KFC Solutions Architect | |
IT | |
Louisville, Kentucky | |
Louisville | |
KY | |
KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the few brands in America that can boast about having a rich, 60-year history of success and innovation. In fact, KFC is the world's most popular chicken restaurant chain and a division of Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company. Yum! Brands consists of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut with more than 40,000 restaurants in over 125 countries and territories and more than 1 million associates. Yum! is ranked #216 on the Fortune 500 List and generated more than $13 billion in revenue in 2012. More important than our size is our commitment to breakthrough innovation and the success of our employees. We're proud of the unique culture we've built, one that's filled with energy, opportunity, and fun. We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions, encourage ideas from everyone, and have actively developed a workforce that is diverse in style and background. Yum! is a place where anyone can, and does, make a difference. | |
KFC is in need of a dynamic, technical leader who can understand our business goals and use them to craft a set of solutions that will enable our restaurants and franchisees to meet their goals. We need an enterprise architect with the ability to not only create a vision for our future technology architecture, but has the ability to guide the incremental implementation necessary to fulfill that vision. You’ll work with point of sale, ecommerce, back office and above restaurant development and testing teams in crafting solutions. Our current architecture is a combination of internally developed and third-party applications, both in our restaurants and in our data centers. As we modernize, we look to build less custom software and integrate more with partners where excellent solutions exist, with a specific eye towards cloud technologies. KFC is a dynamic restaurant-focused organization, where new challenges will confront you on a daily basis. Applicants for this role need many skills and lots of experience, but who can focus on these two primary tasks: - Develop solutions that use service oriented architecture; taking legacy applications and replacing them with a modern SOA architecture while maintaining backwards compatibility at the data layer. - Business Intelligence & data warehousing strategy. Defining the ETL process, selecting tools and creating a data schema that allows your end users to create their own reports and dashboards without the need for additional IT involvement. | |
Education & Experience: EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Masters preferred. - At least 8 years of experience in designing & developing enterprise applications. - At least 2 years of experience with architecting enterprise applications, with an emphasis on defining standards and guiding implementation of the architecture. - At least 3 years of experience with Business Intelligence solutions, including defining the data structures, ETL processes, the data store schema and reporting & analytics. Experience working with Big Data is a plus. - At least 3 years of experience with integrating applications on different architectures, both client/server & SaaS offerings. Soft Skills: - Excellent written and oral communication skills. Able to clearly communicate with business area leaders, IT coworkers and vendor partners, using terminology appropriate for each stakeholder group. - A strong background in using the .Net development platform, including Team Foundation Server. - Some experience moving applications from traditional server infrastructures to cloud architectures (SaaS, Iaas or PaaS). - Experience with restaurant or retail applications is a plus. - Using your influence to guide the different teams into creating and implementing development standards and common tools and frameworks. - Must keep security and privacy in mind at all times for all solutions. We value our customers and employees, protecting their data at all times. - A deep understanding of modern development practices, specifically Agile, Continuous Integration and Testing Automation. |
KFC Solutions Architect Job (Louisville, KY, US)
Division Information Security Officer Job (Plano, TX, US)
Division Information Security Officer | |
IT | |
Pizza Hut Headquarters, Plano, TX | |
Plano | |
TX | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. has over 39,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories and more than 1.4 million associates worldwide. The Company's brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. | |
The Division Information Security Officer serves as the brand program owner for all operational activities that serve to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of member, employee, and business information and systems in compliance with organization policies and standards. He/she provides strategic and operational direction, ensuring that objectives/metrics are achieved, managing risks appropriately, using organizational resources responsibly, and monitoring the success or failure of security operations including risk assessment/acceptance; vulnerability management; security event and threat monitoring and reporting; intrusion, malware and inappropriate use detection; secure application development and testing; effective implementation of policy, standards and controls; and incident response. He/she oversees and coordinates operational teams, processes and supporting tools and technologies and security initiatives identified in the information security strategy and roadmap. - Provide vision and leadership to develop and execute on a division information security strategy and roadmap. Align with enterprise business strategy, gain executive approval and support, and oversee successful execution. - Develop and maintain a highly qualified staff of information security professionals across the division. Build and maintain executive and franchisee relationships necessary for the successful execution of the information security program. - Maintain accountability for responsible information security program governance through formal reporting to Division Chief Information Officer. - Develop and implement an information security risk profile that prioritizes risk and the investment and financial strategy required to mitigate those risks. - Partner with YUM CISO on security architecture for the enterprise and participate in the solution selection and process development. - Develop security requirements for information technology infrastructure initiatives, selected enterprise applications and, as appropriate, review and approve security design of initiatives. - Measure compliance with policy as part of assessing the overall security risk posture of the division, and initiate programs to achieve and maintain an adequate security posture. - Develop and maintain external and internal relationships within the division and field markets to influence security policy, standards and programs and enhance secure interoperability with extended entities - Leverage information security investments to enhance business, administration and compliance processes. - Develop and employ an ongoing information security communications, training and awareness program tailored to the evolving needs of the business and specific requirements of various user groups. - Develop and make available a catalog of security services to support company and business unit security needs. - Develop and maintain a responsive and effective information security incident response and management capability that will identify, contain and resolve information security incidents, meet compliance and reporting obligations, and uphold chain of custody and rules of civil procedure requirements. | |
