Sustainable Sourcing Specialist

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom McDonalds UK (Corporate) Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Sustainable Sourcing Specialist to join our team at McDonald's UK (Corporate). As a key member of our Supply Chain function, you will play a critical role in driving our sustainability agenda and ensuring the long-term commercial success of our business.

Key Responsibilities
  • Indirect Sustainability:
    • Develop and implement plans to meet our 2025, 2030, and 2050 sustainability targets
    • Provide recommendations to senior leadership on actions required to achieve these targets
    • Utilize best practices to develop commercially sustainable objectives and strategies
    • Develop and implement a combined indirect sustainability roadmap and track progress
    • Collaborate with our Development team to ensure objectives are aligned with commercial imperatives
    • Influence stakeholders, including franchisees and corporate teams, to support sustainability recommendations
    • Develop and run trials in climate innovation, as endorsed by our Supply Chain Leadership Team
  • Energy Analysis and Procurement:
    • Work with our external energy consultants to design and deliver an energy roadmap to drive long-term sustainable value
    • Procure energy through our external consultants, aligned with our Risk Management Strategy
    • Manage McDonald's renewable energy strategy, including power purchase agreements, REGO purchasing, and on-site generation opportunities
    • Collaborate with our Strategic Finance department to review and improve our energy risk management strategy
    • Drive supplier performance through governance and contract management
    • Influence stakeholders, including franchisees and corporate teams, to support energy recommendations
    • Create a communications framework to communicate our energy strategy to franchisees and gain buy-in
  • Waste & Packaging Management:
    • Manage suppliers delivering our Full Circle Waste (FCW) initiative
    • Accountable for managing the transition from our current waste contract to FCW
    • Accountable for meeting our target to recycle all restaurant waste by 2027 through FCW
    • Commercially manage FCW, including oversight of material commodity value and return on facility investment as part of supplier contracts
    • Assess FCW KPIs and supplier performance to embed, amend, or update FCW deliverables
  • Other Indirect Spend in Supply Chain:
    • Manage other indirect and sustainability-impacting supplier contracts aligned with departments such as uniform, LPG, refrigerants, and chemicals
  • General:
    • Facilitate and influence joint collaboration and innovation to drive sound commercial outcomes
    • Develop and manage the business relationship between McDonald's and its suppliers
    • Provide ongoing continuous improvement, coaching, and support for supplier development
    • Stay current with trends to determine and benchmark commodity pricing, supplier KPIs, and other relevant metrics
    • Exemplify ethical standards and corporate values through actions and decisions
    • Build and maintain working relationships to clarify communications, generate appropriate solutions, and deliver information in a timely fashion to uphold high Supply Chain standards
    • Build strong, cohesive partnerships between McDonald's and our major suppliers
    • Foster teamwork and coordination among major suppliers and internal stakeholders
    • Champion change and encourage flexibility and agility
    About the Team

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

About Our Customers

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

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