Supply Planner

Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC - A Yum! Brands Co-op•Plano, TX

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum! Brands Co-op, is currently seeking a Planner to join the Planning Team. The 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 Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 days remote Excellent Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Vacation, Retirement, Free lunch on Wednesday, STD/LTD, and much more.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Prefer experience coordinating a supplier base or product distribution, especially as related to food and/or packaging.
Prefer APICS CPIM certification, Six Sigma Green Belt, or ISM CPSM certification.
Prefer experience with Blue Yonder Fulfillment Module or experience with another enterprise supply chain planning solution (ie: Oracle, SAP, Logility)

Responsibilities

Assure supply across core and promotional sales, leveraging technology systems (Blue Yonder) to create and execute supply plans and adjust fulfillment forecasts as needed.
Collaborate with suppliers, distributors + redistributors, internal procurement team, and concept hub teams to ensure consensus understanding, preparedness, and execution.
Maximize supply flexibility while minimizing cost implications and risk of obsolescence; ensuring the right products/ingredients are in the right location and the right time.
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.