EDUCATION: - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration or a related field is required. - Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration or a related field is preferred, but not required. - One of the following active certifications: CISA, CISM, CISSP or CFE (Preferred) - Other related certifications such as ITIL, PMP, SANS/GSEC, CIPP, CRISC, CGEIT, CPA/CA are preferred, but not required. - Minimum of 10 years of leadership experience in information security policy, standards, architecture, technology and programs. - Minimum of 5 years of experience in compliance-oriented industry is preferred. (SOX, PCI, Safe Harbor, etc…) - Strong understanding of information security and the relationship between threat, vulnerability and risk management. - Must have a track record of developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy and plan for managing information security. - Ability to analyze and interpret business drivers and developing security solutions that provide adequate security to support the business. - Possess a good understanding of appropriate leading-edge technologies. - Known to relevant technology companies as a thought leader around security, privacy and supporting technologies. - Demonstrated ability to build effective, cohesive and collaborative management team. - Extensive experience building and managing a diverse and inclusive team environment with strong commitment to respect, equality and teaming. - Strong demonstrated ability to skillfully hire, develop, lead, motivate, and coach a cross-section of security and technology professionals. |
Manager, Advertising Job (Irvine, , US)
Manager, Advertising | |
Marketing | |
Taco Bell Headquarters, Irvine, CA | |
Irvine | |
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Taco Bell, a part of Yum! Brands, has been repeatedly named as one of the Best Places to Work in Orange County. We have high standards for ourselves; Yum commits to consistently deliver 10% EPS growth each year. Our success comes from the belief that our people's capabilities are our greatest asset, and investing in you is our top priority. | |
Taco Bell is looking for a communication professional that has experience in all aspects of Marketing. A proven thought leader, the successful candidate will possess mastery in the art of television advertising, digital advertising, strategic thinking and leveraging product insights. Candidates should have strong interpersonal skills, exhibit the ability to think creatively and be comfortable working on complex, fast-paced projects under ever-changing business conditions. Key Responsibilities
- Partner with the Director of Advertising, Agency partners and Program Managers to develop strategic ideas that cascade broadcast, digital, and merchandising for National and Test Markets - Independently manage the creative production process from Ad Brief to Airdate. Manage production budgets for both test and national communications - Provide creative clarity during positioning work to ensure the strategic imperative is viable from a communications standpoint - Provide Program Managers with creative brand perspective - Work with Consumer Insights to ensure advertising concepts deliver with consumers prior to production - Understand the imperatives of coaching and provide leadership to direct report responsible for executing television and merchandising initiatives | |
- 7-10 years Marketing experience required - Advertising Agency experience preferred; demonstration of good creative sensibilities - Previous experience working on fast food brand strongly preferred - Ability to independently align and inspire cross-functional teams – must be conversant in both marketing and production |
Operations Capability Leader- Franchise Job (Columbus, , US)
Operations Capability Leader- Franchise | |
Operations | |
Taco Bell Headquarters, Irvine, CA | |
Columbus | |
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Taco Bell/Yum! Brands is growing and we are looking for an operations centric leader to help promote our one brand system with our franchisees. Can be based any city in the state of Ohio and will cover surrounding states. | |
The Franchise consultant has the responsibility for overseeing the franchisee business operations, processes and operations of 150+ franchisee locations with total sales averaging 100M+. A strong track record of influencing business leaders in establishing brand vision and exceeding customer brand perceptions is required. Additional Responsibilities Include:
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The ideal candidate for the franchise operations leader position will posses:
We offer the following: Great compensation packages: - Competitive starting salaries - 401k with company match - Stock options - People First company culture - Promote from within philosophy - Comprehensive training programs - Health, vision and dental benefits - Paid Vacations district manager, district director, restaurant manager, restaurant, retail, operations, franchise, QSR |
Flavor Innovator/Artist Job (Plano, TX, US)
Flavor Innovator/Artist | |
Food Innovation | |
Texas | |
Plano | |
TX | |
Yum! Brands, Inc. has over 39,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories and more than 1.4 million associates worldwide. The Company's brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. Pizza Hut Global, based in Plano, Texas, is a powerful global growth engine for Yum! Brands, with more than 13,000 restaurants. Pizza Hut is a diverse, high-return business, with over 650 new restaurant openings in 2013. Our international business and growth is one of the key factors that makes us truly unique in the restaurant industry. What makes Yum! a great place to work? It's our people. That's why we invest in people capability so they can make the most of their career. With a diverse workforce and ongoing opportunities for personal and professional success, we've built a culture that rewards and recognizes great effort while providing the work/life balance that is so important to all of us. | |
