Supply Planner
Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC

Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum! Brands Co-op, is currently seeking a Supply Planner to join the Supply Planning Team.

The supply planning team is accountable for ensuring supply continuity for the +$7B in critical Yum! Brand food and packaging components which support 16,000+ restaurants and $20B in revenue across Pizza Hut, KFC, and Taco Bell in the United States.

This position will engage with a broad set of teams to plan and execute inventory strategies that assure supply across both promotional and base business, as well as resolve supply disruptions. Responsibility will encompass approximately:

• One hundred Food and Packaging Items ($750M-1B Annual Spend)

• 25 Supplier, plant, and/or item specification transitions annually

Essential Functions

For all items assigned:

• Assure supply across core and promotional sales, leveraging technology systems (Blue Yonder) to create and

execute supply plans and adjust fulfillment forecasts as needed.

o Collaborate with suppliers, distributors + redistributors, internal procurement team, and concept hub teams

to ensure consensus understanding, preparedness, and execution.

o Maximize supply flexibility while minimizing cost implications and risk of obsolescence.

o Monitor and account for capacity utilization; mitigate risk of product expiration; maintain network

inventory targets; resolve fulfillment plan inaccuracies.

• Accountable to communicate and provide ongoing updates to internal procurement team, hub program management

teams, and leadership in a timely fashion.

• Identify near- and long-term core supply capacity risks; evaluate demand and supply scenarios, develop

contingencies, and execute mitigation efforts.

• Coordinate supply for core product tests, onboarding/closure of production facilities, new lines at existing

facilities, new product specifications and value creation initiatives.

• Participate in continuous improvement and process optimization efforts for supply optimization and technology

systems (Blue Yonder)

• Other duties as assigned by management.

Key Contacts/Interfaces

• Suppliers

• Procurement Teams

• Program Management Teams in Yum! Brand Hubs

• Commodity Risk Management Team

• Distributors and Redistributors

• Cross-functional brand groups (Operations, Marketing, Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Finance)

Required Education, Experience and Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years of Business experience, including two or more years of experience in Supply/Fulfillment

Planning, Sales & Operations, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Distribution, or Inventory Management.

• Prefer experience coordinating a supplier base or product distribution, especially as related to food and/or

packaging.

• Bachelor's degree required. Prefer a major in Supply Chain or Supply Management.

• Prefer APICS CPIM certification, Six Sigma Green Belt, or ISM CPSM certification.

• Strong organizational skills, including ability to prioritize and attention-to-detail.

• Problem Identification and resolution.

• Process Orientation (leverage, design, and continuous improvement)

• Technical aptitude.

• Data Analysist (system-based and ad-hoc).

• Teamwork (cooperation, collaboration, and trust in positive intention)

• Coachable (receive and leverage feedback)

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong understanding of the supply chain processes including manufacturing, logistics and distribution.

• Presentation skills geared at the Director/VP levels.

• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Excel (extremely comfortable modeling, analyzing, and manipulating data),

PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.

• Prefer experience with Blue Yonder Fulfillment Module or experience with another enterprise supply chain

planning solution (ie: Oracle, SAP, Logility)

HYBRID - 3 days in the office, 2 days remote