Manager, Sourcing Strategy (Sustainability)

Company Description

Job Description

Job Description:

Company Description:

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 McDonalds 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 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.

Department Overview

The role is part of the U.S. Sustainability team within U.S. Supply Chain. The team works across the System to advance sustainability priorities while supporting supply assurance and business resilience.

The Manager, U.S. Sustainability will lead key sustainability and supply chain resiliency initiatives across the U.S. business. The role will translate sustainability priorities into clear workplans and measurable outcomes, with an initial emphasis on ingredient resiliency and supplier sustainability data and progress.

This position will work across U.S. and Global Supply Chain teams, suppliers, and external partners to anticipate risks, identify opportunities, coordinate implementation, and provide decision-ready information to leadership. The role sits at the intersection of agricultural production, supply-chain strategy and restaurant operations. The Manager will help ensure that sustainability initiatives support risk mitigation, responsible sourcing and long-term business value.

Who will my customers and partners be?

• U.S. Sustainability and U.S. Supply Chain leadership
• U.S. and Global category teams
• Suppliers and supplier councils
• Owner/Operators, as applicable
• Finance, Operations, Government Relations, Legal, Communications, and other cross-functional partners
• HAVI, FMG, and other strategic service providers
• Farmers, ranchers, growers, and producer organizations
• Commodity groups and precompetitive sustainability platforms, where appropriate
• Data, measurement, and verification providers

Duties

Sustainability strategy and execution

• Translate U.S. Sustainability priorities into clear workplans, milestones, owners, and measures of success.
• Align U.S. and Global teams, escalating material risks and decisions, avoiding duplication and ensuring consistent execution.
• Provide concise, decision-ready updates to leadership as required

Ingredient and supply chain resiliency

• Assess resiliency risks and opportunities across priority agricultural commodities and sourcing regions, considering climate, environmental, biological, operational, and market factors that could impact long-term supply availability, and translate those insights into practical mitigation strategies and investment opportunities.

How will success be measured?

Initial priorities

• Current-year chicken resiliency projects are closed with clear documentation of outcomes, learnings, and recommended next steps.
• Supplier sustainability and carbon data requests are issued and managed through a clear, well-documented process.
• Governance, measurement approaches, and implementation plans are established for 2027 chicken resiliency initiatives.

Longer-term success

• 2027 chicken resiliency initiatives have clear objectives, milestones, ownership, measurement approaches, and reliable data tracking.
• The resiliency approach is expanded to additional priority commodities based on supply exposure, business materiality, potential impact, and feasibility of action.
• Internal teams and suppliers have clear expectations, effective coordination, and consistent follow-through.
• Resilience insights inform category-level sourcing, investment, and risk-mitigation decisions.
• Repeatable sustainability data and measurement processes improve data quality, reporting efficiency, and decision-making over time.
• Initially lead the close out of current-year (Q4 2026) chicken resiliency projects in coordination with Global teams, while developing a repeatable approach that can be applied to additional agricultural commodities.
• Lead implementation of approved 2027 chicken resiliency projects, with clear objectives, governance, and measures of success.
• Support prioritization of future commodity work based on supply exposure, production and climate risk, business materiality, potential impact, and feasibility of action.
• Track project data to show progress, risks, and required decisions

Supplier sustainability data and ESG reporting

• Lead carbon and other sustainability data collection across U.S. suppliers in Q4, leveraging format from previous reporting cycle including management of supplier requests, timelines, and follow-up.
• Ensure data quality and maintain appropriate supporting documentation for reporting requirements.
• Coordinate the collection, validation, and documentation of U.S. sustainability information required for internal and external reporting. Maintain clear, repeatable processes and timelines to improve the consistency and efficiency of sustainability reporting year over year.
• Support Restaurant NEXT sustainability work, including ownership and coordination of the restaurant market survey and associated data collection, analysis, and reporting.

U.S. Supply Chain sustainability summary

• Own U.S. sustainability data capture for the Supply Chain executive summary.

Qualifications

Previous experience

• Bachelors degree in sustainability, supply chain, business, environmental science, agriculture, data analytics or a related field.
• Relevant work experience in sustainability, responsible sourcing, supply chain resiliency, supplier engagement, project management.
• Experience coordinating complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage data requests, milestones, reporting processes, and project dependencies.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into clear insights and actionable recommendations.
• Experience preparing concise, business-oriented materials for leadership, including clear articulation of risks, trade-offs, financial implications to the business and franchisees, and recommended decisions.
• Experience working with suppliers or third-party service providers. Preferred experience with producers, producer organizations, universities, extension services, or agricultural implementation partners.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Experience using Microsoft Power BI or similar tools to develop dashboards, visualize sustainability data, and communicate progress is preferred.

Personal skills

• Strategic and practical, connecting long-term sustainability priorities to executable plans and near-term business needs.
• Organized and accountable, establishing clear ownership, maintaining momentum, and following through on commitments.
• A collaborative influencer who builds alignment across teams and partners without relying solely on formal authority.
• Curious and resilient, learning quickly, adapting to change and working constructively through ambiguity.
• A clear communicator with experience translating scientific, technical, or farm-level information into recommendations for business and supply-chain audiences.
• Business-minded, evaluating sustainability initiatives through the combined lenses of resilience, responsible sourcing, operational feasibility, and value to the System.
• A talent builder who contributes to a supportive, feedback-rich culture and helps colleagues build new capabilities.

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: Yes

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range for this role is $118,769.00 - $148,461.00 per year

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.

Additional Information:

Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, including but not limited to comprehensive health insurance, which includes medical, prescription drug, mental health, dental and vision coverage, as well as, life insurance.

Bonus eligible: This position is eligible for a bonus, calculated based on individual and company performance.

Long term Incentive eligible: This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to McDonald's long-term incentive plan.

McDonald's is an equal opportunity employer. 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 mcdhrbenefits@us.mcd.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

McDonald's provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

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Categories

• Sourcing Strategy
• Corporate

Categories ID Categories URL Job title Manager, Sourcing Strategy (Sustainability) Position Type Date Posted 11/09/2026 Primary Quest ID Second Quest ID Job Classification

Location(s) Chicago, IL, 60607, US

Job ID 5637

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