Supply Planner

Supply Planner – Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC – A Yum! Brands Co‑op

Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum! Brands Co‑op, is currently seeking a Supply Planner to join the Central Planning Team. The Central Planning team ensures supply continuity for over $7 B in critical Yum! Brand food and packaging components which support more than 16 000 restaurants and $20 B in revenue across Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger & Grill in the United States.

Hybrid schedule: 3 days in the office, 2 days remote.

• Approximately 100 food and packaging items ($750 M–1 B annual spend)
• Approx. 25 supplier, plant, and/or item specification transitions annually
• Brand liaison for Habit Burger & Grill

• Assure supply across core and promotional sales, leveraging technology systems (Blue Yonder) to create supply plans and adjust fulfillment forecasts as needed.
• Collaborate with suppliers, distributors, redistributors, internal procurement, and concept hub teams to ensure consensus, preparedness, and execution.
• Maximize supply flexibility while minimizing cost implications and obsolescence risk; ensure the right products and ingredients are at the right location and time.
• Monitor capacity utilization and mitigate product expiration risk while maintaining network inventory targets and resolving fulfillment plan inaccuracies.
• Communicate and provide ongoing updates to internal procurement, hub program management, and leadership in a timely fashion.
• Identify near‑ and long‑term core 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.
• Spearhead system set‑up and integration in Blue Yonder for Habit; key partner for the Senior Director, Habit Burger & Grill, providing cross‑category updates and promotional insights.
• Participate in continuous improvement and process‑optimization efforts for supply optimization and technology systems (Blue Yonder).
• Other duties as assigned by management.

• Suppliers
• Procurement Teams
• Program Management Teams in Yum! Brand Hubs
• Commodity Risk Management Team
• Distributors and Redistributors
• Cross‑functional brand groups (Operations, Marketing, Product Development, Quality Assurance, and Finance)

Minimum of 5 years of business experience, including at least 2 years in supply/fulfillment planning, S&OP, purchasing, supply chain, demand planning, distribution, or inventory management.

Preferable: experience coordinating a supplier base or product distribution, especially for food and/or packaging.

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferred major in Supply Chain or Supply Management.
• Preferred certifications: APICS CPIM, Six Sigma Green Belt, or ISM CPSM.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize, and attention to detail.
• Problem identification and resolution skills.
• Process orientation: leverage, design, and continuous improvement.
• Technical aptitude.
• Data analysis: system‑based and ad‑hoc.
• Teamwork: cooperation, collaboration, and trust in positive intention.
• Coachable: openness to feedback.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong verbal and written communication.
• Strong understanding of supply chain processes including manufacturing, logistics, and distribution.
• Presentation skills suitable for Director/VP levels.
• Strong computer skills:
  Microsoft Excel (extremely comfortable modeling, analyzing, and manipulating data), PowerPoint, Word, Outlook.
• Preferred experience with Blue Yonder Fulfillment Module or another enterprise supply‑chain planning solution (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Logility).

Excellent benefits: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, vacation, floating holidays, retirement, and more.