Are you really into flavor? We mean really into flavor. Do you enjoy tweaking tastes and creating cravings? Does your interest in foodie culture come with an increased desire to experiment with salty, savory, sour, sweet, and everything in between? Do you believe that color, texture, nutrients and especially taste should all be kicked up a notch? Do you have a passion for identifying emerging culinary trends? Is food a gateway to understanding other cultures? Do you value flavor experimentation? Is the “fun factor” an important aspect to your dining experiences? If the answer is yes, then you’ve come to the right place. At Pizza Hut, we’re really into flavor, so it only makes sense that we are looking for an erudite epicurean to help us identify and spotlight our favorite flavors with the rest of the world. As our Flavor Innovator/Artist, you’ll seek out new flavors to surprise and delight our increasingly adventurous customers. You’ll do this by collaborating with our Culinary, R&D, New Product Development, Consumer Insights, and Brand Marketing teams to develop new flavor solutions, duplications, modifications, and revolutions. Your high expectations – for authenticity, flavor, and quality – will help create winning concepts that provide the window into novelty, discovery, and learning that align with market trends and enables the world to encounter eating epiphanies. You’ll deliver the “Flavor of Now” by leveraging food trends and consumer insights to concoct taste sensations. Your background in the creation and research of flavors will help you create and identify flavors that excite our customers’ taste buds and leave them clamoring for more. JOB FUNCTIONS: - Expertly develop flavor solutions including flavor duplications, new creations, and modifications across a broad range of flavor profiles to meet customer and internal project requests. - Manage and support taste panels, flavor optimization studies and communicate findings in a timely manner. - Integrate and leverage the best of flavor trends and consumer insights to create and execute concepts that provide true consumer delight (and that deliver strong business results) - Create winning flavors using the creative palate of natural and synthetic flavor raw materials in response to customer requests and market trends - Lead the development of concise roadmaps to deliver flavor solutions - Push creative boundaries in the areas of flavor - Big creative and innovative thinker who can bring flavor ideas to life in common sense ways - Anticipate, investigate and resolve problems with raw materials, flavor systems and finished prototypes | |
EDUCATION: - Minimum BS/BA in any chemistry, food technology or life sciences EXPERIENCE (and other qualifications):
- 7+ years of experience in the creation and research of flavors - Self-motivated and able to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects, tight deadlines and changing priorities - Experience working for a seasoning/flavor company or similar position in the food manufacturing world - Strong technical skills paired with a great palate and the innate curiosity to never stop trying new things - Expertise in flavor science and flavor optimization, and working with flavor suppliers - Demonstrated leadership working in the feasibility stage with required flexibility to drive new directions as discoveries are made |
Restaurant Excellence Specialist Job (Fort Laudardale, FL, US)
Associate Manager, Core Programs Job (Irvine, , US)
Associate Manager, Core Programs | |
Restaurant Excellence | |
Taco Bell Headquarters, Irvine, CA | |
Irvine | |
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Taco Bell, a part of Yum! Brands, has been repeatedly named as one of the Best Places to Work in Orange County. We have high standards for ourselves; Yum commits to consistently deliver 10% EPS growth each year. Our success comes from the belief that our people's capabilities are our greatest asset, and investing in you is our top priority. | |
At Taco Bell, we’re hungry for Más! Más Heart, Más Flavor and Más Value. Taco Bell, a part of Yum! Brands, has been repeatedly named as one of the Best Places to Work in Orange County. We have high standards for ourselves; Yum commits to consistently deliver 10% EPS growth each year. Our success comes from the belief that our people's capabilities are our greatest asset, and investing in you is our top priority. Question for you? Do challenges excite you? Are you a great influencer of people, capable of easily mobilizing others towards set goals? Are you assertive with high emotional intelligence? Do you like constant change? Do you know how to interpret and present data in a meaningful way? Are you outgoing? Do you like to have fun while you work? If you said yes to the above, then keep reading! Here’s what we got… The Associate Manager of the Brand Standards Program for Taco Bell is accountable for the leadership and support of a strategic restaurant evaluation program and execution to ensure the program effectively assess the standards for our restaurants nationwide. This role would be responsible for providing the day to day program support functions of vendor management and calibration, field and internal communication, results reporting, as well as executing and delivering on multiple projects. Projects in this program will be highly visible in nature and made up of multiple, cross functional efforts. We’re gonna need you to…
- Evaluate new Marketing initiatives, with emphasis on Operational execution. Attain qualitative and quantitative feedback leveraging data to provide actionable insights and innovative solutions that balance operational and business needs. Here’s what you’re gonna get… - High visibility fast paced role that partners with QA, Menu Readiness, Marketing, Operations, IT and nearly every other function at the brand. Wait…there’s Mas…
- Collaborative High-tech Working Stations
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- Bachelor’s Degree preferred - 4 years restaurant/retail operations experience/knowledge or project management required - Strong communication. Confidence combined with humbleness. Great Listener. Open-mindedness. - Proven team player, culture driver, and believer in people - Quantitative and project management skills - Proven ability to multi-task and prioritize time - Team Player. Ability to work with a cross functional team and embrace Taco Bell Culture - Must be able to deliver on projects in a fast-paced; deadline driven environment - High energy & Flexible. Self-motivated individual that adapts readily to change - Must be efficient & skillful in Power Point & Excel |
Legal Assistant/Paralegal Job (Plano, , US)
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Pizza Hut Headquarters, Plano, TX | |||
Plano | |||
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Yum! Brands, Inc. has over 39,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories and more than 1.4 million associates worldwide. The Company's brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. | |||
Provide primary legal support to the Digital and IT functions. At the direction of a supervising attorney, this position will be primarily responsible for the review, analysis, and negotiation of agreements with digital and IT components, including agreements for the procurement of IT services, IT consulting arrangements, hardware development, digital marketing platforms, and software licenses. This position will be the first-line point of contact for the Digital and IT clients for all of their contracting needs, and will partner closely with Legal Assistants and business clients in other groups with respect to business initiatives that include technology components.
