Head of Sourcing
- Applications are considered on a rolling basis
- Multiple locations
- Hybrid
We are looking for a commercially driven and strategic Head of Sourcing to lead and develop sourcing activities across McDonald’s Nordic organization.
This is a newly shaped leadership role, created as part of an exciting transformation to expend a more centralized, commercially driven, and future-oriented sourcing organization across the Nordics.
As Head of Sourcing, you will have end-to-end responsibility for sourcing across all food and paper categories, ensuring cost efficiency, supply continuity, and full compliance with McDonald’s global standards.
You will lead and develop a team of sourcing professionals, drive supplier strategies, and play a key role in shaping a best-in-class sourcing function. Working closely with internal stakeholders, franchisees, and suppliers, you will deliver sustainable sourcing solutions that balance quality, cost, risk, and long-term value.
Unlike traditional procurement roles, this position focuses on strategic sourcing, supplier management, and commercial leadership, while transactional procurement is managed externally.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute the Nordic sourcing strategy aligned with business and sustainability goals
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing sourcing team
- Own end-to-end sourcing, including tenders, negotiations, and supplier selection
- Build and maintain strong, strategic supplier relationships
- Drive cost optimization and manage ingredient cost performance
- Identify and mitigate sourcing risks (e.g. supply disruptions, commodity volatility, FX)
- Ensure compliance with food safety, quality standards, and McDonald’s sourcing requirements
- Provide forecasting, insights, and decision support to leadership and Finance
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and franchisees
- Drive continuous improvement and sustainable sourcing initiatives
Skills & Requirements
Your Profile
We believe you are a commercially driven sourcing leader with strong experience from strategic sourcing or supply chain environments within retail, FMCG, food service, or similar industries.
You combine a strategic mindset with strong execution capability, and you are confident leading teams, negotiating with suppliers, and influencing stakeholders across a complex organization.
To succeed in this role, you likely have:
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Extensive experience within sourcing, procurement, or category management
- Proven leadership experience and ability to develop teams
- Strong commercial, analytical, and negotiation skills
- Experience working in complex, fast-paced environments
- A proactive, self-driven, and structured approach
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Fluency in English and one Nordic language
- Experience from the McDonald’s system is considered a strong advantage
About the company
McDonald’s is the largest restaurant chain in the Nordics and the market leader in both sales and market share, serving iconic products such as the Big Mac and world-famous fries to over 600,000 guests every day.
In 2021, McDonald’s became the leading Quick Service Restaurant in each of the Nordic countries for the first time. System-wide sales exceed €2.0 billion, with more than 136 million customers served annually. Food Folk is the largest youth employer in the region, with around 30,000 restaurant employees and approximately 70 franchisees operating across four countries. There are ambitious plans to grow to 600 restaurants by 2030.
We believe in using our scale and reach responsibly, engaging customers, employees, franchisees, suppliers, and partners to make a positive impact in the communities we serve. We are proud of the progress made and remain committed to driving meaningful change across our markets.
Food Folk is an independent company holding a 20-year McDonald’s International Development Licence (“IDL”) to operate McDonald’s restaurants in the Nordics. Owned by the Hands Family since 2017, Food Folk oversees both restaurant operations and the associated real estate portfolio. The corporate organisation comprises around 300 colleagues, with offices in Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, and Stockholm.
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