Manager, Poultry, FIT

What You’ll Be Serving Up: This position maintains and improves the quality of KFC Chicken Brand Standard products, while developing new ones; by partnering with FIT managers around the world as well as multiple KFC poultry suppliers to ensure the safety, quality, and consistency of poultry products delivered to KFC restaurants. Here’s How You’ll Spice Things Up: Drives KFC Global Food Innovation and Technology as well as Yum! Food safety and Quality Assurance strategy, goals and objectives. Partner with Global Poultry Product Managers or FIT leaders around the world to meet current Poultry Brand Standard specifications. Supports poultry commercialization initiatives, spec review, and supply chain initiatives as guided by FIT KFC Global Sr. Manager. Manages relationships with multiple poultry suppliers through his/her market counterparts. Develop a monitor & performance system to ensure compliance with specifications and Yum QA Programs by markets. Drives follow-up and corrective action plans on all critical issues. Develop new poultry products to increase the KFC Core menu, i.e., new chicken fillet, chicken nuggets, 9pz cut within different weight ranges. Ensures specifications comply with all FDA/USDA and local regulatory guidelines, managing specification updates to ensure all markets comply and meet product design requirements. Monitors raw material supply and demand trends to determine changes in Global specifications that can positively impact the business; assists in the development of contingency plans for such occurrences. Provides risk/benefit analysis of supplier partners and influences approved supplier decisions based on supplier performance against key metrics. Identifies opportunities for product/process improvements through root cause and trend analysis. Leads “Global Poultry Colleges” to drive quality improvements for KFC ingredients. What You Bring to the Table: Education/Certifications: Bachelor of Science in Poultry Science, Food Science, or related scientific field. M.S./PhD preferred. Experience: 10 years of food industry experience in poultry QA, Production, Processing, and/or R&D, with a minimum of 3 years supervisory/management experience. Demonstrated success in talent management and assessment. Strong product management experience. Willing to travel up to 70%. Strong interpersonal skills and personal initiative. Must be able to build alliances and be a team player. Must be able to present material in a composed and confident manner. Strong application of principles, practices, and procedures within the area of specialization. Ability to plan and prioritize multiple projects. Must be able to execute projects within timelines and budgets. Must be able to anticipate and identify potential challenges and recommend courses of action to resolve them. Must demonstrate sound judgment and strong reasoning skills. What’s In It for You: Competitive salary and benefits package. Opportunity to innovate within a global brand and make a significant impact. Collaborative, fast-paced work environment with a focus on professional growth and development.

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