Global Category Manager Proteins
Yum! Brands · Woking
Who are YUM Brands!
At Yum! Brands, we’re home to some of the world’s most loved restaurant brands, including KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. Across our brands, markets and franchise partners, we’re united by one big ambition: to build distinctive, culture-shaping brands that people love, and to create places where real people can build real careers.
We move fast, think big and back our people to make things happen. Whether you’re in a restaurant, a support centre or working across brands, you’ll be part of a global business with local heart, full of people who care deeply about great food, brilliant teams and doing things the right way.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We're looking for an experienced procurement and category management leader to shape the global strategy for a key food category within Yum! Brands' international supply chain. This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to influence sourcing strategy, supplier partnerships, sustainability initiatives, and long-term value creation across multiple regions.
Working with senior stakeholders across Supply Chain, Finance, Sustainability, Food Safety & Quality, Strategy and Brand teams, you'll develop and execute category strategies that support growth, drive commercial value, strengthen supplier relationships and ensure business continuity. You'll also play a key role in harmonising global standards, supporting franchise partners and delivering procurement excellence across international markets.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a genuine global impact within one of the world's leading restaurant companies.
Support bottom up regional to global development & implementation of strategic category plans for the respective category, aligning with key business stakeholders on category objectives, ensuring ESG deliverables are met and ultimately delivering competitive advantage to Yum through leverage of system scale.