C.H. Guenther · 1 day ago
Vice President & General Manager, McDonald’s Business Unit
San Antonio, TX (CH Guenther & Son)
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
15+ years expC.H. Guenther is a leading global bakery platform with a strong heritage of quality and service. The VP, GMBU will oversee the commercial relationship with McDonald’s, driving growth and orchestrating enterprise execution for the Bakery & Frozen portfolio across multiple regions.
Food Production
Responsibilities
Serve as the enterprise channel owner for McDonald’s; lead top-to-top engagement and relationship health across regions
Translate complex system issues into decision-ready options; drive fast alignment and follow-through
Set and execute pricing strategy; ensure disciplined price realization and value articulation
Lead partnership agreements, strategy and negotiations; protect long-term economics while strengthening partnership equity
Establish the operating cadence: weekly operating reviews, monthly scorecards, quarterly business reviews, and annual JBP
Create multi-year strategic roadmaps that align with McDonald’s priorities integrating innovation, productivity, and sustainability; translate into executable plans
Align R&D/Innovation, FSQS/QA, Supply Chain/Operations, Finance, Sustainability, and Customer Service/Forecasting around one integrated plan and clear ownership
Provide clear reporting to the CEO: performance, risks, opportunities, and actions
Drive assured supply consistency through proactive robust risk management, scenario planning, and disciplined recovery execution when disruptions occur
Partner with McDonald’s supply ecosystem and logistics partners to strengthen resilience and decision velocity
Sustain and improve food safety and quality performance; lead transparent, root-cause corrective action and prevention
Ensure rapid, high-integrity issue response and closure with clear stakeholder communications
Ensure scalable, operationally feasible commercialization across regions; advance the pipeline with speed, discipline, and accountability
Deliver productivity: simplification, cost-to-serve improvements, capability upgrades, and reliability gains
Build and develop a high-performance team (4 direct reports + matrix); strengthen bench depth and succession readiness
Foster a collaborative, high‑accountability, high‑engagement team culture
Develop succession and elevate capability across the function and enterprise
Qualification
Required
15+ years progressive leadership experience in food manufacturing/distribution, foodservice, or adjacent supply-intensive environments
Education: Bachelor's required; MBA preferred (or equivalent executive business leadership experience)
Extremely strong McDonald's system experience and relationships across Supply Chain, QA/FSQS, NP development, and Operations
Proven executive customer leadership: negotiations, governance, escalation management, and cross-functional execution at pace
Operational fluency sufficient to influence capacity, continuity, and service outcomes without direct line authority
Strong financial and digital fluency (pricing, analytics, planning tools/CRM); crisp communicator with commanding presence and managed ego
Relational Leader: Builds deep trust across all levels; clear, transparent communicator
Disciplined & Accountable: Drives performance rigor with a positive leadership style
Player‑Coach: Hands‑on, humble, low‑ego, and able to flex between strategic and tactical
Driven: Sets ambitious but achievable goals; fosters a continuous‑improvement mindset
Forward‑Thinking: 'Sees around corners'; anticipates risk and opportunity
Integrity & Professionalism: Unquestioned ethics; commands internal and external credibility
Values based: Willing to demonstrate, promote and exemplify CHG's Core Values
Preferred
MBA preferred (or equivalent executive business leadership experience)
Innovation & commercialization leadership: bridges insights, capability, and operational feasibility to scale platforms efficiently across regions
Digital & data literacy: uses analytics/dashboards for forecasting, traceability, and performance storytelling; improves decision quality and transparency
Decision quality under ambiguity makes timely, balanced decisions with incomplete data; steady judgment in high-visibility situations
Developing talent & teams: builds bench strength; coaches' leaders; promotes shared accountability and succession readiness
Benefits
Health and disability insurance
Retirement savings options
Flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance programs
Educational assistance
Parental leave
Paid time off
Company-paid holidays
Company
C.H. Guenther
San Antonio-headquartered C.H.
1001-5000 employees
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