Who is Mc Donald’s?
Mc Donald's is the largest family restaurant in the world, serving approximately 69 million customers
Mc Donald's Belgium HQ · Diegem, Brussels Area
Mc Donald’s is the largest restaurant chain in the world and also the most people-oriented enterprise around the globe. We are constantly looking for ways to reinvent ourselves in order to serve our customers better, every single day. With over 40.000 restaurants in more than 100 countries, Mc Donald’s is the largest restaurant chain in the world.
The recipe for success is a combination of a strong brand with a lot of freedom for local markets. Rooted in our Belgian society for 45 years, we feel particularly committed to our environment and partners. There are currently 111 Mc Donald’s restaurants in Belgium, run by 25 independent entrepreneurs. Because our business is growing fast-paced, we are looking for talented people to reinforce our head offices that provide support to all restaurants.

Company Vision and Culture…
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 neighbors
Family: We get better together

The Opportunity
Mc Donald’s Belgium is growing and evolving, and the Local Restaurant Marketing (LRM) Specialist will act as the throughline from global and national priorities directly to the restaurant. Working with both the cross functional (impact, operations, supply chain, development, etc) and agency teams, you will be in charge of the Mc Donald’s experience and brand at the community or restaurant level.

INGREDIENTS OF THIS JOB

In this role you will deepen connections with key audiences to deliver a culturally and personally relevant experience both online and offline. You will be part of an award winning network of global marketers, translating iconic brand assets to locally relevant messages, activations, and conversations with our customers.

As Local Restaurant Marketing Specialist, you will:

• Be responsible for connecting and leading a cross functional team to develop new store opening plans including objective setting and briefing, media plan, creative approach, and ensuring successful
• Create and recommend strong 360’ marketing campaigns to owner/operators and provide the tools to execute the campaigns in a clear, timely
• Communicate with owner/operators on a day-to-day basis to support local restaurant marketing
• Partner with agencies to translate global and national brand strategy to locally relevant campaigns at the store level.
• Steward agency partners toward delivering timely, high-quality work leveraging 1 Mc Donald’s Way of Marketing Principles.
• Monitor business performance, competitive activity, and market trends to find opportunities and generate creative ideas.

You are part of the marketing team reporting to the Head of Customer Engagment.

YOUR MENU

• Comfort operating in new situations
• Ability to track and juggle multiple tasks and deadlines across various touchpoints
• Highly organized with a flexible approach for each unique day
• Written and spoken fluency in French and Dutch, with good knowledge of English
• Preferably schooled with a Bachelor/Master in (Digital) Marketing Management/Business Management/Communication
• 1-2 years’ experience in Marketing, project management

PERSONALITY

• Self-motivated and curious about the bigger picture
• Highly organized and accountable for the details
• Confident presenter and communicator
• Thrives in a fast-paced, ever evolving environment
• Learning mindset to keep pace with the ever-evolving marketing landscape
• Understands Belgian culture
• Marketing knowledge (media, digital, retail) a big bonus

What we have to offer you

• The freedom to organize your work around your private life, including up to 2 days/week of homeworking;
• A salary package including extralegal advantages like an (electric) company car and best in class group insurance;
• 30% discount on all Mc Donald’s products just for you;
• Working for an innovative and people-oriented Belgian SME, backed by a strong and leading multinational brand

(FURTHER) GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES The contribution creates new opportunities for the organization, but also for yourself. With the right ambition, there is the possibility to grow in our organization in the long term.

Are you up for it?

Please enlighten us by applying through our website www.mcdonalds.be or by sending your resume & motivation letter to charlotte.vanrompaey@be.mcd.com
We cannot wait to hear from you!