Sustainable Sourcing Consultant - Energy

Company Description:

Who are McDonald’s? 

McDonald’s has run its business in the UK since 1974 and celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The business currently operates over 1,450 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, serving almost four million customers each day. McDonald’s is one of the UK’s largest private sector employers, employing over 177,000 people.

McDonald’s UK & Ireland has a proven track record of investing in the development of its employees and offering flexibility as part of its dedication to being a modern and progressive company. Every year, it invests over £40 million in developing people, giving every one of its employees the opportunity to take part in structured training.

McDonald’s buys ingredients from over 23,000 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

Hybrid Working

This role is based in our East Finchley office working 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely.

Job Description:

The Opportunity 

The procurement function reports through to Supply Chain. In your role as Indirect Sustainability Sourcing Consultant, you will leverage external consultants and internal business SMEs to optimise short- and long-term commercial outcomes, primarily focused on delivering McD’s indirect sustainability roadmap. 

What will my accountabilities be?

Indirect Sustainability

• Collaboratively develop plans to meet 2025, 2030 and 2050 targets
• Provide recommendations to Head of on actions required
• Utilise best practise develop commercially sustainable objectives
• Develop combined Indirect roadmap and follow up on implementation
• Collaborate with Development to ensure objectives are also aligned with commercial imperatives
• Influence stakeholders, both franchisees and corporate to support recommendations 
• Develop and run trials in climate innovation (as endorsed by the Supply Chain Leadership Team)

Energy Analysis and Procurement

• Work with our external Energy Consultants to design/deliver an energy roadmap to deliver long-term sustainable value
• Procure energy via our External Consultant in line with our Risk Management Strategy
• Manage McDonald’s renewable energy strategy including power purchase agreements, REGO  purchasing and on-site generation opportunities
• Work collaboratively with our Strategic Finance department to review and improve our energy risk management strategy 
• Drive supplier performance through governance and contract management
• Influence stakeholders, both franchisees and corporate, to support recommendations 
• Create a communications framework through which we can communicate to Franchisees about our strategy and  gain buy-in

Waste & Packaging Management

• Manage suppliers delivering Full Circle Waste (FCW = centralized waste collection and reporting) initiative
• Accountability for managing transition from current contract to FCW
• Accountability for meeting target to recycle all restaurant waste by 2027 (through FCW)
• Commercial management of FCW including oversight of material commodity value and return on facility investment as part of supplier contract
• Assessment of FCW KPI’s and supplier performance to embed / amend / 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, 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
• Provides ongoing continuous improvement plus coaching and support for supplier development
• Stay current with trends to determine and do benchmarking (e.g., commodity pricing, supplier KPIs etc.)
• 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

What Team will I be a part of?
You would be working within the Sustainable & Indirect 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 Indirect Sustainability Sourcing Consultant, you will develop and lead relationships with key internal and external partners, these include the Senior Leadership team, Supply Chain department, Strategic Sourcing, QA, Logistics, Impact, Food Development, Marketing, Business Strategy and Insight, Operations, Supplier Partners, 3rd party Distributor and Franchisees.

Qualifications:

What background do I need to have?

Desirable technical and behavioural skills

• Knowledge of Sustainable Sourcing and working towards CIPS procurement qualification
• Experience in FMCG or Retail
• Able to work collaboratively in a team environment
• A result driven individual with the ability to meet goals, targets and deliver business plan objectives 
• Proactive in own self-development
• Strong communication and prioritisation skills
• Commercial acumen
• Demonstrated success managing senior stakeholders 
• Knowledgeable and strong in interpersonal skills to effectively influence and engage with Owner/Operators throughout the Company
• Strong in influencing and negotiation skills to create change and build relationship
• Developed problem-solver
• Motivated, energetic, proactive and eager- willing to take a hands-on approach to support the execution of the Supply Chain
• Strong in ability to take initiative to pre-empty problems and to innovate and remain open to new ideas
• Resilient, resourceful and adaptable to change to work effectively in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated well developed knowledge of procurement principles
• Demonstrates a high level of technical and professional expertise

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." 

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