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Education: Bachelor’s Degree/Paralegal Certification from ABA accredited program preferred Experience: (and other qualifications): 8+ years experience as a legal assistant or contract manager; IT experience strongly preferred. Ability to work with minimal direction and supervision; to be proactive, not reactive. Ability to identify legal risk of contemplated litigation or disputes. Knowledge of industry norms and of the business and legal issues unique to IT services. Prior successful collaboration with business executives in a rapidly changing business and legal environment. Ability to coach and advise others at all levels. Ability to work in fast paced, complex environments exercising strict attention to detail, time management and professionalism. |
Architecture Design Manager Job (Plano, , US)
Architecture Design Manager | |
Development (Architecture, Concept Development, Real Estate Development) | |
Pizza Hut Headquarters, Plano, TX | |
Plano | |
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Yum! Brands, Inc. has over 39,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories and more than 1.4 million associates worldwide. The Company's brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. | |
This position will play a key role in the future growth of Pizza Hut. The Design Manager will manage the concept design team in support of the Development group servicing all domestic markets for Pizza Hut and WingStreet. This position will be accountable for team leadership of new-concept and concept-enhancement initiatives. Additionally, this role will be responsible for translating approved projects from concept /design development into executable brand design standards and prototypical packages that are clearly expressed and easily communicated to end-users (corporate and franchisees). | |
EDUCATION: A Bachelor’s degree in Architecture is required. Licensure is preferred. The ideal candidate will also have practical experience in Interior Design, Graphic Design or closely related fields. EXPERIENCE (and other qualifications): - Min. 8 years full-time applicable work experience - Commercial restaurant and/or retail design experience strongly preferred - Candidate has expertise in leading and coaching others and casting a vision for teams - Candidate has proven record of project management skills, a mature design sense and strong creative thinking
- Expertise in leading, influencing and building relationships across corporate organizations - Excellent communicator, particularly with senior-level executives; Communication is clear, direct, & concise - Demonstrates a strong work ethic, with a positive, can-do attitude - Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications and experience with Autocad, Revit and/or Sketchup is preferred. - Approaches projects with tenacity and works through obstacles/barriers in an effective manner - Displays a strong personal accountability to meet & exceed goals; tracks performance toward objectives - Committed to studying and understanding emerging businesses, markets, and industry trends - Travel required (10-15%). |
Manager, Consumer Insights Job (Irvine, CA, US)
Manager, Consumer Insights | |
Marketing | |
Taco Bell Headquarters, Irvine, CA | |
Irvine | |
CA | |
Taco Bell, a part of Yum! Brands, has been repeatedly named as one of the Best Places to Work in Orange County. We have high standards for ourselves; Yum commits to consistently deliver 10% EPS growth each year. Our success comes from the belief that our people's capabilities are our greatest asset, and investing in you is our top priority. | |
Reporting to the Consumer Insights group, this individual will use custom and syndicated research to provide accurate and insightful consumer insights for use at Taco Bell and across YUM. Taco Bell is looking for a highly motivated individual with demonstrated experience in the field of consumer research. Our ideal candidate will have a good foundation of qualitative and quantitative research methods with strong best-practice approaches to questionnaire design, respondent screening, fielding, coding, tabbing, data analyses and report development. We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast paced environment, can adapt quickly to change but still maintain high standards in accuracy and quality of work. This role will require insight discovery so this individual must stay on top of industry trends, be highly skilled in data mining, have strong intellectual curiosity and possess the ability to pull together disparate data sources to uncover strategic insights. The individual will be responsible for conducting qualitative and quantitative primary research and accessing secondary sources to provide, insights and recommendations to drive the Taco Bell brand forward. Specific ongoing responsibilities include: - Coordinate with our Brand Health Monitor vendor to ensure an accurate and insightful report after each marketing wave. Conduct additional deep dive analyses as needed. - Manage custom projects such as segmentation, immersions, ethnographic explorations - Publish key brand relevant Voice of the Customer insights - Report development and generate key insights for Market Tests throughout the year - Supplement insights via syndicated studies and other outside information sources - Prepare presentations for Taco Bell Marketing and Executives | |
- BA required; Degree relevant in measuring and understanding consumer behavior (e.g., Market Research, Consumer Behavior, Psychology, Sociology, etc.) - 5+ years analytic experience - Strong internal motivation, intellectual curiosity, logical thinking and desire to have a large impact on our organization - Superb interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to partner well with other team members - Exceptional project management and organizational skills, with ability to work independently and multi-task in a complex, fast-paced, and deadline-driven environment - Extreme detail-orientation across all aspects of research planning, execution, analysis and presentation - Resourceful nature, with strong problem-solving and customer-service orientation - Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint - Well versed in applications software designed for examining large data sets (e.g., SPSS, Quanvert, SAS, Mtab, etc.) - The individual must have strong positive relationship management skills and be able to develop highly collaborative relationships within the Consumer Insights team, with internal clients such as Marketing and Food Innovation, store design and operations teams as well as with our external vendor partners. |
Kitchen Equipment Engineer Job (Irvine, CA, US)
Kitchen Equipment Engineer | |
Engineering | |
Irvine, California | |
Irvine | |
CA | |
Taco Bell, a part of Yum! Brands, has been repeatedly named as one of the Best Places to Work in Orange County. We have high standards for ourselves; Yum commits to consistently deliver 10% EPS growth each year. Our success comes from the belief that our people's capabilities are our greatest asset, and investing in you is our top priority. | |
Taco Bell International is seeking a Kitchen Equipment and Layout Engineer to support current and future International Market growth. The person in this position will report to Taco Bell International’s Director of Engineering to deliver on strategic initiatives aimed at both existing and future Markets outside of the U.S. This position requires strong leadership and interpersonal skills, influencing and driving impact with cross-functional leaders and franchisee’s to consistently model the Taco Bell Live Mas Culture. Prior experience in an international role which included exposure to various cultural backgrounds will be a plus. Core Responsibilities: - Conduct testing of current and future state Kitchen equipment and process initiatives - Partner with Franchisee and Corporate Technical Teams to design Kitchen layouts which meet Taco Bell International standards - Partner with external vendors / suppliers / academia in leveraging world-class technology and process to Taco Bell International’s advantage - Influence Franchisee’s on new initiatives, solutions and implementations | |
