Manager, Food Procurement

Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum! Brands Co-op, is currently seeking a Manager/Senior Manager
* to join the Food Procurement.

This position provides strategy development and execution to the Further Processed Poultry Team supporting Yum! Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger) and A&W. This person will have the opportunity to provide solutions to complex supply chain initiatives that will enable growth across Yum! Brands.

3 days in the office, 2 days remote.

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, Vacation, Life Insurance and much more.

• Lead, Develop, Align, and Implement Supply Chain Strategies.
• Drive value creation for several of the Yum! Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger) and A&W.
• Develop, negotiate and implement procurement strategies and contingency plans with Brand Food Innovation Teams, Quality Assurance, Operations, Marketing, Finance, RSCS Operations, Commodity Risk Management, Suppliers, Distributors and Franchisees.
• Strong analytical skills to develop forward looking cost models to provide timely and accurate forecasting for assigned Cost of Good items (COGS). Review and revise all cost components as needed and ensure accurate updates to COGS system regularly.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the supply chain processes through detailed cost bar analysis for raw materials, packaging, direct and indirect labor and manufacturing, logistics and distribution.
• Drive category strategies and execute sourcing events to assure supply and drive margin improvement processes that provide organic and systematic growth while delivering supply chain efficiencies for the Brands.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships ensuring RSCS/Yum! is a priority customer for industry leading costs, supply assurance, and resources. Execute contractual agreements with suppliers and ensure legal documents are in place for all managed items.
• Collaborate with Brand Food Innovation, Development and Quality Assurance to drive innovation and commercialization of new products.
• Support RSCS Operations with procurement expertise in the development of supply chain strategies and contingency planning for all market tests and national calendar initiatives across all Brands.
• Work with RSCS Risk Management/Commodity Team to identify margin improvement opportunities, proactively manage risk and ensure market positions accurately reflected in product costs.
• Collaborate with RSCS US and International Program Management teams to provide category expertise and support for base business and promotional needs. Coordinate sourcing events for assigned items, as requested.
• Manage administrative processes including Cost of Goods Plan, Restaurants Margin Improvement, Supplier Diversity, Global Pricing System, RFP tools, and Technology Fees for assigned categories.
• Maintain and verify accuracy of Global Pricing System (GPS) and other company software applications as it relates to supplier commercial terms, item setup, pricing, and freight.
• Candidate will be a leader of WC2 values and proactively drive business solutions based on the following expectations:
  • Integrity – Uncompromising adherence to being honest, truthful and ethically strong at all times.
  • Ability to garner trust and respect of all constituents, while managing tight timelines in a dynamic environment.
  • Ability to make decisions – develop and make strategic solution decisions with partial information and during volatile time periods.
  • Think strategically and entrepreneurially, while keeping an eye on tactical execution.
  • Proactive – extremely high level of ambition and motivation for success, solutions oriented, results driven and a self-starter.
  • High technological proficiency and strong willingness to embrace new and efficient analytical initiatives.
  • Breakthrough results – innate curiosity to use data to make decisions and will be able to lead and influence.
  • Candidate will embrace change and new technologies to drive results.
  • High expectations of stakeholders – comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with ability to shift gears quickly.
  • Strong organizational skills,…