Regional Supply Chain Operations Director

Lead the Supply Chain Operations function with the respective Brand / Geography, owning Distribution, Planning, Supplier performance and financial analytics of the supply chain function. Act as the regional / Country leadership teams supply chain contact and represent the function within the regional business units at LT level (where required).

Job Responsibilities

• Develop long term plan of supply chain operations with the region – Leveraging distributor scale / Control tower development in conjunction with Regional & Global supply Chain leadership teams.
• Lead functional performance tracking and reporting & financial requirements for the regional supply chain team.
• Support global CoE team with Data & technology requirements / implementation as required.
• Own the respective financial elements & budgeting of the brand / country supply chain function.
• Partner with Brand / Country functional leaders to support brand / marketing activity where required, including LTO / New product development support.
• Lead the supplier performance for the region, ensuring accurate measurement, reporting and continuous improvement of OTIF and other measures as required.
• Manage 3rd Party distribution partners strategy, compliance and performance.

Working Relationships

• Regional Brand functional leaders (Finance / Strategy / FSQA / FIT / Sustainability).
• Brand Global Leadership teams.
• Regional Leadership teams.
• Yum Global Supply Chain team.
• Yum Regional Supply Chain Leadership & teams.
• 3rd Party partners / consultants.

Supervision of Personnel

• Brand / Geography dependent – Direct reports (Planning / Distribution / LTO buyers – L – L).

Knowledge & Skill Required

• Years’ experience in Senior supply chain roles, ideally within food industry or related field.
• Experience in logistics / planning preferred but with end to end supply chain knowledge.
• 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.
• Strong strategic leader with demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-wide strategic change.
• Strong leadership skills; prepared to challenge status quo and drive change.
• Ability to gain buy-in & influence key stakeholders at all levels in a global organization.