Director, Food and Packaging Procurement Plano, TX

Director, Food and Packaging Procurement

Category:
Procurement

Job Location:

Louisville, KY

Position Type:
Full-Time/Regular

Tracking Code:

Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum! Brands Co-op, is currently seeking a Director to join the Food and Packaging Procurement team in Louisville, KY.

This position is accountable for providing leadership in establishing and ongoing management of the purchase of select items through our distribution partners to drive breakthrough results in cost, service, and risk reduction across a variety of food, packaging and operational items supporting Yum! Brands (Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Habit Burger & Grill) and A&W in support of our broader distribution strategy.

This will require developing and execution of critical processes for the alignment & selection of target items, solicitation of costs, financial and feasibility assessment which will lead to a recommendation for execution. As the program is executed, this role will be responsible for the ongoing monitoring of pricing to ensure the expected value is preserved and/or enhanced which will include directly working with distributors to improve pricing when not in line with benchmarks and/or expectations.

This role will lead the ongoing evaluation of the program to identify opportunities for further optimization to improve program performance (service, quality, and cost).

Hybrid

Schedule:

3 days in the office, 2 days remote

Excellent Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Vacation, Holidays, Retirement, and much more.

• Lead, Develop, Align, and Execute the Non-Custom Buy (NCB) Strategy
• Facilitate the process to build alignment with Brands/Quality, Procurement, and Distribution on items to be considered for purchase by distribution partners (Non-Custom Buy). Work with Supply Planning, Procurement, Brand resources to determine the relevant volume and requirements for these items.
• Lead the NCB workstream in support of new Distribution Partners, and ensure close communication and collaboration with the Transformation team and other internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition with high levels of customer service to restaurants and limited obsolescence whenever there is a transition from a custom item to a non-custom item.
• Work with Distribution to secure pricing and specifications on NCB items from distributors to support evaluation and financial analysis.
• Coordinate the process of evaluating NCB items as a replacement for existing items with Brand resources culminating in the Brand approval.
• Lead the process of the financial evaluation of NCB items, in collaboration with Finance, providing a comprehensive view that encompasses store delivered cost (including all associated costs) by distributor and expected financial impact on the business for ELT alignment on the overall NCB portfolio prior to implementation.
• Work with Procurement, Supply Planning and Operations to assess risks and/or broader strategies that could impact NCB decision-making on individual items.
• Lead the development of the final recommendation on the basket of NCB items that incorporates Brand item approval, financial evaluation, and risk assessment/other considerations. Present the recommendation to RSCS executive leadership for alignment and approval.
• Communicate the final basket of NCB items to impacted Brands, distributors, and RSCS personnel.

• Review price changes for NCB items to assess reasonableness against internal “should cost” models and competitive benchmarks. For items with changes outside of benchmarks (higher than justified), provide feedback to distributor and negotiate to bring in line with expectations. Engage category sourcing managers and commodity risk management through the process as needed to support positions and share distributor insights.
• For key items (high volume and/or business impact), develop understanding of distributor purchasing practices and pricing models to support competitive cost assessment.
• Proactively engage Distribution and Procurement leadership when there is material misalignment in pricing expectations or other aspects of managing the NCB program.
• Responsible for the timely development of forecasts and reconciliation for COGS related NCB items and all cost improvement reporting as required by Finance. Actively investigate deviations from plans and promptly take corrective action as required.
• Create tracking and monitoring tools to assess if RSCS is meeting its contractual commitments on NCB purchases and identify potential strategies to close any gaps that may exist.
• Develop and implement an assessment platform that incorporates key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate distributor compliance to stated expectations and engage Distribution to support the improvement in performance with distributors where necessary.
• Facilitate an annual process to review NCB items with all other items sourced to identify items that should be either removed or added to…