Director, Supply Chain Network Strategy & Design

McCain Foods USA•Oakbrook Terrace, IL

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Supply Chain Network Strategy & Design owns how and where McCain makes, sources, and stores finished goods for the Global Snacking business — translating commercial ambition into a resilient, cost-advantaged manufacturing and distribution footprint. This leader sets the finished-goods sourcing and network strategy: the make-vs-buy decisions, footprint choices, and product-to-plant-to-market flows that determine how Snacking will scale Globally. This is a strategy-and-design mandate focused on the finished-goods network. Success depends on strong cross-regional relationships and the ability to align diverse stakeholders behind common network outcomes — working closely with Regional Managing Directors across all regions (NA, EMENA, APACSA, LATAM) so local execution supports a single, high-performing global network. This newly created role offers the opportunity to build a new team and shape the function from the ground up.

Requirements

University degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations Research, Analytics, or Business (Master’s preferred)
10+ years of progressive supply chain experience in multinational or FMCG/CPG environments
Deep expertise in network design, make-vs-buy strategy, footprint optimization, and capacity planning
Strong hands-on experience with network optimization tools (e.g., Llamasoft, Coupa Supply Chain Guru, Cosmic Frog or equivalent)
Advanced analytics capability, including total delivered cost and cost-to-serve modeling
Working knowledge of food and trade regulatory requirements and global trade compliance considerations
Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders in global matrix organizations
Strong communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills
Proficiency in SAP (or equivalent ERP), advanced Excel, and executive-level PowerPoint
Demonstrated success building and developing high-performing teams
Alignment with McCain’s values of authenticity, integrity, and people-first leadership

Responsibilities

Own the Global Snacking finished-goods network strategy — defining where products are manufactured, co-manufactured, and stored to serve each market at the best total delivered cost, service, and risk position.
Lead make-vs-buy strategy end to end: when to scale internally, when to keep or expand external/co-manufacturing, and how the footprint should evolve to support growth, new categories, and capacity needs.
Provide network and footprint inputs into long-range capacity and capital planning, in partnership with Operations, Finance, and Global Supply Chain.
Define and maintain the strategic direction for every finished-goods product — Develop, Scale, Insource, Outsource, or Exit — with a simple, repeatable process to keep that view current as the business evolves.
Translate portfolio choices into a repeatable governance system: clear decision rights, owners, triggers, and review cadence for how make-vs-buy and network decisions are made and re-visited.
Establish the standards, criteria, and forums that let McCain make these calls consistently and defensibly across regions — rather than case by case.
Stand up and lead the network-modeling capability — using optimization and scenario tools to pressure-test footprint, sourcing, capacity, and flow decisions.
Run “what-if” scenarios (demand shifts, capacity constraints, cost/tariff changes, supply disruptions) to recommend optimal sourcing and deployment strategies with clear cost-to-serve transparency.
Demonstrate a practical understanding of food and trade regulatory frameworks sufficient to engage effectively with Scientific & Regulatory Affairs (SRA) and trade-compliance teams, translating their requirements into operational network and sourcing decisions.
Embed regulatory and trade requirements into end-to-end network design — so compliance is proactively built into how product is designed, sourced, made, and moved globally.
Act as a trusted advisor to Regional Managing Directors and Supply Chain Leads, aligning regional execution with the global network strategy.
Partner across Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Global Supply Chain to reconcile network recommendations with performance, cost, and investment realities — and to drive decisions to closure.
Build, coach, and develop a new high-performing team (Manager, Network Strategy + two Supply Chain Analysts), establishing the ways of working, tools, and standards of this net-new function.
Foster a “One Supply Chain” mindset — connectivity, shared accountability, and continuous improvement across all Snacking regions.