Head of Sourcing

Head of Sourcing – McDonald’s Nordic

Location: Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo

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.

 

About McDonald’s & Food Folk

McDonald’s is the largest restaurant chain in the Nordics, serving iconic products like the Big Mac® and world-famous fries to 700,000 guests daily. With approximately 25,000 employees over 510 restaurants, McDonald’s delivers great guest experiences every day, primarily through local franchisees.
Food Folk Group has held the licensee rights for McDonald’s in the Nordics since 2017. You will join a Nordic support office of over 350 colleagues, working in a matrix organization across four markets and Nordic functions.
 

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


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

Why Join Food Folk?

This is a highly visible and impactful leadership role where you will play a key part in shaping the future sourcing organization across the Nordics.
You will join a dynamic, international environment where sourcing is central to business performance, innovation, and sustainability—and where you can truly make a difference.

Food Folk is collaborating with Nigel Wright Group in this recruitment process, and we look forward to receiving your application along with an updated CV. Please include any questions in your application.