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About Us
Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies, boasting nearly $45 billion in annual system-wide sales and more than 32,000 restaurants across over 120 countries and territories.
We proudly own four of the world's most recognized quick service restaurant brands: TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. For decades, these independently operated brands have been dedicated to serving their guests, franchisees, and communities. Through our Restaurant Brands for Good framework, we are committed to enhancing sustainable outcomes for our food, the planet, and our communities.
RBI is dedicated to growing the TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS® brands by leveraging their core values, nurturing employee and franchisee relationships, and maintaining a strong history of community support. Each brand benefits from the global scale and shared best practices that come with being part of Restaurant Brands International Inc.
The Global Commodities & Intelligence Centre of Excellence
RBI is enhancing its global procurement organization by establishing a Global Commodities & Intelligence Centre of Excellence (CoE). This CoE will deliver commodity intelligence, data analysis, risk management, and commercial decision support to procurement teams across RBI’s brands and markets, acting as the analytical backbone of our global procurement function.
Our Opportunity
The Director, Global Commodity Management & Analytics will take charge of building and leading RBI’s newly established CoE, including its operating model, governance, analytical capabilities, tools, and team.
This global role is perfect for a commercially minded commodity leader with extensive market expertise, strong negotiation skills, advanced analytical capabilities, and a keen interest in using AI and data to enhance procurement decisions. The role will primarily focus on the following direct commodity categories:
- Sugar
- Wheat
- Soy
- Corn
- Pork
- Beef
- Chicken
- Paperboard
- Potatoes
The CoE will oversee market intelligence, forecasting, cost modeling, risk management, sourcing strategy, and upstream commercial negotiations for these categories, tailored to specific markets. Additionally, the CoE will provide advisory intelligence and risk support for selected indirect categories, including metals, steel, engineering, energy, maintenance, repair and operations, and industrial gases.
RBI operates on a five-day in-office work schedule to promote collaboration. Candidates should be comfortable working onsite five days a week.
Your Roles & Responsibilities
- Establish and lead the Global Commodities & Intelligence CoE, defining its operating model, governance, team structure, priorities, and collaboration with regional and global procurement teams.
- Develop RBI’s global commodity intelligence strategy featuring frameworks for market monitoring, price forecasting, risk assessment, scenario planning, and procurement timing recommendations.
- Implement AI-enabled intelligence capabilities, including forecasting models, real-time market monitoring, should-cost tools, scenario analysis, and executive risk dashboards.
- Own RBI’s global commodity risk management strategy, encompassing forward contracting, index-linked pricing, supplier diversification, pooling opportunities, hedging considerations, and supply arrangements.
- Lead upstream commodity negotiations throughout the direct category portfolio, from market analysis and strategy development to supplier engagement and commercial execution.
- Manage RBI’s Global Contingency and Risk Management Programme, including supply-chain stress testing, inventory planning, geopolitical and weather-risk analysis, and reporting.
- Establish global should-cost models, cost benchmarks, and pricing mechanisms to support procurement teams in validating supplier proposals and improving sourcing and negotiation decisions.
- Oversee relationships with external commodity consultancies, market-data providers, and intelligence platforms, while constructing a cohesive, scalable data infrastructure across markets and functions.
- Serve as RBI’s global commodity intelligence leader, delivering market outlooks, cost-impact analysis, sourcing recommendations, and executive briefings to senior procurement, finance, and brand leaders.
- Collaborate with Procurement, Finance, Treasury, Supply Chain, Operations, R&D, Quality Assurance, Sustainability, and Brand teams to achieve cost savings, supply resilience, responsible sourcing, and enhanced procurement governance.
Your Skills & Experience
- 10+ years of progressive experience in global commodity procurement, trading, supply chain risk management, or commodity market intelligence within a large-scale FMCG, food service, QSR, or agri-food business.
- Demonstrated expertise in at least three of the nine direct categories and a proven track record of conducting upstream raw commodity negotiations at significant scales.
- Strong working knowledge of commodity markets, financial risk instruments, and price risk management frameworks.
- Proven experience using AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics tools for commodity forecasting and procurement decision support.
- Experience in building or leading a Centre of Excellence, intelligence function, or data capability within a complex global organization.
- A history of managing relationships with external consultancies and market data vendors at an enterprise scale.
- Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority within a global matrixed organization.
- Strong commercial acumen with the capacity to translate commodity market dynamics into actionable business recommendations and financial models.
- Excellent communication skills and executive presence; comfortable presenting to C-suite and Board-level audiences.
- Fluency in English; additional languages (French, German, Spanish, Portuguese) are an asset.
We Are Looking For
A seasoned commodity professional equipped to build and lead a high-impact global intelligence function while managing the commercial execution of RBI’s upstream raw commodity portfolio. You thrive at the intersection of markets, data, and strategy, effortlessly navigating negotiation tables and presenting risk scenarios to the Board. You influence regional teams through insightful intelligence and rigorous commercial outcomes, flourishing in complex environments while creating clarity and dependable frameworks for others.
Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.