- Agriculture & Sustainable Sourcing Manager and Ireland London
- McDonald's Corporation in London, , United Kingdom
- jobs
- 4 days ago
jobs description
Location: East Finchley
Company
Description:
McDonald’s has run its business in the UK since 1974 and celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The business currently operates over 1,450 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, serving almost four million customers each day. McDonald’s is one of the UK’s largest private sector employers, employing over 177,000 people.
McDonald’s UK & Ireland has a proven track record of investing in the development of its employees and offering flexibility as part of its dedication to being a modern and progressive company. Every year, it invests over £40 million in developing people, giving every one of its employees the opportunity to take part in structured training.
McDonald’s buys ingredients from over 23,000 British and Irish farmers and spends over £1.1 billion annually on its food and packaging requirements. McDonald’s is committed to supporting British and Irish farmers to ensure it can continue to source many of its ingredients from the UK and Ireland.
McDonald’s is a market leader in its field, striving for the highest standard of quality, speed and restaurant experience. Re-generation of our restaurant infrastructure, covering digital ordering, re-imaging and dual-point service make working at McDonald’s more exciting than ever!
We are dedicated to using our scale for good: good for people, our industry and the planet. From bold recycling initiatives and sustainable sourcing efforts to our partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities, we see every day as a chance to have a genuine impact on our customers, our people and our partners.
We're a people business just as much as we are a restaurant business. We strive to be the most inclusive brand in the world by building diverse teams who create delicious, feel-good moments that are easy for everyone to enjoy. Joining McDonald's means thinking big every day and preparing for a career that can have impact around the world.
Company Vision and Culture
Our Global vision is to build a better McDonald’s and, in the UK, and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Ireland's best-loved restaurant company.
McDonald’s is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with customers, franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent, creating a positive, energising, exceptional working environment for us all.
Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs, our priorities and our actions:
Serve: We put our customers and our people first
Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone
Integrity: We do the right thing
Community: We are good neighbours
Family: We get better together
Hybrid Working
This role is based in our East Finchley office working 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely.
Job Description:
The Opportunity
Lead the McDonald’s UK & Ireland’s Agriculture strategy and continuously develop our approach and progress on animal health and welfare, environmental improvements and enhancing skills and knowledge for young farmers.
• Manage and deliver Global and Market priorities and public commitments, including executing initiatives relevant to the Plan for Change.
• Engage with Departments across the wider business and supplier base to deliver Farm Forward objectives and provide technical direction to meet sustainable sourcing requirements.
• Work with the Strategic Sourcing team to identify opportunities to create shared value across agricultural supply chains.
• Represent McDonald’s and its sustainable sourcing interests both internally and externally with farmers and senior stakeholders across the food and farming industry, Government, NGO and customer base.
• Actively and positively influence McDonald’s brand trust messaging through innovation within the supply chain.
• Support the Agriculture Coordinator (Supplier Secondee) to develop, budget and implement the Progressive Young Farmers Programme.
What will my accountabilities be?
Lead the delivery of Plan for Change relevant to our agriculture strategy and global priorities.
• Strategically manage and continuously develop relevant…
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