Tech, Data & Partnerships Strategy Lead

YUM; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Yum! UK & I and Europe is a part of One Yum!

Supply Chain COE, set up to support KFC and Taco Bell with one supply chain, one purpose and one bold goal: unmatched profitability for every restaurant. The COE works horizontally across brands, markets, functions, franchisees and suppliers to deliver safe, reliable and sustainable supply; improve restaurant paybacks; accelerate growth; and power brand strategies through world-class category management, supplier partnerships, data, governance and

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in procurement or related roles.
• Experience sourcing or managing SaaS, data, digital, AI, systems integration or tech partnerships.
• Strong commercial and contractual understanding including pricing models and SLAs.

Responsibilities

• Create the procurement category strategy for tech, data, digital and partnership spend.
• Lead sourcing, supplier selection, commercial negotiation, contract governance and implementation planning.
• Partner with D&T, Legal, Privacy, Security, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain and markets to define requirements.
• Evaluate supplier capability, commercial models, scalability, service performance, data governance, risk and long‑term fit.
• Build strategic supplier relationships delivering innovation, insight, service quality and adoption for KFC and Taco Bell markets.
• Support procurement excellence through digital sourcing tools, data visibility, supplier performance reporting and automation opportunities.
• Manage supplier performance, renewals, escalations and contract compliance with clear ownership.
• Track value delivery, ROI, risk and adoption to ensure technology partnerships deliver measurable business outcomes.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Project management

Data-driven decision making

Job description

Yum! UK & I and Europe is a part of One Yum!

Supply Chain COE, set up to support KFC and Taco Bell with one supply chain, one purpose and one bold goal: unmatched profitability for every restaurant. The COE works horizontally across brands, markets, functions, franchisees and suppliers to deliver safe, reliable and sustainable supply; improve restaurant paybacks; accelerate growth; and power brand strategies through world-class category management, supplier partnerships, data, governance and