RESTAURANT SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS, LLC, A YUM! BRANDS CO-OP, IS CURRENTLY SEEKING A SENIOR DIRECTOR, SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS, TO JOIN THE TACO BELL CONCEPT TEAM IN IRVINE, CA.

Position Overview
This role leads a high performing team that drives and enables seamless supply chain execution for all Taco Bell Restaurant Equipment, Assets and Technology. Additionally, this position is accountable for leadership and management of restaurant margin improvement (average annual delivery $50MM), optimization, simplification, and/or other specification change initiatives for the Taco Bell Brand which includes Food and Packaging, Equipment, Assets, and Technology.
Taco Bell has an annual revenue of +$16 billion across more than 8,000 restaurants with an estimated spend of $3.5 billion across +100 food and packaging suppliers and +20 Distribution Centers.
Hybrid position: 3 days in the office, 2 days remote
Excellent Benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement, vacation, holidays, floating holidays, sick time, and much more.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set team strategic priorities and assign resources to achieve.
• Build infrastructure, processes, and tools to meet and exceed all execution targets for all concept program

initiatives.

• Lead and/or Co-manage supplier and distributor efforts, including Task Force, is put in place to improve the

performance of distributors and/or suppliers.

• Manage the execution of appropriate Authority for Inventory Purchase (AIP) documents for all programs according

to established policy.

• Align with Brand Marketing, R&D, Operations and Finance to develop strategic supply chain priorities to meet

ongoing and future development objectives.

• Develop and maintain key relationships with the brand, Franchise partners and concept board.
• Facilitate and support distributor and supplier engagements and summits.
• Calibrate with and provide weekly/monthly insights to Concept Board and RSCS leadership around Brand sales

performance and concept development activities.

• Hiring, managing, and developing staff to perform at the highest level
• Mentoring and coaching of team members
• Special projects within RSCS or Brand including process enhancements and strategy development, or related.
• Provide updates to concept board representatives as required.
• Other duties as assigned by management.
• Drive a culture of collaboration around program management best practices in a matrixed organization following

and role modeling WC2 cultural values.

• Some travel, required.
• Other duties as assigned by management.