best practices and solve problems

Solid understanding of procurement standard processes, including supplier negotiations, selection, evaluation, management, and development

Previous experience sourcing/negotiating with consultants or for professional services

Strong analytical competence with ability to synthesize complex information and articulate in a concise manner, translating into business recommendations, with a high level of completeness and accuracy

Proficient communication skills: ability to create, adjust and present both written and verbal communications to varying audiences in a confident, clear and concise manner

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

Models McDonald’s values (Serve, Inclusion, Integrity, Community, Family) in ways of working

Additional Information

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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