• Own and drive category strategy for the Alletra server portfolio across North America. • Accelerate unit growth through targeted sales plays, demand generation, and field engagement. • Identify and penetrate net-new accounts, expanding footprint beyond existing customer base. • Partner closely with sales leadership, marketing, and product teams to execute go-to-market strategies. • Analyze pipeline, conversion rates, and market trends to continuously refine and optimize performance. • Build scalable programs that improve acquisition, expansion, and overall regional growth impact. • Responsible for driving the HPE growth for HPE Alletra 4000 portfolio.

• Act as a core engine for both strategic sourcing and procurement operations. • Fully own the end-to-end sourcing and negotiation lifecycle for our mid-tier spend bucket ($25k–$250k contract value). • Manage day-to-day procurement operations. • Project-manage the digital transformation of our intake-to-pay infrastructure.

• Develop, align stakeholders around, and execute multi-year global category strategies that deliver commercial value, operational excellence, risk mitigation, sustainability, and innovation. • Lead complex, multi-country sourcing initiatives and collaborate with regional teams and franchisees to drive adoption and realise benefits. • Conduct high-value negotiations with strategic suppliers to secure optimal commercial outcomes, service performance, operational resilience, and risk reduction. • Monitor global market dynamics, supplier capabilities, inflationary pressures, innovation trends, sustainability developments, and emerging risks across the Restaurant Indirects portfolio. • Influence senior stakeholders across Global Operations, Development, Finance, Brand Leadership, Supply Chain, and Franchisee organisations to align sourcing strategies with business priorities. • Build executive-level relationships with strategic suppliers and represent Yum! Brands in key commercial negotiations, supplier forums, and industry engagements. • Support the implementation of sourcing strategies across markets through effective governance, supplier playbooks, communication plans, and adoption support. • Foster cross-functional collaboration to ensure category strategies align with brand standards, restaurant development plans, facilities requirements, and sustainability objectives. • Drive year-on-year value creation through strategic sourcing, supplier performance improvement, specification optimisation, demand management, and innovation. • Operate effectively in a fast-paced and evolving environment, proactively identifying opportunities and solving complex business challenges. • Manage category risks and ensure appropriate mitigation strategies, supplier resilience plans, compliance requirements, and business continuity measures are in place. • Support franchisee engagement and alignment to global and regional sourcing programmes where applicable.

Role Description We are seeking a Procurement Coordinator to support facility purchasing operations. This role requires strong communication, sound judgment, and the ability to think critically when reviewing and processing purchase requests. Key Responsibilities: - Receive and review purchase orders submitted by healthcare facilities through the system, ensuring budget compliance, availability (including backorders), appropriateness, and alignment with purchasing trends before processing. - Manage and resolve tickets for non-catalogue items by communicating with facilities, sourcing required products, obtaining ownership approval, and completing the purchase process. - Monitor facility equipment rentals by tracking usage, ensuring items are not misused, maintaining rentals at minimum required levels, and coordinating timely returns. - Process electronic invoices within the system by matching them to purchase orders and syncing with the accounting software; investigate and resolve any discrepancies or mismatches. Qualifications - Knowledge of purchasing or procurement processes. - Exposure to healthcare facilities, Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities, and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). - Comfortable navigating systems and software. - Working knowledge of MS Office and Outlook; Excel skills required. Requirements - Working Hours: This role requires you to work EST hours Mon - Fri from 9am to 6pm EST (3:00 PM to 00:00 AM South African time - subject to change in accordance with daylight savings in the United States). - Public Holidays: This role requires you to work on both South African and US public holidays (compensation for SA public holidays in accordance with the BCEA). - Internet Requirements: A fixed fibre line with a minimum speed of 25 Mbps (upload & download) and the ability to support a wired Ethernet connection is mandatory. Applicants without a fixed fibre line cannot be considered. - Power Backup: A reliable power backup solution is required to manage load shedding and power outages. Applicants without a power backup cannot be considered. - Work Environment: This is a fully remote working role. Key Skills - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Strong critical thinking and problem-solving ability. - Logical judgment and attention to detail. - Ability to think “outside the box” and apply concepts across scenarios. - Fast learner with quick mental processing. - Highly organized and detail-oriented. If you are not contacted within 14 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful.