Manager, Marketing Sourcing

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.

We are enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid work model, in which employees spend part of their week connecting with co-workers in our state-of-the-art headquarters. Located in the booming West Loop of downtown Chicago, it's set up to be a global hub that cultivates collaboration:

• Take a class at Hamburger University
• Sample future items in our Test Kitchen
• Utilize the latest technology to connect with your team around the globe

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our crew members, staff, operators, and suppliers. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone.

This position is on the Global Strategic Sourcing Services (GSSS) team within McDonald’s Global Supply Chain organization. GSSS is a progressive 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.

The Marketing Sourcing team works to maximize McDonald's marketing investment via best-in-class marketing sourcing across Creative, Media, Merchandising, PR/Communications, Events/Activations, Family, CRM/Digital, Sponsorships/Alliances, and Production sub-categories. Category leads within this group are expected to partner with the Global Marketing corporate-level business function, Regional Marketing, US Marketing, and other stakeholders from across our international markets.

The Marketing Sourcing Manager reports to the Director of Global Marketing Sourcing and will work closely with other team members and stakeholders at McDonald’s HQ and in markets throughout the world.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, champion, and evolve Marketing Sourcing best practices including but not limited to agency selection & contracting, scoping, ongoing Agency Relationship Management, 3rd party audits, efficiency and innovations, and other practices designed to maximize our Marketing investments
• Leverage curiosity and resources to develop new stakeholder relationships, understand needs and establish strategies to problem solve
• Develop category strategies and execution plans, ensuring stakeholder buy-in
• Reconcile business objectives and priorities with category objectives and priorities
• Advise stakeholders on and/or negotiate commercial and operational terms, develop negotiation plans to ensure terms are achieved
• Develop and foster strategic and operational relationships at Officer Level and below to advance cross functional business priority alignment, GSSS vision and overall value offering
• Develop and monitor the pipeline of open initiatives across business areas (planned and unplanned) to forecast and manage sourcing operations resources and benefits
• Keep abreast of industry news and critical developments within the category space, highlighting innovation opportunities and competitor insights – maintain active involvement in local & national industry networks
• Effectively manage direct reports, committed to developing & empowering the team to excel in their roles and achieve their career objectives

Educational/Experience Requirements:

• 4-year accredited degree required, Bachelors’ Degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Marketing preferred, MBA a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in strategic sourcing or commensurate experience in related functions. Marketing strategic sourcing and/or marketing background preferred.

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 stakeholder relationships and influence both internally and externally to provide McDonald’s with the highest value services
• Demonstrate big-picture thinking and ability to identify opportunities to streamline & scale solutions. Develop pipeline of opportunities for what we should be doing rather than reacting solely to demand for support.
• Leverage internal and external network/sources to share best practices and solve problems
• Solid understanding of sourcing best practices, including supplier negotiations, selection, evaluation, management, and development. Knowledge of Marketing strategic sourcing methodologies, including agency selection, scoping, negotiations, evaluation, & management preferred.
• Strong analytical acumen with ability to synthesize complex information and articulate in a concise manner, translating into business recommendations, with a high level of completeness and accuracy. Highly proficient in Excel.
• 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

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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