Regional Supply Chain Operations Director

SupportFinity™; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader for their Supply Chain Operations. This role involves overseeing distribution, planning, and supplier performance while collaborating with regional and global teams. You will be responsible for developing long-term strategies, managing financial elements, and ensuring compliance with third-party partners. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in supply chain management, particularly within the food industry, and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills. Join a forward-thinking company where your contributions will drive significant operational improvements and strategic changes.

Qualifications

• Years of experience in senior supply chain roles, ideally in food industry.
• Ability to manage teams across multiple countries and inspire growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term supply chain operations plans with regional leadership.
• Lead supplier performance tracking and reporting for the supply chain.

Skills

Senior supply chain experience

Logistics and planning knowledge

Team management

Excellent communication skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder influence

Job description

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.