Commercial Manager
The successful candidate will oversee the commercial needs of the entire Restaurant Solutions Group (RSG) across the UK & Ireland, recognising business opportunities to deliver value and enhanced services, alongside our supporting sustainability goals.
They will be responsible for setting the standards for structured and effective supplier management and govenance, requiring a very high degree of integrity and confidentiality.As Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for the continuous development of commercial agreements with our suppliers.
This requires close working relationship with our Key Equipment & Restaurant Services supplier partner (H+K) and leveraging the scale of the McDonalds system to ensure that we have the most appropriate arrangements in place. You will provide leadership in supplier negotiations and play a pivotal role in shaping future service requirements in line with McDonalds growth and business priorities (Roadmap, Plan to Win).
This is key to developing stable and long-term partners that are suitably motivated to deliver the best service to our restaurants.Working with contract managers and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), you will continuously work to strategically expand, preserve or improve the companys processes and policies for existing and new suppliers whilst maintaining regulatory compliance and company requirements.The applicant must have an awareness of the importance of the service and supplier support structure within the UK&I, and a clear belief in the 3-Legged Stool approach (Company, Franchisees & Supplier partnerships) for our future growth.The Commercial Manager will also lead budget planning to support the Finance team with cost projections including Capital Investment and Expenditure (capex) and Maintenance & Repair (M&R).
They will oversee department General & Administration (G&A), as well as equipment forecasting and forward bulk purchasing for assured supply in line with business requirements. This will be achieved through effective collaboration with the senior leadership team and support from direct reports.What will my accountabilities be?Lead for RSG in providing contractual and commercial solutions to business challengesLead supplier contract negotiations to support franchisees and restaurants and leverage the scale of the McDonalds system to deliver high business value and cost certaintyMaintain relationships with suppliers and service partnersOwnership of a comprehensive services and suppliers procurement strategy for RSG including Request for Information (RFI) / Pre-qualification (PQQ), Request for Proposal (RFP) / Invitation to Tender