Category Management Director, Indirect

**Who is Yum Brands?**

Ready to make your mark at an iconic global powerhouse? Join Yum Brands - the parent company behind KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill - be a part of our reinvention for Greater Growth.

We are a culture-driven company where innovation, collaboration, and passion fuel everything we do. We’re seeking talented individuals to make a difference across our global business. Whether you’re just starting out or stepping into leadership, you’ll help shape our future by delivering results that matter and bringing your smart, heart, and courage to the table.

If you’re ready to grow with a company that values curiosity, high performance, and meaningful work—join us. Let’s build the future of Yum together

**About the Job**:
Join Yum Brands as a leader of the regional Indirect Category Management team, partnering with cross-functional leaders to identify strategic opportunities that leverage the region’s cross-brand scale through capex and indirect spend areas. Ensure the timely supply of equipment and services and deliver significant value to franchisees through effective procurement of goods and services. Lead the regional indirect category team to drive the regionalization of indirect purchases for consistency and volume leverage.

**Salary Range**:
**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead the regional Indirect Category Management team, partnering with regional leadership to align procurement strategies with business priorities and strategic requirements.
- Serve on the Global Category Management leadership team, helping shape Yum’s overall procurement strategy and direction.
- Build and develop a high-performing regional indirect category management team to deliver measurable value to Yum franchisees.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of 4-6 direct reports, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting their professional growth.
- Establish strategic partnerships with key external partners, including developing business cases for long-term investments.
- Oversee high-impact negotiations with strategic category suppliers as needed.
- Drive specification harmonization and optimization in collaboration with regional brand teams.
- Engage regional franchisees to secure buy-in for regional sourcing of indirect goods and services.
- Foster strong, collaborative working relationships with regional functional leaders (Finance, Marketing, Development, D&T, Engineering), regional leadership teams, Yum Global Category Management and Supply Chain teams, and external partners/consultants.
- Partner with regional functional leaders to identify opportunities to maximize volume leverage and procurement expertise, delivering increased value to Yum.

**Requirements**:

- 10+ years’ experience in Senior supply chain roles, ideally within food industry or related field
- Strong strategic leader with demonstrated ability to lead long term strategic projects
- Strong leadership skills; prepared to challenge status quo and drive change
- Demonstrated ability to manage teams on a multi-country scale; inspiring & growing teams
- Excellent communication and partnership skills with the ability to work effectively with internal and external partners across global business
- Ability to gain buy-in & influence key stakeholders at all levels in a global organization

**Benefits**:
At Yum, one of our core values is to Believe in ALL People. This means seeing the value in everyone and unlocking their full potential to be their best self. YUM Brands, Inc. (including its subsidiaries Yum Restaurant Services Group, LLC (“YRSG”) and Yum Connect, LLC (“Yum Digital and Technology”) (collectively, “Yum”) is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other protected characteristic. Yum is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or special needs.

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Yum Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 59,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts - KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. Habit Burger & Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2024, Yum was named to the Dow Jone