Mark Macphail Email & Phone Number

Oakbrook Terrace, IL USA

• North America Senior Agriculture Leadership Team (S-AgLT) member – partner in development and execution of department initiatives and strategies that support and drive business performance.
• Partner and cross-functional lead within the Integrated Business Planning “IBP” process, ensuring an optimized and integrated “raw through customer” North American value chain.
• Strategy development and coordination relative to annual purchase and utilization of over 6.7 billion pounds of agricultural raw material.
• Agricultural lead in Annual Operating Plan (AOP) development – budgeting process
• Direct management responsibility and oversight of the Western US field departments supporting our potato facilities – employees and budgets.
• Partner and Agriculture cross-function lead within Greater North America Potato Network Design activity including capacity expansion (existing & green field), network optimization and value capture.

Lisle, IL USA

• Partner and cross-functional lead with Operations and Supply Chain to ensure an optimized and integrated “raw through process” North American value chain.
• Strategy development and coordination lead for North America relative to purchase and utilization of potato raw material.
• Direct management responsibility and oversight of the six Western field departments supporting our potato facilities – employees and budgets.
• North America “Optimization Steering Team” member and agriculture category lead. This cross-functional leadership team is positioned to assure alignment, engagement, and tangible improvements via optimization projects.
• Agriculture communication and training lead with internal and external customers.
• Member, McCain “Lisle” McDonald’s product review core-team.

• Partner and cross-functional lead with Operations and Supply Chain ensuring an optimized and integrated “raw through process” US value chain - raw material value, recovery and quality.
• Strategy development and coordination within US Agriculture relative to purchase and utilization of potato raw material.
• Coordination of department’s Annual Operating Plan (AOP), including enabler strategy from which the group has provided significant cost savings.
• USA Steering Committee co-lead, implementing the global RMUIII (Raw Material Utilization) initiative within the US.
• Lead development and implementation of new standardized raw grading which aligned key raw attributes nationally, improved linkage to process and enabled clarity around raw process value.
• Directed Agriculture IS projects such as enhancements to the Potato Database (PDB), which improved raw process value analysis and enabled strategic contract language change.

Lisle, IL USA

• Strategy development and McDonald’s business coordination.
• Leveraged global infrastructure to support realization of 18% profitable volume growth and increase of McCain Food’s global McDonald’s market share to over 38% (category leader).
• Prospected, identified and organized resources to pursue business development opportunities.
• Successfully developed, strengthened and maintained Key McDonald’s relationships.
• Through communication, training and coaching helped advance our McCain understanding of McDonald’s. Authored and launched the MBU Employee Handbook.
• Through communication and development of training and support tools ensured a unified MBU approach to McDonald’s. Authored and launched “OurFarm to YourFingers” digital presentation and training tool.

Florenceville, NB Canada

• McCain International Senior Management Team (SLT) member.
• McDonald’s Business Unit (MBU) Lead McCain International.
• Partnered with our global MBU on projects and alignment to McDonald’s system guidelines.
• Co-author with global MBU Lead in development of initial pricing protocol.
• Management of department’s budget and one full time and one part-time employee.
• Strategy development and execution team member relative to QSR and regional chain business growth.

Florenceville, NB Canada

• McCain International Senior Management Team (SLT) member.
• McDonald’s Business Unit (MBU) Lead McCain International.
• Coordinated annual McDonald’s sourcing, pricing, and marketing fund.
• Managed McDonald’s restaurant support system (across & behind counter).
• Leveraged global infrastructure to support QSR and regional chain business growth across key international markets, including: Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Latin America
• Partnered with our global MBU on projects and alignment to McDonald’s system guidelines.

Florenceville, NB Canada

• Developed and implemented McCain International’s Sales Development Seminar.
• Annual coordination and/or presentation of in-market sales training.
• Technical Lead with sales, and customers, in regards to our products and restaurant operations.
• Business Lead for McDonald’s corporate purchasing and quality assurance.
• Coordination of pricing and sourcing specific to McDonald’s business.
• Developed and implemented McDonald’s restaurant support system (across & behind counter).

Florenceville, NB Canada

• Planed for, and managed, production test runs relating to customer approvals or new products.
• Provided production technical support to factory personnel.
• Customer service and product training support for both internal and external customers.

Borden-Carlton, PEI Canada

• Built a professional quality team and integrated McCain quality systems at the first McCain specialty facility.
• Authored and co-coordinated implementation of the HACCP & Total Quality Control systems.
• Managed quality control department’s eight member team, facilities, supplies, and budget.
• Provided Good Manufacturing Practice and quality system employee training.
• Supported facility product team with R&D and Production Technical support.
• Public relations with clients, industry students, and the general public.