Consultant, Strategy
Date: 7 Aug 2026
Location: London, GB, N2 8AW
Company: McDonald's Corporation
About Us
McDonalds has run its business in the UK since 1974 and currently operates over 1500 restaurants across the UK and Ireland, serving almost four million customers each day. McDonalds is one of the UKs largest private sector employers, employing over 170,000 people.
About the Team
The Strategy, Planning & Digital (SP&D) team is McDonald's UK&I Supply Chain's internal strategy and transformation function. Partnering with senior leaders, franchisees, suppliers and global teams, the team develops long-term strategy, drives organisational effectiveness, governs prioritisation and leads major transformation programmes, helping ensure Supply Chain remains both a source of competitive advantage and a key contributor to the strategic direction of the UK&I business.
Supply Chain faces some of the most significant opportunities and challenges in the world of business. From delivering net zero across restaurant operations and supply chains through the elimination of Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and strengthening agricultural resilience, to navigating geopolitical conflict, inflationary pressures, climate disruption and global supply chain shocks, the function plays a critical role in protecting growth, restaurant profitability and long-term business resilience.
Managing billions of pounds of annual spend, McDonald's UK&I Supply Chain supports one of the busiest restaurant systems in both the McDonald's network and the UK restaurant sector. The function secures commercially advantageous partnerships that create value for customers, franchisees and suppliers whilst ensuring the resilience, safety and quality of supply across more than 1,500 restaurants.
What You'll Bring
Experience
- Experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, transformation, programme management, business planning or a related discipline.
- Proven track record of solving complex business problems and delivering measurable improvements.
- Experience developing business cases, strategic recommendations and executive-level communications.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholder groups.
- Experience operating effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
- Experience with supply chain, operations, consumer goods, retail, foodservice or franchised business models is advantageous but not essential.
Skills
- Structured problem solving and analytical thinking.
- Strong business case development and strategic analysis capability.
- Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills.
- Ability to build compelling presentations, reports and recommendation papers for senior leaders.
- Strong workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Familiarity with business improvement, process design or transformation methodologies.
- Data analysis and visualisation capabilities (Power BI, Tableau or similar) desirable.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in an analytical discipline.
- Professional qualifications in project, programme or change management are advantageous but not required.
- Professional qualifications in data analysis and visualisation, or AI, are advantageous but not required.
At McDonald's, we are People from all Walks of Life...
Company Vision and Culture
Our Global vision is to build a better McDonalds and in the UK and Ireland we are working hard to be the UK & Irelands best-loved restaurant company.
McDonalds is defined by its culture. Our culture shapes and informs everything we think and everything we do. Our culture influences the way we interact with each other, and how we interact with customers, franchisees and suppliers. Our culture motivates and inspires us to attract and retain great talent, creating positive, energising, exceptional working environment for us all.
Our values drive our culture and shape our beliefs, our priorities and our actions. They influence the decisions we make, how we treat one another and how we show up as a brand to the world.
Serve: We put our customers and our people first
Inclusion: We open our doors to everyone
Integrity: We do the right thing
Community: We are good neighbours
Family: We get better together
At McDonalds we are People from all Walks of Life...
People are at the heart of everything we do, and they make the McDonalds experience. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture that means people can be their best authentic self in our restaurants and offices, which helps us to better serve our customers. We have a strong heritage of diversity and representation within our communities, which we are proud of. The diversity of our people, customers, Franchisees and suppliers gives us strength.
We do not tolerate inequality, injustice or discrimination of any kind. These are hugely important issues and a brand with our reach and relevance means we have a very meaningful role to play.
We also recognise our responsibility as a large employer to continue being active in our communities, helping to develop skills and drive aspirations that will help people to be more aware of the world of work and more successful within it, whether with McDonalds or elsewhere.