SCM Sourcing & Project Manager

About the Role
This regional role is responsible for shaping the company's MEA Supply Chain strategy in support of 850+ restaurants across more than 27 markets. This leader will strengthen supplier partnerships, enhance franchisee economics, and build a resilient supplier ecosystem by partnering closely with suppliers, franchisees, and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, future-focused supply chain solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute long-term category strategies that support sustainable business growth, improve franchisee economics, and strengthen supply chain resilience.
• Identify and deliver value creation opportunities through strategic sourcing, supplier optimization, cost management, and category innovation.
• Build supply chain management capabilities and process excellence to drive world-class category management practices, including cost modeling, commodity intelligence, supplier relationship management, and technology enablement.
• Optimize supply chain processes by identifying opportunities for efficiency, capability building, digitization, and continuous improvement.
• Build compelling, data-driven business cases that improve franchisee economics, operational efficiency, and long-term system value.
• Champion the adoption of advanced supply chain analytics and automation to improve decision-making, increase operational efficiency, and create scalable category management solutions across the MEA region.
• Ensure supply continuity and operational resilience across a dynamic supply network by proactively mitigating geopolitical, inflationary, commodity, logistics, and operational risks impacting the region.
• Own strategic supplier relationships and develop new supplier partnerships to drive competitive advantage and ensure the company is a customer of choice.
• Elevate supplier partnerships to unlock value and growth for the company, including leading negotiations, capacity planning, and business continuity planning.
• Lead commercialization and implementation of new and promotional products, including LTOs, ensuring supply readiness, stakeholder alignment, and successful market execution.
• Drive governance, compliance, and adherence to the company's standards.
• Drive specification harmonization and optimization across the MEA region.
• Champion sustainability initiatives within the company's supply chain and ensure long-term ESG goals are embedded into category and sourcing strategies.
• Collaborate regularly with supplier partners, regional supply chain leaders, franchise partners, the company's leadership, global and regional functional leaders, and third-party partners or consultants.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in supply chain roles, ideally within the food industry or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in global or regional strategic category management or procurement.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders, challenge the status quo, and drive change.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Excellent communication and partnership skills with the ability to work effectively with internal and external partners across a global business.
• Strong presentation, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to gain buy-in and influence key stakeholders at all levels of a global organization.
• High level of intellectual curiosity.
• Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging spend analytics, procurement technologies, and data-driven decision-making tools.
• Strong digital and automation mindset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Food industry supply chain experience.
• Regional or multi-market experience across MEA or other international markets.
• Experience working with franchise partners, supplier partners, and cross-functional global teams.
• Experience leading category innovation, supplier negotiations, commercialization, or supply chain transformation initiatives.