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McDonald's · 11 hours ago

Manager, Strategy & Planning

Chicago, IL, US, 60607

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

McDonald's is a leading global omni-channel restaurant brand focused on innovative technology to enhance customer experiences. The Strategy & Planning Manager will support the Global Technology Strategy & Planning team by coordinating enterprise planning processes and collaborating with various departments to drive strategic initiatives.

Restaurants

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Coordination of Enterprise Phase Planning process for Global Technology, in collaboration with market and segment teams

Support the evolution of project plans to inform Enterprise Planning Roadmaps – informing a standardized approach that ties to our overall planning goals and deliverables

Act as a subject matter expert on strategic and operational activities, questions and establishing best practices

Partner closely with key center collaborator groups to enable all enterprise planning deliverables

Help ensure accuracy and alignment of key project artifacts by regularly communicating Enterprise Roadmap updates and deadlines to the Project Management Office

Qualification

Management consultingTechnology planningOperations expertiseMarketing experienceAdvanced MS OfficeSmartsheet experiencePower BI experienceAnalytical skillsCritical thinkingProblem solvingOral communicationWritten communicationPresentation skillsFacilitationAttention to detail

Required

Bachelor's degree in business administration, strategy or related fields

5+ years of experience and technical/functional expertise in one or several of the following areas: management consulting, technology, planning, operations and/or marketing

Demonstrable ability to influence senior leaders and peers without direct authority

Experience leading multi-functional initiatives with multiple Global collaborators

Demonstrated experience developing analyses, presentations, and support material to implement strategy or change initiatives

Mature critical thinking, problem solving, analytical, oral, and written communication, and presentation skills

Advanced MS Office skills (Excel and Powerpoint)

Dedicated facilitator who strategically leads discussions

Hard-working/self-starter, diligent leader who actively works to remove barriers to achieving results

Adapts to changes in priorities with ease, comfortable working 'in the gray' while defining the way forward

High attention to detail and ability to consume large amounts of information across disparate artifacts/sources and successfully connect the dots

Preferred

Smartsheet or Power BI experience preferred

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits

A 401(k) plan

Adoption assistance program

Educational assistance program

Flexible ways of working

Time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO)

Company

McDonald's

Glassdoor3.6

McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over 37,000 locations in over 100 countries.

Founded in 1955

Chicago, Illinois, US

10001+ employees

https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/

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