Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum! Brands Co-op, is currently seeking a Senior Manager to join the Food Procurement team.
Essential Functions
Lead, Develop, Align, and Implement Supply Chain Strategies
- Category Management & Leadership
o Leadership and support of key category strategies for core food items including agriculturally based products
and side categories.
o Deliver breakthrough results through the development of effective sourcing strategies and execution of the
sourcing process.
o Ensure sourcing plans align Brands with suppliers that meet and/or exceed quality, supply, innovation, and
cost requirements.
o Protect the business through timely, well-structured Agreements.
o Accountable for capacity analysis and proactively managing supply for short and long-term business
continuity.
o Responsible for development, execution, and reporting of cost savings projects to support targets and improve
member margins.
o Accountable for the development of item level cost forecasts, delivery of cost commitments, and reporting.
o Subject Matter Expert for category and all associated aspects (manufacturing processes, commodity markets,
adjacent industry segments, sustainability)
o Develop deep knowledge of each brand and how the category fits the respective business. Develop strategic
relationships with key Brand contacts establishing accountability for the category. Influence Brand
strategies to improve results (cost/efficiency, supply assurance, innovation, and consumer satisfaction).
o Collaborate with the Commodity Risk Management team to develop, implement, and improve the strategies for the
category and reduce commodity price volatility.
o Collaborate with suppliers and Brand to drive breakthrough innovation, food & packaging supply optimization,
and advance sustainability.
o Work closely with Operations and distribution partners to promptly address supply concerns by expediting
product, modifying supplier allocations, and/or introducing solutions to mitigate system supply impact.
o Develop, negotiate, and implement procurement strategies and contingency plans with Brand Food Innovation
Teams, Quality Assurance, Operations, Marketing, Finance, RSCS Operations, Commodity Risk Management,
Supplier Diversity, International Program Management, Suppliers, Distributors and Franchisees.
o Drive successful innovation and supply chain initiatives to support the Brand Marketing Calendar and other
key business objectives.
o Work across Procurement and broader RSCS resources to drive continuous improvement in processes and tools.
o Develop the appropriate level of supplier relationships (dependent on category and business needs) and
transform the supplier support models to drive meaningful improvement and results.
o Build alignment to supplier strategies and deliverables across stakeholders to maximize impact and results.
o Influence suppliers’ decision making and investments to support RSCS/YUM! Brand business needs and
