About this role
The Head of FIT & FSQA, KFC Asia, ensures consistent taste excellence, food safety, quality assurance, and regulatory compliance across Asia, partnering with markets, suppliers, distributors, and restaurants to protect the brand and enable growth through compliance while elevating the quality of food innovations and core menu execution. This role leads capability-building across the region and nurtures strategic relationships with Yum China and Yum Supply Chain to drive aligned standards, performance, and continuous improvement. The role is equal parts strategic and hands-on, requiring the leader to stay close to in-market realities and in-kitchen development.
•Strategic leadership and collaboration: The role partners with the Global FSQA lead, Asia FIT and Marketing team and Business Management Units to develop and implement food safety strategies, align with brand standards, and support cross-functional teams.
•Talent development and management: Responsible for coaching, career path development, and workload management of BMU leads, fostering a capable FIT & FSQA workforce within the franchise system.
•Compliance and quality assurance oversight: Manages regulatory compliance, supplier performance, specification accuracy, and supports crisis management and audit follow-ups to maintain food safety standards.
•Technical support and continuous improvement: Provides expertise to innovation, supply chain, and operations teams, participates in supplier summits and technical councils to drive quality and food safety improvements.
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