Procurement Analytics Manager

Category Procurement Job Location Louisville, Kentucky Tracking Code 214103-886 Position Type Full-Time/Regular Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions, LLC, a Yum! Brands Co-op, is currently seeking a Procurement Analytics Manager to join the Food and Packaging Procurement Teams in Louisville, KY. Overview of the Position: This position uses analytics to support Food & Packaging procurement and supply chain initiatives for YUM! Brands (Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger) and A&W. This position will work collaboratively with the RSCS Procurement, Program Management, Business Technology and Finance teams using data analytics to formulate business decisions and solutions that create value for RSCS members. As a member of the Procurement team, the position will have dual primary responsibilities; 1) daily administration of key procurement systems and processes, and 2) analytical support to enable the development and execution of category sourcing strategies and supply chain initiatives for all YUM! Brands concepts; Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Habit Burger Grill, and for A&W. Specifically, with direction, the individual in the role will be responsible for conducting spend analytics, historical commodity price analysis and forecasting, category market research, managing sourcing events and optimization of the supply base. The role will also support special projects across the department and drive research into emerging technologies affecting the procurement landscape. The role will support and work with the broader RSCS Commodity Risk Management/Procurement team and cross functionally with the Operations Supply, Distribution, Business Technology and Finance teams on specific initiatives using analytics and decision support tools to formulate business solutions that create value for the Yum! business enterprise. Hybrid Schedule: 3 days in the office, 2 days remote Excellent Benefits: Medical Dental, Vision, Retirement, Vacation, Life Insurance, Free lunch on Wednesday, Early Friday schedule, and much more. Essential Functions: Procurement Team Support o Develop and update Category Profiles, category segmentation, support strategy development, and contract negotiations. o Provide key insights, including industry and supplier capacity analysis, for short and long-term business continuity planning. o Gather and analyze external market data, trends, benchmarks, and technology and provide the key insights to the category owners. o Create and assess total cost of ownership models to help analyze alternative, Best Alternative to Negotiating Agreement generating sourcing scenarios. o Support the development of “should cost” models for key categories. Strategic Sourcing Analytics o Develops robust COGs models to accurately forecast key items within team categories. o Leverage available information and databases to create spend reports that help to drive meaningful insights. o Work with Commodity Risk Management Team ensuring alignment between pricing and commodity updates. o Analyze pricing across suppliers to ensure pricing is consistent across similar raw materials. Support the analysis and review of supplier pricing requests as directed by category owner. o Conduct relevant spend analytics to support overall category sourcing and optimization activities. o Support the development and execution of sourcing events (RFx) by developing supplier solicitation packages, establishing pricing models, conduct supplier bid analyses, and recommend award decisions and all related systems work. o Develop and maintain category spend databases. o Develop expert knowledge of critical systems and tools related to sourcing including Global Pricing System, ArrowStream, Lightsource, and DocuSign. Category Management Support o Support procurement managers in the development of category strategy by providing meaningful market insights on the industry, associated commodities, and competition. o Support procurement managers on innovation and commercializat…