Senior Manager, Food Procurement

Position Overview

This position is accountable for category leadership to drive breakthrough results in innovation, quality, service, risk reduction, and cost across a variety of food products supporting Yum! Brands (Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, Habit Burger) and A&W.

Hybrid Schedule: 3 days in the office, 2 days remote

Excellent Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, Vacation, Holidays, Floating Holidays, and Free Lunch on Wednesday, plus much more.

Essential Functions

• Lead, Develop, Align, and Implement Supply Chain Strategies

• Category Management & Leadership

  • Leadership and support of key category strategies for core food items including agriculturally based products and side categories.
  • Deliver breakthrough results through the development of effective sourcing strategies and execution of the sourcing process.
  • Ensure sourcing plans align Brands with suppliers that meet and/or exceed quality, supply, innovation, and cost requirements.
  • Protect the business through timely, well-structured Agreements.
  • Accountable for capacity analysis and proactively managing supply for short and long-term business continuity.
  • Responsible for development, execution, and reporting of cost savings projects to support targets and improve member margins.
  • Accountable for the development of item level cost forecasts, delivery of cost commitments, and reporting.

• Collaboration

  • 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).
  • Collaborate with the Commodity Risk Management team to develop, implement, and improve the strategies for the category and reduce commodity price volatility.
  • Collaborate with suppliers and Brand to drive breakthrough innovation, food & packaging supply optimization, and advance sustainability.
  • 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.

• Initiative Execution

  • Drive successful innovation and supply chain initiatives to support the Brand Marketing Calendar and other key business objectives.
  • Work across Procurement and broader RSCS resources to drive continuous improvement in processes and tools.

• Supplier Relationship Management

  • 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.
  • Build alignment to supplier strategies and deliverables across stakeholders to maximize impact and results.
  • Influence suppliers’ decision making and investments to support RSCS/YUM! Brand business needs and objectives.

Education, Experience And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, or related field required, Master’s or MBA preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of procurement and at least 7 years of broader supply chain 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.
• Solutions oriented, proactive and result driven.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to shift gears quickly when needed.
• Ability to collaborate with, influence and build strong cross-functional stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to anticipate potential issues and proactively build strategies 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.
• Ability to effectively present work across various levels within the organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Programs (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).