Global Category Lead, Oil

Position Title: Global Category Lead, Oil
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 41330
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The Global Category Lead - Oils is responsible for setting and executing the global strategy for edible oils used across McCain's product portfolio. This role maximizes global value by developing long-term category strategies, building strong supplier partnerships, and ensuring a resilient, cost‑competitive, and sustainable supply base.
While accountable for global strategy, this position also plays a critical hands‑on role in supporting North America-McCain's largest region-through day‑to‑day execution, supplier performance management, and risk mitigation. The role requires the ability to move seamlessly between global leadership and regional execution while influencing across regions and functions to drive meaningful commercial outcomes.
What you'll be doing.

• Develop and own the global oils category strategy to deliver long-term value creation, supply resilience, sustainability, and alignment with business priorities.
• Identify global sourcing opportunities, scale advantages, operational efficiencies, and innovation pathways across the oils category.
• Build, manage, and strengthen strategic supplier partnerships across the global oils ecosystem.
• Lead global negotiations and commercial agreements where centralized scale and value are required.
• Monitor global market dynamics, cost drivers, regulatory issues, and supply chain risks, translating insights into clear actions for regions.
• Partner with Commodity Risk Management to align physical procurement activities with hedging and exposure mitigation strategies.
• Lead North America sourcing activities, including RFPs, bid analysis, negotiations, and contract execution.
• Manage North America supplier performance, including quality, service, OTIF, and issue escalation with manufacturing plants.
• Own North America cost management activities, including PPV tracking, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Support North America operations through supplier troubleshooting, shortage management, and cross‑functional alignment with Quality, R&D, and Manufacturing.
• Collaborate with regional buyers across GB&I, EMENA, APACSA, and LATAM to translate global strategy into effective regional execution.
• Facilitate best‑practice sharing, market intelligence exchange, and alignment across regions.

What you'll need to be successful.

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Agribusiness, or a related field.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 5-7+ years of procurement, category management, or commodity experience within food, CPG, agribusiness, or edible oils.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing category strategies.
• Strong supplier management, negotiation, and commercial acumen.
• Experience working in a global or multi‑regional environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of commodity cost drivers and risk mitigation approaches.
• Advanced analytical and financial skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Ability to manage complex supplier relationships and influence across organizational levels.
• Comfort operating in a hybrid global-regional model.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complexity for diverse stakeholders.
• Organized, proactive, and able to prioritize effectively across competing initiatives.
• Inclusive, collaborative mindset with a solutions‑oriented approach.

About the team.
This role is part of McCain's global Procurement organization and works closely with regional buying teams across North America, GB&I, EMENA, APACSA, and LATAM. The Global Category Lead - Oils serves as the connector between global strategy and regional execution, partnering with Commodity Risk, R&D, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Sustainability teams. While the role does not directly manage regional buyers, it provides leadership through influence, shared strategy, and hands‑on execution support.
About McCain.
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Leadership principles.
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The McCain experience.
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Compensation Package : $107,600.00 - $143,500.00 . USD annually + Bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
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Job Family: Procurement
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace || US - United States of America : Illinois : Chicago || US - United States of America : Illinois : Lisle
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.