It supplier manager

The Opportunity Hybrid Working This role is based in our East Finchley office working 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely. The Opportunity The opportunity You will be responsible for managing all key local suppliers within the specific supplier management category as a member of the Running Great Restaurants team (RGRT). There are 4 specific categories: People Technology, Customer and Restaurant, Corporate and Infrastructure Office. This role will be responsible for ensuring that McDonalds suppliers are providing robust, resilient and service-focused solutions that continuously improve, innovate and ultimately deliver maximum value. You will contribute to enhancing the framework of practices that govern management of supplier relationships. What will my accountabilities be? Provide leadership to foster a high-performing culture aligned with the company values Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to members of your team, ensuring that all individuals have strong development plans, a path for career progression and a succession plan Work closely with the Supplier Selection Contracts Consultant to provide strategic supplier management governance, audit and compliance framework and commercial negotiations for any new or extended service contracts Defining, agreeing and implementing supplier performance criterias Accountable for working closely with the Deployment and Testing team Service Operations team to ensure a smooth transition of all local services into production with established support models Support the Technology Adoption and Innovation team to ensure corporate and restaurant teams are ready to receive any changes in terms of training and business process enhancements that sufficient engagement has taken place so the full benefits are realised Set standards with our suppliers to ensure they are held accountable for delivering excellent design, change, operations and continual improvement which focuses on the health, hygiene and innovation of their products Measure supplier performance, address non-compliance, escalate significant issues, drive recovery plans and if necessary, amend contracts utilising dashboards and scorecards Conduct structured and regular service reviews with our suppliers using global Vendor Management Office (VMO) scorecards and tooling to objectively validate performance, tracking actions on the Continual Improvement Register and implementing service improvement plans where required Communicate regularly with internal stakeholders to report on supplier and team performance and align priorities Maintain product roadmaps with stakeholder input and a prioritised backlog which aligns with business priorities and budget Manage expenditure ensuring that all financial targets are met, investigating any risk areas where budgets and expenditure may exceed their agreed tolerances and report these. Ensure accurate allocation and apportionment of all incurred costs Provide inputs for contract review, renewal and/or termination What team will I be a part of? The Supplier Manager(s) will operate within the Supplier Management team and as part of the Running Great Restaurant Technology department. Who are my customers? Customers of this role will include: Supplier Management team Global Vendor Management Office Our franchisees Our suppliers Department Heads and Directors from across the business Colleagues in other McDonalds markets and those working in global and segment functions