- Mechanical or Electrical Engineering degree coupled with MBA preferred - Minimum of 5-10 years of mechanical or electrical engineering experience required (international a plus) - Strong written and oral communication skills (foreign language a plus) - CAD, Rivet or similar software modeling capabilities - Proven ability to lead projects from inception to completion |
Sr. Analyst, International Tax Job (Louisville, , US)
Sr. Analyst, International Tax | |
Finance | |
YUM! Brands, Louisville, KY | |
Louisville | |
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Yum! Brands isn’t your average Fortune 250 company. We like to do things a little differently. From our world-famous culture of fun and recognition to our focus on your career potential, Yum! puts a unique stamp on day-to-day business. As the world’s largest restaurant company, Yum! Brands, Inc. has over 40,000 restaurants in 128 countries and territories and more than 1 million associates worldwide. The Company's brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell– are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. What makes Yum! a great place to work? It's our people. That's why we invest in people capability so they can make the most of their career. With a diverse workforce and ongoing opportunities for personal and professional success, we've built a culture that rewards and recognizes great effort while providing the work/life balance that is so important to all of us. Around the globe, we bring people together to have fun and to celebrate special occasions. Our restaurant support centers are no different! Our passion for hospitality and making people feel welcomed knows no bounds. We say “hi!” in the hallway, we tell people how much we appreciate their contributions and we celebrate each other’s achievements. Whether it’s chattering-teeth trophies or an “open door” atmosphere, we’ve made sure Yum! remains an un-corporate corporation. We’re a team, yet we take a tremendous amount of pride in each individual, and believe in acknowledging a job well done on every level. Here, we don’t stop until we have breakthrough results, so we encourage you to master your skill set, while constantly expanding your expertise. This tried-and-true practice keeps every day dynamic and encourages long, rewarding careers. | |
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: The Sr Analyst will work with U.S. based and foreign based international tax managers and directors on tax issues related to operating, financing, and holding companies in various countries as well as analyzing tax planning, tax accounting, IRS audit, and tax compliance matters for Yum! Brands. POSITION FUNCTIONS: 1. Ensure complete and timely compliance with annual maintenance requirements of Yum’s existing global finance and holding company structures, including calculations necessary for U.S. and/or local requirements. 2. Assist with tax planning projects to drive shareholder value. 3. Assist in developing the annual repatriation plan. 4. Prepare complex quarterly models for repatriation and foreign tax credit utilization planning. 5. Drive ongoing improvement in effectiveness and efficiency of repatriation and foreign tax credit modelling processes. 6. Assist in the preparation of the U.S. pricing report, related memos and other documentation. 7. Research & provide guidance for certain tax technical areas, including driving know how building in these areas with rest of Tax Team; 8. Document undistributed earnings annually pursuant to ASC-740. 9. Analyze headquarter costs for annual charge-out pursuant to cost sharing agreement. | |
EDUCATION: Bachelor or Master Degree in accounting or taxation. EXPERIENCE (and other qualifications): *CPA certification. *3-6 years of experience in tax, with exposure to international tax matters. *Big 4 accounting experience required. *Experience with Microsoft Excel required. *Experience with Oracle HFM, JD Edwards, and Onesource Tax Compliance desirable. |
Manager/Senior Manager, Franchise Recruiting Job (Plano, , US)
Manager/Senior Manager, Franchise Recruiting | |
Sourcing | |
Pizza Hut Headquarters, Plano, TX | |
Plano | |
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Yum! Brands, Inc. has over 39,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories and more than 1.4 million associates worldwide. The Company's brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. | |
Identify top talent to fill imminent franchising needs as well as build a pipeline of future candidates. Job Responsibilities: - Research, source, screen and qualify viable new franchise candidates with a goal of on-boarding 25-30 new franchisees - Establish relationships with local associations and organizations that may be sources of highly qualified candidates for current and future expansion opportunities. - Partner with the Franchise Development team to prioritize targeted areas for new franchisees and effectively develop strategies for those areas. - Develop and maintain a robust marketing strategy for Pizza Hut’s franchise program that incorporates both traditional and nontraditional avenues including social media and the recruiting website - Identify organizations and groups that may be sources of potential high-caliber candidates for independent franchised operator opportunities in rural markets | |
- BS/BA with MBA preferred - Finance/Marketing/Accounting/Sales/Real Estate/HR Recruiting - 5 or more years of sourcing, researching, screening executive/management level applicants or comparable experience. Outside Sales and/or Marketing experience in QSR industry a plus. - Demonstrated ability to achieve positive results while working independently and with minimal supervision. - Strong ability to identify talents and strengths in others - Strategic thinker - Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% - Ability to establish relationships with franchisees, real estate developers, brokers. - Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational and teamwork skills. - Ability to understand franchise financial economics. - Able to effectively communicate and negotiate with people at all levels by telephone, in writing or in person. - Ability to review and understand financial statements and other legal documents. - Process orientation. Exceptional time management skills - PC proficient (Excel, Word , Power Point, other YUM computer applications) |
Field Staffing Leader Job (Louisville, Kentucky, , US)
Field Staffing Leader | |
HR | |
KFC Headquarters, Louisville, KY | |
Louisville, Kentucky | |
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KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the few brands in America that can boast about having a rich, 60-year history of success and innovation. In fact, KFC is the world's most popular chicken restaurant chain and a division of Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company. Yum! Brands consists of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut with more than 40,000 restaurants in over 125 countries and territories and more than 1 million associates. Yum! is ranked #216 on the Fortune 500 List and generated more than $13 billion in revenue in 2012. More important than our size is our commitment to breakthrough innovation and the success of our employees. We're proud of the unique culture we've built, one that's filled with energy, opportunity, and fun. We believe in our people, trust in their positive intentions, encourage ideas from everyone, and have actively developed a workforce that is diverse in style and background. Yum! is a place where anyone can, and does, make a difference. | |
