Manager, Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Job Title

Manager, Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Job Description

Ready to make your mark at an iconic global powerhouse? Join Yum! Brands - the parent company behind KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill - be a part of our reinvention for Greater Growth.

We are a culture-driven company where innovation, collaboration, and passion fuel everything we do. We're seeking talented individuals to make a difference across our global business. Whether you're just starting out or stepping into leadership, you'll help shape our future by delivering results that matter and bringing your smart, heart, and courage to the table.

If you're ready to grow with a company that values curiosity, high performance, and meaningful work—join us. Let's build the future of Yum! together!

Responsibilities

The global markets for Yum! Brands are diverse and complex. Local teams within Brands and Business Units rely upon Yum! FSQA to provide Policy, Standards and Measurement Tools to manage risks and drive continuous improvement in supplier compliance and performance.

• Provide direct feedback and insights on Brand/Business Unit status to Director of Food Safety & QA and Chief Food Safety Officer.
• Deliver coaching and training to International Business Units on topics including but not limited to: Yum! supplier Policies & Standards, Crisis Management, and Ingredient Risk Classification.
• Head the evolution of supplier facing Yum! Supplier Food Safety Programs and transition to new means of compliance and stronger risk management.
• Lead the organization facing Food Safety and Quality Management system implementation across the Business Units and Brands through considered solutions ensuring end-to-end effective quality processes are implemented and in place.
• Partner with business units and cross functional partners to identify opportunities and strategies for improving supplier FSQA programs.
• Coach Business Units and Global Brand teams (food innovation, Supply Chain, development, operations) through unique business challenges, utilizing risk management approaches and ensuring food safety is never compromised.
• Improve processes and approaches that reduce complexity while maintaining a focus on effectively managing food safety and quality risks.
• Implement strategies ensuring data driven decision making in linking corrective action insights to performance metrics as a measure of supplier risk for food safety and quality.
• Establish and support strategies to standardize and enhance value from 3rd party supplier audit programs.
• Manage partnerships with GFSI, Certification Program Owners, and other key industry organizations that support our food safety programs.
• Share best practice and know-how with global community via calls, e-conferences, market visits.

Qualifications

The global markets for Yum! Brands are diverse and complex. Local teams within Brands and Business Units rely upon Yum! FSQA to provide Policy, Standards and Measurement Tools to manage risks and drive continuous improvement in supplier compliance and performance.

• Bachelor's degree in microbiology, environmental health, food safety, biology or related field, Master's Degree is a plus.
• 7-10 years of relevant experience of food safety and quality management systems in the food/restaurant/beverage industry and regulatory area.
• Working knowledge of food regulations, microbiological methodology and practices, GAP, GMP, GFSI recognized certification programs, FSMA, environmental monitoring program, HACCP, and preventive control programs.
• Established/proven capability to develop and implement policy and risk mitigation programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate clearly and concisely in a way that not only influences decisions in the development of food safety strategies.

Job Info

• Job Identification 4700
• Posting Date 04/27/2026, 03:01 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Plano, TX, United States (Hybrid)