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Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions

Procurement Analytics Manager

Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, Louisville, Kentucky, us, 40201

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Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum! Brands Co-op, is currently seeking a Procurement Analytics Manager to join the Food and Packaging Procurement Team in Louisville, KY.

Overview of the Position: This position uses analytics to support Food and Packaging (F&P) procurement and supply chain initiatives for YUM! Brands (Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger & Grill) and A&W All American. This position will work collaboratively with the RSCS Commodity Risk Management (CRM)/Procurement, Program Management, Supply Planning, Distribution, Business Technology and Finance teams using data analytics to formulate business decisions and solutions that create value for RSCS members and the Yum! business enterprise.

As a member of the Food and Packaging Procurement team, the position will have dual primary responsibilities; 1) daily administration of key procurement systems and processes, and 2) analytical support to enable the development and execution of category sourcing strategies and supply chain initiatives for all YUM! Brands and A&W.

Specifically, with direction, the individual in the role will be responsible for conducting spend analytics, historical commodity price analysis and forecasting, category market research, managing sourcing events and optimization of the supply base. The role will also support special projects across the department and drive research into emerging technologies affecting the procurement landscape.

Hybrid Schedule: 3 days in the office, 2 days remote - Excellent benefits - medical, dental, vision, time off, retirement, and much more.

Essential Functions: Procurement Team Support

Develop and update category profiles, category segmentation, support strategy development and contract

Provide key insights, including industry and supplier capacity analysis, for short and long-term business continuity planning

Gather and analyze external market data, trends, benchmarks, and technology and provide the key insights to category owners

Create and assess total cost of ownership models to help analyze alternative, Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement generating sourcing scenarios

Support the development of “should cost” models for key categories

Strategic Sourcing Analytics

Develops robust COGs models that accurately forecast key items within team categories

Leverage available information and databases to create spend reports that help to drive meaningful insights

Work with the CRM Team ensuring alignment between pricing and commodity updates

Analyze cost/pricing across suppliers to ensure pricing is consistent across similar raw materials and support the analysis and review of supplier pricing requests as directed by category owner

Conduct relevant spend analytics to support overall category sourcing and optimization activities

Support the development and execution of sourcing events (RFx) by developing supplier solicitation packages, establishing pricing models, conducting supplier bid analysis, recommending award decisions and performing all related systems work

Develop and maintain historical and forward looking category spend databases

Develop expert knowledge of critical systems and tools related to sourcing including Global Pricing System (GPS), Arrowstream , LightSource , and other related tools/systems

Category Management Support

Support procurement managers in the development of category strategy by providing meaningful market insights on the industry, associated commodities and competition

Support procurement managers with the innovation, commercialization and sourcing of new products

Collaborate with Program Managers and Supply Planners in developing supply planning scenario analysis that ensures supply at the best cost

Develop and document supply contingency plans related to both short and long-term capacity needs

Conduct vendor research, item setup, estimated cost, final pricing, and freight analysis

Administration and Reporting

Collaborate with category leads and brand partners to support key cross-functional and procurement initiatives that drive results and support brand sustainability and diversified spend objectives

Track and communicate team RMI initiatives to ensure projects are on track and appropriately reported to RSCS Finance Team

Maintain and verify accuracy of supplier and procurement related data across various company platforms and systems

Process requests for supplier, item, price, and freight updates in the GPS and other company software applications in a timely and accurate manner

Key liaison between procurement department and distribution teams to ensure most logistically advantageous infrastructure

Required Experience, Education, and Skills:

Minimum of 3+ years data analytics management experience with notable accomplishments. General knowledge of supply chain and procurement processes

Prefer knowledge of food and/or packaging procurement and project management experience. Experience with quick-serve restaurant supply chains and/or commodities is an advantage

Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Engineering, Business, Finance, Economics, or Supply Chain is required

Will promote and champion the RSCS World Class with Class Values (WC2) by acting with integrity, delivering breakthrough results, being transparent and collaborate, recognize and celebrate, being humble and respectful, serve our members and pursue growth and lifelong learning

Candidate demonstrates initiative and motivation for success, will be solutions oriented, proactive and results

Candidate will have the innate curiosity to use data to make decisions and will be able to lead and influence

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to shift gears quickly

Ability to think strategically and entrepreneurially, while keeping an eye on tactical execution

Strong organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize with attention to detail

Excellent interpersonal skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills

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

Ability to garner trust and respect of all constituents, while managing tight timelines in a dynamic

Experience working with large data sets and databases, able to manipulate and parse data to structure for analysis and reporting

Proficiency in Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Word, Power BI, and Outlook

Advanced Excel skills and ability to develop mastery in the utilization of supply chain systems (GPS/ Arrowstream , LightSource , and Blue Yonder or similar systems)

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