The Staffing Leader provides recruiting support for KFC restaurants. This position is focused on finding solid talent by using a variety of recruiting techniques. Reports directly to the Manager of Staffing and partners with the other Staffing Leaders on your team, as well as your key Operators/Hiring Managers. The Staffing Leader is charged with recruiting top talent to the organization which adds tremendous value overall. This position requires the exercise of discretion and independent judgment in the performance of the various duties. Position Duties:
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Area Manager-Area Coach Job (Detroit, , US)
Area Manager-Area Coach | |
Operations | |
Taco Bell Headquarters, Irvine, CA | |
Detroit | |
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Taco Bell is part of Yum! Brands, the largest restaurant company
in the world! 6500 locations and plans to double in size in the
next 10 years. | |
Big leader who wants to grow into much larger roles within theorganization. Ability to inspire and develop others intoleadership. Will cover restaurants in the close suburbs of the greater Detroit area.Description:The District Manager has the responsibility for overseeing the people, processes and operations of 6-9 locations with totalsales averaging 10-12M+. They drive excellence in day-to-dayoperations; train, coach, & support managers; plan and setgoals; focus on problem solving/process improvement; set standards; recognize and motivate Unit Level Management & their Teams.Additional Responsibilities Include:? Provides leadership for each manager in the market toensure customer satisfaction.? Leads the way by working with each Manager in the market to deliver profit goals and meet targeted flow-thru objectives;utilizes available reports to identify opportunities; encourages a top-line orientation through operational focus; ensuresthat correct operational procedures are followed at all times.? Partners with each Manager in the market to build salesover last year?s sales achievement.? Accountable for coaching and training various levels ofManagement for operational excellence, supports national training initiatives, involved in process for new employee orientation, monitors training processes to ensure quality training of team and managers.? Aggressively develops and maintains management staffinglevels; drives to full management staffing for each location in market; commits to selection process; monitors staffing levels to anticipate sales seasonality.? Absolutely uncompromising execution of the highest standards of OSHA, local health and safety codes, and company safetyand security policy.? Leads recognition and motivation efforts throughout the market.? Does not compromise in creating and maintaining a safeenvironment for employees and customers.? Has authority to hire and fire (or participate in thosedecisions)? Resolution oriented in all Employee Relations (ER) activities; provides needed ER assistance to managers; is proactive in addressing ER needs in the market.? Exhibits ownership when working with Management to resolve chronic Repair & Maintenance (R&M) issues; determines causes of excessive R&M; gathers R&M issues; identifies trends and takes to R&M Business Partners | |
The ideal candidate for the District Manager position will posses:
? Good communication skills, and strong interpersonal and
conflict resolution skills
? Exceptional team building capability
? Basic business math and accounting skills, and strong
analytical/decision-making skills
? Basic personal computer literacy
? 4 year College or University Degree Preferred
? Three to five years of successful, high sales volume,
operational management experience in Fortune 500 environment.
? Demonstrated track record of workplace achievement in the
selection, coaching and development of managerial employees.
? Proven ability to drive customer satisfaction, financial
performance and employee satisfaction |
Architecture & Construction Associate Manager Job (Plano, , US)
Architecture & Construction Associate Manager | |
Development (Architecture, Concept Development, Real Estate Development) | |
Yum! Restaurants International | |
Plano | |
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Yum! Brands, Inc. has over 39,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories and more than 1.4 million associates worldwide. The Company's brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. KFC Global, based in Plano, Texas, is a powerful global growth engine for Yum! Brands, with more than 14,000 restaurants. KFC is a diverse, high-return business, with over $650 million in operating profits in 2013 and over 650+ new restaurant openings. Our international business and growth is one of the key factors that makes us truly unique in the restaurant industry. What makes Yum! a great place to work? It's our people. That's why we invest in people capability so they can make the most of their career. With a diverse workforce and ongoing opportunities for personal and professional success, we've built a culture that rewards and recognizes great effort while providing the work/life balance that is so important to all of us. | |
PURPOSE Responsible for developing new standards and processes tools related to restaurant architectural design; technical and sustainable design standards, construction project management, vendor management, building and equipment cost management/tracking, procurement strategies and asset management / reinvestment. Interface with KFC field development teams to ensure that restaurant technical and sustainable design standards are understood and executed. Assist in training KFC BUs (Business Units) on new Development standards and processes. Work closely with Director of Architecture & Construction, KFC Operations and KFC Supply Chain to secure global and regional vendor agreements that drive down KFC asset investment costs. POSITION FUNCTIONS
? DECISION MAKING AND IMPACT
- Responsibilities include development of new design & development college materials and influencing BUs through training and implementation of new processes and standards related to asset development, asset reinvestment and construction project management. - While the primary focus of the role is to significantly improve upon existing processes, it will require development of new strategies and methods. The job will require proactive engagement with BUs to understand market challenges in order to assist in development of globally adopted solutions to drive higher quality execution of restaurant design standards. - Development and execution of sustainable design standards will require partnering with BUs through largely unchartered territory and will require considerable engagement with franchisees to adopt new standards for restaurant design.
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EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION (and other qualifications): The ideal candidate must have practical experience and a proven track record in design and construction project management. A Bachelor’s degree & in Architecture is required. The ideal candidate will have a degree or practical experience in Construction Administration or Engineering.
