Who are Taco Bell?
Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone's favourite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 8,200+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. That's right… Taco Bell has 8,200+ restaurants in over 32 countries around the world, with offices in the U.S., Canada, UK, India, Australia, and Singapore. And we don't plan to stop there.
We're not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the worldThis position is based out of UK office and is ideal for individuals with high accountability, strong analytical skills, great attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, and a drive for results. In this role you will:
- Automate the short, medium, and long terms demand baseline forecast at SKU item level in Power BI
- Collect, clean, and analyse data from multiple sources including supplier reports, sales forecasts and market trends
- Develop and maintain dashboards to track KPIs such as cost of sales, supplier performance, forecast vs actuals, stock holding & weeks cover
- Develop and provide weekly reporting to the Supply Chain leadership team
- Creation of full end to end commercial reporting – full visibility of stock in the network
- Review historical trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop statistical models, and evaluate forecast results
- Perform root cause analysis on key forecast deviations. Supports Business, Marketing, Logistics, and production strategies and identify opportunities to meet market needs
- In collaboration with Logistics and Buying Team, ensure the right stock is in the right place at the right time to deliver customer requirements at DC level
- Work with Marketing and Finance teams to combine, refine and publish total business demand plan (in applicable levels / aggregated views e.g., by product, by category etc.)
- Create insights from business forecast analysis to drive continuous improvement (specifically from a proactiveness point of view) in Supply Chain
- Incorporate market intelligence into demand plans
- Lead promotional activity forecast planning at SKU item level
- Support cost modelling for new market entries
- Work with Procurement team to develop, enhance and simplify processes
The Day to Day:
- Support agile prioritisation of initiatives and programme-level coordination
- Integrate projects and initiatives to overall delivery of supply chain goals
- Support project lifecycle activities including documentation, milestone tracking, and stakeholder updates
- Develop and maintain a KPI scorecard system to track the performance for projects
- Use project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, Power BI, or equivalent) to support tracking and reporting
- Drive can-do and "breakthrough" mindset within Project teams, to ensure teamwork across the entire stakeholder group
- Support the supply chain digitization strategy in alignment with Yum! Global
- Support and execute the inclusive supply base strategy aligned to business expectations
- Ensure projects are completed on time with effective hand-over
- Coordinate improvement initiatives for supply chain processes
- Assist in gathering and preparing data to support inflation outlooks and commercial impact assessments
- Maintain good project stakeholder engagement
- Provide regular updates and reports to the SCM Senior Projects & Value Lead, ensuring visibility of progress, risks, and dependencies
- Support ad hoc business requirements
Is this you?
- At least 5+ Years' Supply Chain related experience
- Demonstrated understanding of the key drivers that enable responsiveness and agility in the supply chain
- Strong project management skills with a proven track record
- Sound commercial and financial acumen
- A proactive and collaborative mindset, actively seeking opportunities to contribute to supply chain efficiency and improvement
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills to ensure accuracy in your work
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, enabling you to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and third party vendors
- Strong relationship building skills
Why Taco Bell?
We truly believe that where you work matters, and we know a thing or two about what makes employees happy. Join us on our mission of feeding people's lives with Más!
- We are about more than just building restaurants—we connect with our fans through their passions including sports, gaming, and music
- We know that employees want a company they can live and grow with; they crave a unique culture that fosters creativity and encourages pursuit of passion, and they look for opportunities to take risks, develop skills and learn in ways that fit their lifestyle
- We foster a culture of authenticity and believe all people can make a difference
Work-Hard, Play-Hard:
- Company and performance-related bonus
- Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
- Private healthcare with the option to increase to include family cover
- Annual holiday allowance starts at 25 days with the option to buy or sell up to 5 extra days per year. After 5 years' service, annual holiday allowance increases to 30 days
- Competitive parental leave and flexible return to work options
- Wellbeing Reimbursement - A fund to claim back costs throughout the year that support your well-being such as vitamins subscriptions, language lessons, gym membership
- Flexible and Voluntary benefits including Dental Insurance, Health Screening and Gym Discounts
At Taco Bell, we Live Más and invite you to do the same. Take a seat at our table. Bring your voice. Bring you, just as you are, a Cultural Rebel. We want you to be your best self!
Taco Bell is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all dimensions of diversity.
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