LTO Commercialisation and Innovation Lead

Bring menu innovation to life at speed and scale. This role is the procurement and supply chain link between brand ambition and restaurant execution, helping KFC and Taco Bell launch customer-loved LTOs and innovation platforms across Europe. You will coordinate the supplier ecosystem, briefs, timelines, cost guardrails and readiness checks that turn great ideas into reliable, commercially strong launches. Lead procurement enablement for LTOs, innovation and commercialisation, ensuring product and packaging launches are supplier-ready, costed, governed and executable across European markets.

Responsibilities

Act as the supply chain and procurement link across innovation calendars, LTO plans and brand commercialisation priorities; Coordinate Marketing, Food Innovation, FSQA, Operations, Finance, category teams, markets and suppliers to define supply requirements early; Launch supplier briefs for ingredients, packaging and product components, ensuring quality, food safety, sustainability, cost and capacity guardrails are clear; Run supplier engagement forums to access insights, co-create innovation and challenge suppliers to bring best-in-class execution; Build launch readiness plans, risk trackers, decision logs and escalation routes to support reliable market execution; Work with category leads to secure sourcing routes, pricing, MOQs, lead times, alternative suppliers and continuity plans for LTO components; Track commercial and operational performance of launches, capturing lessons that improve future speed, cost and reliability; Support portfolio prioritisation by making supply chain complexity, cost and risk visible in decision-making

Requirements

6+ years' experience in procurement, supply chain, food commercialisation, NPD, innovation, category management or project delivery; Experience supporting food, packaging or product launches in QSR, foodservice, FMCG, retail or manufacturing environments; Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage timelines, dependencies, actions and cross-functional decisions; Good understanding of supplier briefing, costing, capacity, food safety, quality and launch readiness requirements; Ability to balance creativity, speed, cost, operational simplicity and risk; Excellent stakeholder management across brand, market, supplier, operations, finance and technical teams; Confident escalating blockers and creating clarity in fast-moving, ambiguous innovation projects