Director, Supply Chain Network Strategy

Position Title: Director, Supply Chain Network Strategy & Design

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Grade: Grade 07

Requisition ID: 43306

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.

Success depends on strong cross‑regional relationships and the ability to align diverse stakeholders behind common network outcomes — working closely with Regional Managing Directors across all regions (NA, EMENA, APACSA, LATAM) so local execution supports a single, high‑performing global 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 co