Head: Regional Category, Direct

Lead the Yum category management team for direct F&P categories within the region. Lead a regional matrixed team of category leaders to create and implement long term strategies which deliver significant competitive advantage and enable the growth of Yum.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years’ experience in Senior supply chain roles, ideally within food industry or related field
• Strong strategic leader with demonstrated ability to lead long term strategic projects
• Strong leadership skills; prepared to challenge status quo and drive change
• Demonstrated ability to manage teams on a multi country scale; inspiring & growing teams
• Excellent communication and partnership skills with the ability to work effectively with internal and external partners across the global business
• Ability to gain buy-in & influence key stakeholders at all levels in a global organization

Responsibilities:

• Lead the regional Direct category management team and partner with business stakeholders from regional leadership teams on regional strategic & business requirements & business priorities
• Part of the Global Category Management leadership team, which will define and develop overall Yum procurement strategy & direction
• Build a high performing regional category management team and champion capability building programs for Yum category management
• Support Category Management transformation to strategic supplier partnerships which unlocks value and growth for Yum through demonstrating business case and influencing BMU & Franchisee stakeholders to common approach
• Drive the development & implementation of 5-year Food & Packaging strategy, value creation plan and associated sourcing strategies for the region, in conjunction with the Global category management leadership team
• Develop strategic partnerships with relevant regional external partners, i.e., develop business case for long-term investments
• Oversee key negotiations with strategic category suppliers (involvement upon request/requirement only)
• Identify strategic risks and delegate development of mitigation measures (with focus on core product categories)
• Drive specification harmonization & optimization in collaboration with regional brand teams
• Champion sustainability initiatives within supply chain which reduce environmental impact & support the brands commitment to Good Growth – Ensure long term ESG goals are embedded into category & sourcing strategies