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Director, Global Asset Protection, KFC & PH Job (Plano, , US)
Director, Global Asset Protection, KFC & PH | |
Assets & Protection | |
Pizza Hut Headquarters, Plano, TX | |
Plano | |
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Yum! Brands isn’t your average Fortune 250 company. We like to do things a little differently. From our world-famous culture of fun and recognition to our focus on your career potential, Yum! puts a unique stamp on day-to-day business. As the world’s largest restaurant company, Yum! Brands, Inc. has over 40,000 restaurants in 128 countries and territories and more than 1 million associates worldwide. The Company's brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell– are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. What makes Yum! a great place to work? It's our people. That's why we invest in people capability so they can make the most of their career. With a diverse workforce and ongoing opportunities for personal and professional success, we've built a culture that rewards and recognizes great effort while providing the work/life balance that is so important to all of us. Around the globe, we bring people together to have fun and to celebrate special occasions. Our restaurant support centers are no different! Our passion for hospitality and making people feel welcomed knows no bounds. We say “hi!” in the hallway, we tell people how much we appreciate their contributions and we celebrate each other’s achievements. Whether it’s chattering-teeth trophies or an “open door” atmosphere, we’ve made sure Yum! remains an un-corporate corporation. We’re a team, yet we take a tremendous amount of pride in each individual, and believe in acknowledging a job well done on every level. Here, we don’t stop until we have breakthrough results, so we encourage you to master your skill set, while constantly expanding your expertise. This tried-and-true practice keeps every day dynamic and encourages long, rewarding careers. | |
PURPOSE OF THE JOB: To provide overall strategic and daily management of the Assets Protection program, execution and oversight of loss prevention policies, strategies, plans and programs for KFC & PH in line with YUM Standards. In addition, develop and execute security and safety plans and programs which protect people, brand and assets to help achieve the Division and BMU overall business objectives. Oversee the management of safety and security matters for company owned restaurants and provide security and safety consulting services to franchisees. Effectively partner with Division Leaders to optimize alignment and desired results. JOB FUNCTIONS: 1. Develop, execute and implement loss prevention policies, strategies, plans and programs to increase profitability and reduce incidents that erode profits within the Divisions, in line with Yum! standards. 2. Direct security activities for all company RSCs and restaurants. Includes buildings, equipment and crime prevention. 3. Direct occupational health and safety activities, including risk assessment, plans, and programs designed to enhance employee safety and return to work. 4. Direct executive protection activities, including risk assessment, personal protection, and protest group actions. Consults and provides briefing as required e.g. Expats. 5. Direct due diligence around new business partners including franchisees. Undertakes due diligence activities as appropriate. 6. Direct and co-manages Yum! business traveler security, Duty of Care initiatives and safety activities including global travel tracker program. 7. Direct international hotline activities including Sarbanes Oxley notifications 8. Direct and/or undertakes investigations around all loss prevention issues. Report results and recommended action to senior YRI management including Chief People Officer YRI and VP Global Assets Protection Yum! Brands, Inc 9. Participates in crisis management resolution around all loss prevention issues. 10. Provides support to franchisees through BMU/FBU leaders. Works directly with franchisees as required. 11. Develop and foster international contracts in order to grow networks and resources for use in resolving international issues. 12. Anticipate how situations internationally could adversely affect YRI people and businesses and take the necessary actions to mitigate the possible negative consequences. In a consistently changing world environment, maintain an in-depth understanding of world events. 13. Undertake project management on key loss prevention initiatives with global applications as required. | |
Experience (and other qualifications): -Minimum 15 years overall experience with at least 10 years in loss prevention activities with 3 years at more senior level in corporate environment -Loss prevention experience must include asset security, executive protection, background investigation, traveler security, crisis management, investigation, legal principles and proprietary information protection -Experience with retail, service and/or multi outlet industry preferred -Substantial international experience preferred -Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships and team environment -Excellent communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels -Able to think and act quickly and effectively under pressure -A sensitivity to and awareness of various cultures and the ability to be successful globally -Willingness to travel internationally 30% to 40% of time -Previous experience with multinational preferred (US based highly regarded) -Fluency in one or more languages in addition to English preferred |
Digital Experience Analyst Job (Plano, , US)
Digital Experience Analyst | |
Marketing | |
Pizza Hut Headquarters, Plano, TX | |
Plano | |
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Yum! Brands, Inc. has over 39,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories and more than 1.4 million associates worldwide. The Company's brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. Pizza Hut Global, based in Plano, Texas, is a powerful global growth engine for Yum! Brands, with more than 13,000 restaurants. Pizza Hut is a diverse, high-return business, with over 650 new restaurant openings in 2013. Our international business and growth is one of the key factors that makes us truly unique in the restaurant industry. What makes Yum! a great place to work? It's our people. That's why we invest in people capability so they can make the most of their career. With a diverse workforce and ongoing opportunities for personal and professional success, we've built a culture that rewards and recognizes great effort while providing the work/life balance that is so important to all of us. | |
- Generate weekly and monthly reports for digital team to track e-commerce KPI’s - Perform web behavior analysis, advertising performance analysis, customer segmentation and brand research - Help develop and report on digital experience A/B tests - Utilize attribution tools to optimize digital marketing budget and campaigns - Run ad hoc analyses to dig into challenging business questions across departments | |
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree, 1-3 work experience EXPERIENCE (and other qualifications): 1-3 years of digital marketing experience Experience must include: Analyzing large data sets; Advertising performance analysis; Website analytics; Microsoft Excel; Experience with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google BigQuery, Tableau, Marketing Attribution software, and Optimizely a plus |
Learning Architect Job (Louisville, , US)
Learning Architect | |
HR | |
YUM! Brands, Louisville, KY | |
Louisville | |
