Director, Strategic Sourcing Services, Hardware

McDonald's Corporation•Chicago, IL

About The Position

McDonald’s is establishing a new Global Indirect Sourcing and Procurement Organization (IS&P) to become a Global Indirect Sourcing and Procurement leader. This role is a leadership opportunity within this new organization, focusing on the global strategic sourcing of hardware. The scope includes store/restaurant technology hardware, data center/infrastructure hardware, end-user devices, and related partners and services. The position involves developing and executing multi-year global category strategies, leading sourcing events, negotiating contracts, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring supply chain resilience and value delivery.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing and/or procurement in a highly complex, global environment, with significant experience in hardware categories
3+ years of people leadership experience, including managing multiple complex sourcing initiatives in parallel
Demonstrated ability to lead executive-level stakeholder discussions and drive decisions through influence
Strong negotiation and commercial acumen, including experience structuring and negotiating supplier agreements

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree
Experience with global OEM/ODM and VAR/distribution ecosystems and hardware support/service models
Experience building TCO models and using spend and performance analytics to drive decisions
Experience with e-sourcing / source-to-contract tools (preferred: SAP Ariba)
Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms (preferred: Icertis)

Responsibilities

Own a multi-year global category strategy for hardware, aligned to business and technology roadmaps; build and maintain a sourcing pipeline across refresh, new capabilities, and transformation initiatives.
Lead end-to-end sourcing events (RFI/RFP/RFQ), supplier evaluations, and award recommendations using structured selection criteria (value, risk, capability, innovation, and total cost).
Develop negotiation strategies and contract structures across OEM/ODM, VAR, and services partners (pricing models, rebates, price protections, warranties/RMA, lead times, SLAs, and service/support terms).
Serve as a strategic business partner to senior leaders; influence decisions across IT and business teams, and align requirements, timelines, and funding to deliver outcomes.
Develop and maintain a best-in-class supplier segmentation framework (e.g., spend, criticality, performance, risk) and use it to drive supplier rationalization and investment decisions.
Establish performance targets and governance (including quarterly business reviews where applicable), monitor adherence to commitments, and drive corrective action and continuous improvement plans.
Identify and manage category and supplier risks (allocation constraints, lead times, single-source dependencies, financial/geopolitical exposure) and implement resiliency strategies (dual sourcing, continuity plans).
Accountable for delivering cost savings and cost avoidance through fact-based category strategies, demand optimization, and commercial negotiations; establish reporting to track savings, value realization, and supplier outcomes.
Partner with suppliers and internal teams to identify innovation opportunities and improve sourcing/procurement processes, governance, and controls.
Lead and develop a high-performing sourcing team; set priorities, coach capability development, and ensure execution across concurrent initiatives.