Senior Manager, Distribution
Apply NowCompany: Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions
Location: Louisville, KY 40214
Description:
Job Description
Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum! Brands Co-op, is currently seeking a Senior Manager, Distribution, to join the Field Service and Distribution Team.
Overview of the Position:
RSCS is accountable for ensuring supply continuity for the +$7B in critical Yum! Brand food and packaging components which support 21,000+ restaurants and $20B in revenue across Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Habit Burger & Grill and A&W in the United States.
The Senior Manager's responsibilities include negotiating contracts with distributors and re-distributors, managing inventory levels to ensure timely delivery and minimizing waste, optimizing distribution routes to reduce costs and improve efficiency, and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. The senior manager also collaborates with other departments such as procurement, operations, and finance to develop and implement strategic initiatives aimed at improving overall supply chain performance and supporting the growth of the restaurant chain.
Essential Functions:
Ability to work successfully inside the project management team, ensuring the successful transition and
implementation of the Next Generation Distribution and Logistics model.
Ensure that project management tasks are aligned within all current business operations teams.
Position is responsible for managing all aspects of distribution and warehousing partnerships, driving
productivity through strategic initiatives.
Lead day-to-day activities to ensure that the highest level of service is delivered to all restaurants.
Partner with all distribution and warehousing partners to drive a continuous improvement mindset that
positively impacts the business.
Role requires strong supply chain and operational knowledge in the distribution industry and ability to
collaborate and influence in cross functional areas internally and externally.
Manage and direct the business relationship with current and future providers, navigating issues and
negotiating solutions to ensure efficient and cost-effective continuity of supply.
Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure that on time transitions and new market launches of all
distribution and warehousing partners.
Coordinate with Procurement, Finance, IT, Quality, and other internal departments to cross-functionally resolve
elevated issues.
Develop and maintain KPIs for all distribution and warehousing partners.
Oversee monthly actual-to-budget cost variances, identify root cause and drive cost improvements.
Support cross-functional teams to negotiate contracts, amendments, and renewals, aligning with the business
strategies.
Manage new product and new market launch activities related to supply chain along with other key functions
(Commercial, S&OP, Manufacturing, SC Planning, Logistics, Quality, and logistics/freight) and track progress
for on-time launch.
Ensure that identified continuous improvement opportunities in the overall launch processes. Work closely with
key business partners in IT, Finance, Supply Chain, Distribution, Logistics, Development and Equipment
Solutions and Quality to establish clear processes and deliverables.
Reports milestones per plan in a consistent manner to meet the Launch objectives and metrics.
Collaborate with the team to resolve issues and organizes team to execute corrective actions.
Assist in the creation of Standard Operating Procedures
Interface with all levels of management
Other duties as assigned by management.
Ability to travel as needed, 50-75%
Required Education, Experience, and Skills:
Bachelor's degree required. Major in Supply Chain a plus. Prefer an MBA.
Prefer APICS CPIM certification, Six Sigma Green Belt, or ISM CPSM certification.
Minimum of 5 years of distribution management plans and drives scoping, requirements definition and
prioritization activities for large, complex initiatives.
Selects, adopts, and adapts appropriate requirements definition and management methods, tools and techniques
selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.
Obtains input from, and formal agreement to, requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders. Negotiates with
stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflicts.
Establishes requirements baselines.
Ensures changes to requirements are investigated and managed.
Contributes to the development of organizational methods and standards.
Prefer direct knowledge and experience within a food supply chain organization.
Excellent communication (verbal and written) and problem resolution skills.
An initiative-taker with an exceptional work ethic.
High proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.
Experience with project management tools
Prefer experience with network design software (i.e., Llamasoft or similar)
Core Competencies
Attention to detail.
Problem identification and resolution
Process orientation
Data analysis
Teamwork (cooperation and collaboration)
Project Management Skills and Experience
Key Contacts/Interfaces
Corporate PMO
Distributors and Redistributors
Freight and Logistics Team
Program Management Teams in Brand Hubs
Supply Planning Team
Commodity Risk Management
Franchisees and Brand Boards inclusive of Distribution Committee
Cross-functional brand groups (Operations, Marketing, Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Finance)
Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum! Brands Co-op, is currently seeking a Senior Manager, Distribution, to join the Field Service and Distribution Team.
