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Regional Supply Chain Operations Director Jobs in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates at Yum! Brands
Title: Regional Supply Chain Operations Director
Company: Yum! Brands
Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Purpose
Lead the Supply Chain Operations function with the respective Brand / Geography, owning Distribution, Planning, Supplier performance and financial analytics of the supply chain function. Act as the regional / Country leadership teams supply chain contact and represent the function within the regional business units at LT level (where required).
Job Responsibilities
Develop long term plan of supply chain operations with the region – Leveraging distributor scale / Control tower development in conjunction with Regional & Global supply Chain leadership teams
Lead functional performance tracking and reporting & financial requirements for the regional supply chain team
Support global CoE team with Data & technology requirements / implementation as required
Own the respective financial elements & budgeting of the brand / country supply chain function
Partner with Brand / Country functional leaders to support brand / marketing activity where required, including LTO / New product development support
Lead the supplier performance for the region, ensuring accurate measurement, reporting and continuous improvement of OTIF and other measures as required.
Manage 3rd Party distribution partners strategy, compliance and performance
Working Relationships
Regional Brand functional leaders (Finance / Strategy / FSQA / FIT / Sustainability)
Brand Global Leadership teams
Regional Leadership teams
Yum Global Supply Chain team
Yum Regional Supply Chain Leadership & teams
3rd Party partners / consultants
Supervision of Personnel
Brand / Geography dependent – 1 – 6 Direct reports (Planning / Distribution / LTO buyers – L7 – L10)
Knowledge & Skill Required
10+ years’ experience in Senior supply chain roles, ideally within food industry or related field
Experience in logistics / planning preferred but with end to end supply chain knowledge
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 the global business
Strong strategic leader with demonstrated ability to lead enterprise-wide strategic change
Strong leadership skills; prepared to challenge status quo and drive change
Ability to gain buy-in & influence key stakeholders at all levels in a global organization
