RESTAURANT SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, LLC, A YUM! BRANDS CO-OP, IS CURRENTLY SEEKING A MANAGER/SENIOR MANAGER* TO JOIN THE FOOD PROCUREMENT TEAM IN LOUISVILLE, KY. 

OVERVIEW OF POSITION

• This position provides leadership and strategy development to the food procurement department supporting Yum! Brands (Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut) and A&W. This person will have the opportunity to provide solutions to complex supply chain initiatives that will enable growth across Yum! Brands.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

LEAD, DEVELOP, ALIGN, AND IMPLEMENT SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGIES   

• Drive value creation for several of the Yum! Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell) and A&W

• Leadership and support of key category strategies for core food items. Focus on vegetables and other side categories. Support Team Lead with produce and agriculture.

• 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.

• Develop, negotiate and execute contractual agreements with suppliers and ensure legal documents are in place for all managed items.

• 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.

• Develop and 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.

• 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

• 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 on quarterly basis.

• Manage administrative processes including Cost of Goods Plan, Supplier Diversity, GPS, RFP proposal, 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
    • Ability to develop and make strategic solution decisions with partial information and during volatile time periods.
    • Ability to think strategically and entrepreneurially, while keeping an eye on tactical execution.
  • Proactive
    • Candidate will have an extremely high level of ambition and motivation for success, will be solutions oriented, results driven and a self-starter.
    • High technological proficiency and strong willingness to embrace new and efficient analytical initiatives.
  • Breakthrough results
    • Candidate will have the 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 the ability to shift gears quickly.
    • Strong organizational skills, including ability to prioritize. Flexibility and adaptability to change is crucial.
    • Candidate will promote and champion the RSCS World Class with Class Values (WC²) by acting with integrity, delivering breakthrough results, being transparent and collaborate, recognize and celebrate, being humble and respectful, serve our members and pursue growth and lifelong learning.

 _*_THE JOB TITLE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE APPLICANT’S OVERALL EXPERIENCE AS IT RELATES TO THE POSITION QUALIFICATIONS.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field required, Master’s or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years business experience in one or combination of the following areas: Procurement, Operations, Program Management, Finance, and/or Supply Chain.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven procurement experience.
• Prefer experience in food/packaging manufacturing or restaurant/QSR industry.
• Must have strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills and be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. Attention to detail is critical.
• Superior organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate with, influence and build strong cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to foresee issues before they arise and proactively build strategy to mitigate
• Experience in establishing, building and maintaining relationships ranging across all levels of the organization.
• Must be an effective facilitator, influencer, and team builder. Presentation skills geared at Manager/Director levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Programs (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• At some point, travel may be required and it will be minimal.

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field required, Master’s or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 5 to 7 years business experience in one or combination of the following areas: Procurement, Operations, Program Management, Finance, and/or Supply Chain.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven procurement experience.
• Prefer experience in food/packaging manufacturing or restaurant/QSR industry.
• Must have strong analytical, planning, and problem-solving skills and be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. Attention to detail is critical.
• Superior organizational skills.
• Ability to collaborate with, influence and build strong cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to foresee issues before they arise and proactively build strategy to mitigate
• Experience in establishing, building and maintaining relationships ranging across all levels of the organization.
• Must be an effective facilitator, influencer, and team builder. Presentation skills geared at Manager/Director levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Programs (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• At some point, travel may be required and it will be minimal.