Overview of the Position:
RSCS is accountable for ensuring supply continuity for the +$7B in critical Yum! Brand food and packaging components which support 21,000+ restaurants and $20B in revenue across Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Habit Burger & Grill and A&W in the United States.
The Senior Manager's responsibilities include negotiating contracts with distributors and re-distributors, managing inventory levels to ensure timely delivery and minimizing waste, optimizing distribution routes to reduce costs and improve efficiency, and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. The senior manager also collaborates with other departments such as procurement, operations, and finance to develop and implement strategic initiatives aimed at improving overall supply chain performance and supporting the growth of the restaurant chain.
Essential Functions:
Ability to work successfully inside the project management team, ensuring the successful transition and
implementation of the Next Generation Distribution and Logistics model.
Ensure that project management tasks are aligned within all current business operations teams.
Position is responsible for managing all aspects of distribution and warehousing partnerships, driving
productivity through strategic initiatives.
Lead day-to-day activities to ensure that the highest level of service is delivered to all restaurants.
Partner with all distribution and warehousing partners to drive a continuous improvement mindset that
positively impacts the business.
Role requires strong supply chain and operational knowledge in the distribution industry and ability to
collaborate and influence in cross functional areas internally and externally.
Manage and direct the business relationship with current and future providers, navigating issues and
negotiating solutions to ensure efficient and cost-effective continuity of supply.
Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure that on time transitions and new market launches of all
distribution and warehousing partners.
Coordinate with Procurement, Finance, IT, Quality, and other internal departments to cross-functionally resolve
elevated issues.
Develop and maintain KPIs for all distribution and warehousing partners.
Oversee monthly actual-to-budget cost variances, identify root cause and drive cost improvements.
Support cross-functional teams to negotiate contracts, amendments, and renewals, aligning with the business
strategies.
Manage new product and new market launch activities related to supply chain along with other key functions
(Commercial, S&OP, Manufacturing, SC Planning, Logistics, Quality, and logistics/freight) and track progress
for on-time launch.
Ensure that identified continuous improvement opportunities in the overall launch processes. Work closely with
key business partners in IT, Finance, Supply Chain, Distribution, Logistics, Development and Equipment
Solutions and Quality to establish clear processes and deliverables.
Reports milestones per plan in a consistent manner to meet the Launch objectives and metrics.
Collaborate with the team to resolve issues and organizes team to execute corrective actions.
Assist in the creation of Standard Operating Procedures
Interface with all levels of management
Other duties as assigned by management.
Ability to travel as needed, 50-75%
Required Education, Experience, and Skills:
Bachelor's degree required. Major in Supply Chain a plus. Prefer an MBA.
Prefer APICS CPIM certification, Six Sigma Green Belt, or ISM CPSM certification.
Minimum of 5 years of distribution management plans and drives scoping, requirements definition and
prioritization activities for large, complex initiatives.
Selects, adopts, and adapts appropriate requirements definition and management methods, tools and techniques
selecting appropriately from predictive (plan-driven) approaches or adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.
Obtains input from, and formal agreement to, requirements from a diverse range of stakeholders. Negotiates with
stakeholders to manage competing priorities and conflicts.
Establishes requirements baselines.
Ensures changes to requirements are investigated and managed.
Contributes to the development of organizational methods and standards.
Prefer direct knowledge and experience within a food supply chain organization.
Excellent communication (verbal and written) and problem resolution skills.
An initiative-taker with an exceptional work ethic.
High proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook.
Experience with project management tools
Prefer experience with network design software (i.e., Llamasoft or similar)
Core Competencies
Attention to detail.
Problem identification and resolution
Process orientation
Data analysis
Teamwork (cooperation and collaboration)
Project Management Skills and Experience
Key Contacts/Interfaces
Corporate PMO
Distributors and Redistributors
Freight and Logistics Team
Program Management Teams in Brand Hubs
Supply Planning Team
Commodity Risk Management
Franchisees and Brand Boards inclusive of Distribution Committee
Cross-functional brand groups (Operations, Marketing, Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Finance)