Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management -LA&C

KFC•Plano, TX

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Manager - LA&C will be responsible for shaping Pizza Hut’s supply chain strategy across Latin America & the Caribbean. The role serves as a strategic partner to franchisees, regional leadership, and global category teams, driving procurement excellence, supply continuity, risk management, operational resilience, and long-term value creation across a highly complex franchise ecosystem. As Pizza Hut accelerates growth and modernization across the region, this leader will play a critical role in strengthening supplier partnerships, improving franchisee economics, increasing regional alignment, and driving sustainable competitive advantage.

Requirements

8+ years’ experience in supply chain roles, ideally within food industry or related field
5+ years’ experience of global / regional strategic category management / procurement
Bilingual (English/Spanish) required
Strong leadership skills; prepared to influence stakeholders, challenge status quo, and drive change
Strong commercial and financial acumen
Excellent communication and partnership skills with the ability to work effectively with internal and external partners across the global business
Strong communications (presentation, verbal, writing) and ability to gain buy-in & influence key stakeholders at all levels in a global organization
High level of intellectual curiosity
Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging spend analytics, procurement technologies, and data-driven decision-making tools.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to global and regional leadership teams on supply chain strategy, supplier partnerships, and operational risk management.
Partner with global & regional functional leads to ensure that category strategies are meeting the broader needs of the business
Partner closely with franchisees to drive participation, alignment, and adoption of regional and global sourcing strategies through strong commercial partnership, stakeholder influence, and value-based engagement.
Own strategic supplier relationship and implement strategic supplier partnerships to ensure Pizza Hut is a customer of choice and drives competitive advantage which unlocks value and growth for Pizza Hut, including leading negotiations
Develop strategic partnerships with relevant regional external partners, i.e., develop business case for long-term investments and innovation
Build compelling business cases that improve franchisee economics, operational efficiency, and long-term system value.
Ensure regional supply continuity and operational resilience across a dynamic multi-country supply network, including proactively mitigating geopolitical, inflationary, commodity, logistics, and operational risks impacting the region.
Drive governance, compliance, and adherence to Pizza Hut standards.
Drive specification harmonization & optimization in collaboration with regional brand teams
Champion sustainability initiatives within supply chain which reduce environmental impact & support the brands commitment to Good Growth – Ensure long term ESG goals are embedded into category & sourcing strategies