Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum! Brands Co-op, is currently seeking a Manager, Supply Chain Value Creation, to join the KFC Concept team. 

Overview of the Position:
This position is responsible for portfolio management of restaurant margin improvement, optimization, simplification, and/or other specification change and optimization initiatives for the KFC Brand which has annual revenue of over $5 Billion across more than 3,600 restaurants with an estimated spend of $1.5 Billion across +100 food & packaging suppliers and +20 Distribution Centers. 

The position will facilitate the execution of the Value Creation, Cost of Goods and Restaurant Margin Improvement (RMI) objectives and Steering Committees and will integrate goals and strategies to deliver long-term annual operating profit margin. 
With the following scope:
•  $1.5 billion in annual spend
•  50-60 margin improvement initiatives annually
•  5-10 spec optimization tests annually
•  5-10 product phase in/phase outs annually

Essential Functions:

Drive Value Creation and RMI Strategy Identification, Communication, and Cross-Functional Alignment for a portfolio of improvement and optimization initiatives across the KFC business.

•  Focus areas include Restaurant Margin Improvement (RMI), operations simplification, process improvement,
   specification changes, and other value driving initiatives.
•  Supply chains include food, packaging, restaurant development, equipment, and smallwares.
•  Build out business cases to prioritize, select, and gain alignment on project plans in support of the review
   and approval of initiatives.
•  Ensure successful and flawless execution of all initiatives.
•  Apply analytics and process improvement techniques in post event analysis and optimization efforts.
•  Benchmark to gain understanding and apply industry best practices and technology. 
•  Prepare materials and run routines associated with managing the RMI Steering Committee including presentations,
   analysis, and business cases.
•  Maintain and enhance partnerships with all Concept functional and franchise leaders, RSCS & Brand Finance, 
   Distribution, and Procurement members, as well as, Concept COGS Core Team & RMI Executive Steering Committee to
   facilitate and drive Cost Savings initiatives across all areas of the restaurant P&L, with particular focus in
   food and paper, assets, and development
•  Facilitate coordination of COGS Savings & RMI ideation workshop summits with key Concept cross-functional 
   stakeholders, RSCS Procurement team, franchisees, suppliers, and Cross-Concept RMI counterparts to develop 
   value-added RMI opportunities which continually strive to leverage the entire YUM! Brands system volume
•  Drive Monthly alignment between RSCS Procurement team, key Brand Concept cross-functional stakeholders, and
   Franchise leaders to ensure RMI objectives/strategies and final supplier awards for Concept sourcing events are
   aligned across all groups.
•  Facilitate Monthly Executive Level engagement and alignment between RSCS, Concept, and Franchise Executive 
   Leadership teams to ensure the highest degree of concentration and support for all Concept restaurant margin 
   improvement objectives/strategies.

COGS Savings Value Creation & RMI Program Management and Margin Delivery

•  Ensure successful and flawless execution of all concept Value Creation and RMI initiatives: national, regional,
   local options, franchise, supersedes, and functional initiatives.
•  Partner with Supply Planning Team to develop comprehensive supply plan by collaborating with cross-functional
   RMI category teams, RSCS Procurement team, and suppliers. This includes planning contingencies, capacity 
   assurance, and ingredient procurement timelines to support Concept RMI projects and initiatives. Collaborate
   with the Supply Planning Team to ensure flawless execution and minimal obsolescence.
•  Evaluate program performance and provide ongoing updates to COGS Savings and RMI cross-functional Core team,
   RSCS and Brand Leadership, Finance, Procurement, and Franchisees. This also includes actively engaging with
   RSCS and Brand Finance and RMI cross-functional category teams in validating savings, analyzing risk, exploring
   alternative suppliers, and optimizing processes.
•  Ensure key learnings and best practices are captured to support future strategic planning and continuous 
   improvement, resulting in a multi-year RMI Roadmap
•  Deliver margin improvement value to the YUM! system while maintaining and/or improving quality, customer and 
   team member experience, food safety, and mitigating risk of obsolescence.

Additional Responsibilities
•  Develop and maintain key relationships with the brand, Franchise partners and concept board.
•  Drive a culture of collaboration around program management best practices in a matrixed organization following
   and role modeling WC2 cultural values.
•  Other duties as assigned by management.

Core Competencies
•  Role model RSCS’s World Class with Class (WC2) Cultural Values
•  Effective cross functional team collaboration and facilitation 
•  Excellent written and oral communication skills
•  Process Improvement
•  Project Management
•  Analysis and insight development 
•  Problem Solving
•  Process orientation
•  Ability to multitask
•  Attention to Detail
•  Follow up
•  Organizational skills
•  Negotiation Skills
•  Customer Service

Education, Experience, and Skills
•  Bachelor’s degree required with an emphasis in business or related field. 
•  Minimum of 3 to 5 years’ business experience with 2 or more years of experience in one of the following areas:
   Operations, Procurement, Program Management, Supply Chain or Engineering. 
•  Prefer Quick Serve Restaurant experience. 
•  Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook

Key Contacts/Interfaces:
•  Cross-functional project team (Operations, Marketing, Product Development, Quality Assurance, Business 
   Planning, and Training)
•  Suppliers
•  Procurement
•  Franchisees
•  Distributors
•  Concept Board
•  Brand Leadership
•  RSCS Leadership
•  Brand and Franchise Committees
•  Corporate Leadership across VP and Director levels: (Operations, Restaurant Excellence, Marketing, R&D, QA, 
   Training, Finance)