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Yum! Brands isn’t your average Fortune 250 company. We like to do things a little differently. From our world-famous culture of fun and recognition to our focus on your career potential, Yum! puts a unique stamp on day-to-day business. As the world’s largest restaurant company, Yum! Brands, Inc. has over 40,000 restaurants in 128 countries and territories and more than 1 million associates worldwide. The Company's brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell– are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. What makes Yum! a great place to work? It's our people. That's why we invest in people capability so they can make the most of their career. With a diverse workforce and ongoing opportunities for personal and professional success, we've built a culture that rewards and recognizes great effort while providing the work/life balance that is so important to all of us. Around the globe, we bring people together to have fun and to celebrate special occasions. Our restaurant support centers are no different! Our passion for hospitality and making people feel welcomed knows no bounds. We say “hi!” in the hallway, we tell people how much we appreciate their contributions and we celebrate each other’s achievements. Whether it’s chattering-teeth trophies or an “open door” atmosphere, we’ve made sure Yum! remains an un-corporate corporation. We’re a team, yet we take a tremendous amount of pride in each individual, and believe in acknowledging a job well done on every level. Here, we don’t stop until we have breakthrough results, so we encourage you to master your skill set, while constantly expanding your expertise. This tried-and-true practice keeps every day dynamic and encourages long, rewarding careers. | |
Position Functions: In this role you will champion our world class culture as you design training and development solutions utilizing proven Instructional Design methods. The successful candidate will leverage their expertise in Instructional Design to drive breakthrough organizational effectiveness with cultural, leadership and functional excellence, helping to grow our leaders and our brands. Lead Breakthrough Change * Consult with brands, stakeholders, and leadership to identify appropriate development solutions * Drive conversations to gain alignment and synthesize thoughts to action * Serve as a learning expert who challenges the status quo by offering creative blended solutions * Lead focus groups to ensure quality learning experiences * Appropriately challenges to insure best end product Lead Project Management (medium to large programs) * Uses project management skills to lead project teams and outside vendors to deliver projects on time within cost * Collaboratively works with others to achieve best solutions and mutual commitments within a project * Establishes and maintains good working relationships with Subject Matter Experts and key stakeholders Lead Design / Development * Define learning programs based on customer requirements and sound ISD expertise * Designs, develops and evaluates learning solutions for multiple delivery methods including instructor-led, web-based, performance coaching, virtual classroom, and blended instruction * Create participant-centered experiences * Review training solutions for diverse populations * Offer solutions that drive organizational and individual excellence Know How Building / People Growing * Stay current on learning industry trends and best practices * Collaborates with Facilitation Consultant to ensure participant-centered experiences that lead to a change * Coach and develop talent on the design and delivery team * Mentor and develop talent across the organization Travel is Project dependent, but not more than 20% - potentially some international travel. | |
Education: BA or BS Degree in Instructional Systems Design, English, Training/Curriculum Development or related field, 6 to 8 years’ experience as a Curriculum Designer. Graduate degree in instructional design is desired. Targeted Experience: * Demonstrated track record of designing and developing learning strategies that drive performance improvement, drawing on different approaches that could include traditional instructor-led, virtual classroom, and eLearning. * Experience working with LMS’s and LCMS’s, and an understanding of eLearning development software and standards. * Experience developing interactive online learning courses. * Ability to effectively work and communicate with people at all levels within the organization. * Excellent oral and written communication skills with the demonstrated ability to make successful presentations to individuals/groups at all levels within the organization. * Strong attention to detail, highly organized, computer literate. * Strong organizational, problem solving, and analytical skills with a demonstrated history of managing priorities, workflow, and multiple projects simultaneously. * Creative, flexible and innovative team player; ability to work effectively within an environment with constantly changing priorities. * Strong interpersonal skills; proven ability to understand and respond to a diverse population. * Good judgment with the ability to make timely and sound decisions. * Passion, enthusiasm, focus, creativity and a positive outlook with a commitment to excellence and high standards. |
Associate Manager, Marketing - Express Job (Plano, , US)
Associate Manager, Marketing - Express | |
Marketing | |
Pizza Hut Headquarters, Plano, TX | |
Plano | |
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Yum! Brands, Inc. has over 39,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories and more than 1.4 million associates worldwide. The Company's brands - KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell are the global leaders of the chicken, pizza and Mexican-style food categories. | |
As part of the YUM Express team, you will work with all 3 brands, and have a leadership role in developing marketing calendars that support and grow the Pizza Hut, KFC & Taco Bell brands, sales and profits. JOB FUNCTIONS: Express Marketing Calendars: *Lead the marketing calendar planning process, including working with License clients, and incorporating client input. *Communicate with national brand marketing teams from all 3 brands to identify and recommend the best topics to grow Express sales and transactions. *Cultivate strong working relationships with the respective brand creative, Operations, Legal, and Supply Chain teams to ensure that the overall marketing calendar, brand layers and other marketing tactics grow sales year over year. Digital Marketing and Menu Board Program Management: *This will include automation design & execution, timeline management, cross-functional meeting leadership, budget management, thorough system-wide communications, and cross-functional teamwork for Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC menu board programs. Trade Show Support: *Determine best use of trade show budget. *Partner with the channel team to support shows. Other: *AdHoc Licensee support (example – grand opening support, agency support, supply chain, etc). *Write and deliver presentations that "sell" recommendations to internal senior level teams and to external partners including licensee organizations. | |
Excellent project management skills with ability to consistently achieve or beat deadlines **Consumer Insights-minded – ability to turn insights into actions **Strong bias for action and demonstrated desire for ownership **Solid understanding of marketing fundamentals **Strong customer focus and ability to use and understand consumer insights intelligence in decision making and actions **High level of intellectual curiosity **Represent the voice of the customer in cross-functional project meetings **Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in both team leader and team player roles, with ability to work well in cross-functional environment **Excellent analytical skills with experience in analyzing and interpreting complex data **Ability to work independently, proactively **Demonstrated ability to build team/department culture **1-3 years marketing experience, including retail, product or brand marketing experience ** MBA preferred, not required |