- Develops, secures alignment, and implements the strategic vision for equipment category across all brands
- Leads the team in the development and execution of breakthrough sourcing strategies and negotiations that draw
- Leads team through the development of advanced market intelligence and data analytics techniques to make
- Ensures that short and long-term strategies and supplier decisions effectively support the business success
- Provides critical leadership and ensures sourcing strategies achieve Brand, Yum and RSCS objectives for
- Collaborates with Commodity Risk Management (CRM) to assess and manage inherent feedstock market risks within
- Proactively identifies future business trends, opportunities for innovative solutions, and develops new
- Responsible for the ongoing development and definition of roles and responsibilities within the team, ensuring
- Responsible for attracting and retaining a "world class" equipment procurement team.
- Ensures effective deployment of Procurement objectives and alignment to personal work objectives
- Ensures accurate, timely execution of key work processes (Contracting, RFPs, Price Changes, DES RMI,
- Role model for "World Class with Class" values and leads the team in the development and application of these
- Closely collaborates with Brand resources on equipment supplier approval, efficiency of design,
- Collaborates with cross-functional resources and influences decision-making to achieve improved system solutions
- Proactively engages cross-functional partners to support broader strategy considerations to support more
- Shares category, supplier, and procurement knowledge with counterparts to expand organizational knowledge and
- Closely collaborates with DES teammates in Development, Customer Support, and S&OP and RSCS Brand Ops to develop
- Develops and effectively leverages supplier relationships to maximize value delivery and ensure supplier focus,
- Ability to develop strategic vision and align resources to execute against it.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to aid in building effective relationships, assess business
- Strong negotiation skills and demonstrated ability to influence internal and external outcomes.
- Ability to penetrate details, analyze situations, synthesize disparate information to make sound decisions in a
- Acts with a sense of urgency and ability to determine when a need for thoroughness versus speed is appropriate.
- Effective coach/mentor to develop individuals to increase organization capacity and capability.
- Effectively manages external business relationships to gain support for RSCS strategies and create incremental
- Demonstrated capability to effectively assess business risks, develop and execute strategies to mitigate.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and critical issues simultaneously.
- Strong collaboration skills with the ability to enable individuals with competing priorities to achieve goals.
- Advanced communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
- Some travel required
- Suppliers
- Brand engineering
- YUM Brands
- Franchisees
- Accounting
- Procurement
- Brand Operations
- Finance/Planning
- Warehouse/Transportation
- Commodity Risk Management
- Development and Equipment Solutions Customer Support and S&OP
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in procurement or supply chain.
- Prefer experience with QSR or CPG procurement or within the restaurant equipment industry
- Bachelor's degree required in business or related field
- Experience with leading and developing teams.
- Strong negotiation skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strategic leadership
- Analytic skills
- Detailed cost analysis
- Inventory management.
- Equipment industry knowledge
- Knowledge of equipment specifications
- Knowledge of feed stock markets
- Supplier development
- Planning and forecasting
- Contingency planning
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word)
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Director, Equipment Procurement - Louisville, United States - Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions LLC
Description
Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum Brands Co-op, is currently seeking a Director, Equipment Procurement to join the Equipment Procurement Team
Position Overview:
The Director, Equipment Procurement, is a vital member of the Development and Equipment Solutions (DES) leadership team
The role is responsible for leading the strategic sourcing and procurement efforts to support our dynamic network of restaurants (~$150 million in spend) across Yum Brands (Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and The Habit Burger Grill) and A&W
The system represents a network of over 18,000 restaurants and circa 1,000 franchisees.
The Director is a visionary leader that develops, secures alignment, and implements the strategic ambition for restaurant Back of House (BOH) equipment categories for each brand while collaborating with key stakeholders across RSCS, Yum Brands Corporate, each Brand Corporate team and the Franchisee community
The role will provide thought leadership to the key stakeholders in procurement best practices, sourcing strategy, continuous improvement, supplier management, cost optimization and innovation
This is a pivotal role in delivering industry leading solutions enabling sustainable growth for each brand and our franchisees.
Strategic Leadership
trends and industry dynamics to provide insightful reports
Collaborate with brand engineering teams and
strategic suppliers to align strategies with current market dynamics and franchisee needs, ensuring the
implementation of data-driven approaches to optimize performance and drive growth
sustained competitive pricing.
Proactively collaborates with suppliers to structure Agreements that enable effective
risk management approaches and looks for new opportunities to manage exposures within the category.
Organization Development and People Management
Implement tailored training programs that
enhance key competencies, such as negotiation and influencing skills, to empower team members to excel in
stakeholder engagements and decision-making processes
Foster a culture of continuous learning and development,
providing mentorship and support to enhance professional growth and effective team dynamics.
development plans are in place and monitors progress of individuals on the team.
systems/tools (NetSuite, Power BI).
Collaboration
Ensures effective supply base capability to meet
innovation needs.
innovation, cost savings, and equipment costs.
Develops a deep understanding of business, changes required, and potential risks associated
with strategy shifts
Proactively addresses these considerations in strategies
Ensures supplier capacity and
capability to successfully deliver against these strategies.
Position Skills / Core Competencies
Key Contacts/Interfaces (External and Internal)
Required Experience, Education, and Skills:
