RESTAURANT SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, LLC, A YUM! BRANDS CO-OP, IS CURRENTLY SEEKING A MANAGER II, SALES AND OPERATIONS PLANNING, TO JOIN THE TACO BELL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT TEAM IN IRVINE, CA.
OVERVIEW OF POSITION
Ensure supply continuity of core ingredients for Taco Bell, which has revenue in excess of $11 billion annually across 7,000+ restaurants in the US.
This position is responsible for an estimated:
- 100 Food and Packaging Items ($1B Annual Spend)
- 25 Supplier, plant and/or item specification transitions annually
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
For all items assigned:
- Create a consensus forecast, drive forecast accuracy, and rapidly diagnose variation
- Create and execute supply plans that ensure supply of critical core food and packaging items across core and promotional sales
- Maximize supply flexibility while minimizing cost implications and risk of obsolescence
- Collaborate with suppliers, distributors, and internal procurement team to ensure consensus understanding, preparedness, and reaction when necessary
- Monitor and account for capacity utilization
- Monitor and mitigate risk of product expiration
- Identify core supply and capacity risks; evaluate demand and supply scenarios, develop contingencies, and execute mitigation efforts
- Coordinate core product tests and transitions for new production facilities, new lines at existing facilities, and new specifications
- Act as the primary contact and provide ongoing updates to internal procurement team and leadership
- Mentor Level I, S&OP Managers
- Other duties as assigned by management
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field, Master’s or MBA preferred.
- Minimum of 2 to 5 years business experience in Sales & Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, or Demand Planning and Inventory Management.
- Prefer experience in the food/packaging manufacturing or restaurant industry.
- Must have strong analytical, planning, and problem solving skills and be able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast paced environment.
- Experience in establishing, building and maintaining relationships ranging from manager to senior executive levels.
- Must be an effective facilitator, influencer, and team builder.
- 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
- Development and execution of presentations to senior level executives
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Must have strong negotiation skills.
- Good conflict management skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Programs (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Requires advanced experience in Excel.
- Prefer experience in JDA and Fulfillment
Required Experience