Category Manager - Directs

Shape the categories that create crave, differentiation and incremental growth across the Yum! system. Seasonings, sauces, marinades, dairy and desserts sit at the intersection of customer love, menu innovation and restaurant economics. This is a highly commercial category role with the opportunity to unlock Yum!’s bold ambition for sauces, strengthen the strategic role of desserts, and build a more competitive and resilient approach to dairy and ingredient sourcing across Europe.

You will combine deep commercial and commodity understanding with supplier innovation and category strategy, working horizontally across brands, markets, Innovation, Marketing, FSQA, Operations, Finance, franchisees and suppliers.

Yum! Europe is part of the One Yum! Supply Chain Centre of Excellence (COE), established to support KFC and Taco Bell with one supply chain, one purpose and one bold goal: unmatched profitability for every restaurant.

The COE works horizontally across brands, markets, functions, franchisees and suppliers to deliver safe, reliable and sustainable supply; improve restaurant economics; accelerate growth; and power brand strategies through world-class category management, strategic supplier partnerships, data, governance and innovation execution.

Develop and execute the Seasonings, Sauces & Marinades, Dairy & Desserts category strategy for KFC and Taco Bell across UK&I and Europe, combining commercial excellence, commodity insight, supplier capability and innovation to deliver competitive advantage, growth and stronger restaurant economics.

A critical part of the role will be translating Yum!’s growth ambitions for sauces and desserts into a supplier, sourcing and commercial strategy capable of delivering at scale.