Director, Supply Chain Network Strategy & Design

About The Role

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. Reporting to the VP, Supply Chain – Global Snacking, and building a new, purpose-built team, 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.

This newly created role offers the opportunity to build a new team and shape the function from the ground up.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Finished-Goods Network Strategy
  • 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.
• Portfolio Segmentation
  • 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.
• Make-vs-Buy Governance & Decision Rights
  • 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.
• Network Modeling, Scenario Planning & Analytics
  • 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.
• Regulatory & Trade Integration
  • 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.
• Cross-Regional Partnership & Stakeholder Alignment
  • 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.
• Team Leadership & Capability Building
  • 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.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• 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
• Prioritization of regulatory and trade requirements into end-to-end network design
• 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

Additional Information

• Travel: Up to 20%, including international travel.
• Work model: Hybrid — 3 days on-site (subject to change; most office-based roles follow McCain’s hybrid model with up to two days remote per week).

About The Team

This is a newly established, high-impact team within Global Snacking Supply Chain. The Director will build and lead a team consisting of a Manager, Network Strategy and two Supply Chain Analysts. The team is responsible for establishing the frameworks, tools, and capabilities that enable a globally integrated network strategy, working closely with regional teams and cross-functional partners across Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Supply Chain.

About McCain

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Leadership Principles

• Understanding customer needs
• Driving innovation
• Empowering people
• Taking ownership to deliver results

The McCain Experience

• Collaborative, people-first culture
• Curiosity, continuous improvement, and shared success
• Flexible hybrid work model
• Comprehensive benefits package including health coverage, retirement savings benefits, and leave support
• Well-being programs including vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources

Job Family

Supply Chain & Logistics

Location(s)

• US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace

About McCain Foods USA, Inc.

McCain Foods USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of McCain Foods Ltd., a global family-owned company. We strive to be the employer of choice in diverse communities around the world and recognize the importance of inclusion in driving our creativity, resilience, and success.