Yum! Brands

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Director, FSQA Americas

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Job Summary

Lead the development, execution, and continuous improvement of Pizza Hut’s Food Safety Management System (FSMS) across the US, Latin America, and Canada. Own the Americas FSQA strategy, ensure regulatory compliance, and strengthen food safety culture across supply chain, franchise partners, and suppliers. Drive supplier quality management, crisis readiness, FSQA KPIs, and data-driven risk programs, while modernizing systems, analytics, and traceability for end-to-end audit readiness.

Location: Plano

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead and manage the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) across the America Center of Excellence, including policies, standards, audit requirements, and governance.
•Own the FSQA strategy for the Americas Center of Excellence and translate US and regional priorities into a multi-year roadmap.
•Ensure regulatory compliance across the region while anticipating regulatory changes; strengthen food safety culture with franchise and supplier partners.
•Drive supplier quality management, including supplier approval, auditing, performance management, alternate vendor development, and end-to-end FSQA integration across procurement to distribution.
•Define and own FSQA KPIs and analytics-based risk programs (predictive risk models, dashboards, real-time monitoring), and support crisis management readiness.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 164,500 - 193,600 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree required in Food Science, Microbiology, Public Health, or a related field.
•10+ years of experience in Food Safety, Quality Assurance, or a related field within a multinational food or QSR environment.
•Deep expertise in Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS), HACCP, GFSI-recognized standards, supplier quality assurance, food regulations, and crisis/incident management.
•Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders to drive continuous improvement across diverse environments.
•Demonstrated success managing audits, regulatory inspections, corrective action programs, and supplier performance improvement initiatives.

Experience:Food safetyQuality assuranceQSR

Education:Bachelor's in Food Science, Microbiology, Public Health, or related field

Skills:Cross-functional leadershipStakeholder managementAnalytical thinkingProblem-solvingRisk-based decision making

Company Brief

Yum! Brands

Yum! Brands is a global quick-service restaurant company that develops, franchises and operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill, serving tens of thousands of restaurants across more than 150 countries with digital and franchise-led growth strategies.

Industry: Restaurants & Food Service

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Louisville, United States

Founded: 1997

Glassdoor: 3.7

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Yum! Brands

1 day ago

Director, FSQA Americas

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 7 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Plano

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

•Lead and manage the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) across the America Center of Excellence, including policies, standards, audit requirements, and governance.
•Own the FSQA strategy for the Americas Center of Excellence and translate US and regional priorities into a multi-year roadmap.
•Ensure regulatory compliance across the region while anticipating regulatory changes; strengthen food safety culture with franchise and supplier partners.
•Drive supplier quality management, including supplier approval, auditing, performance management, alternate vendor development, and end-to-end FSQA integration across procurement to distribution.
•Define and own FSQA KPIs and analytics-based risk programs (predictive risk models, dashboards, real-time monitoring), and support crisis management readiness.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 164,500 - 193,600 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree required in Food Science, Microbiology, Public Health, or a related field.
•10+ years of experience in Food Safety, Quality Assurance, or a related field within a multinational food or QSR environment.
•Deep expertise in Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS), HACCP, GFSI-recognized standards, supplier quality assurance, food regulations, and crisis/incident management.
•Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders to drive continuous improvement across diverse environments.
•Demonstrated success managing audits, regulatory inspections, corrective action programs, and supplier performance improvement initiatives.

Experience:Food safetyQuality assuranceQSR

Education:Bachelor's in Food Science, Microbiology, Public Health, or related field

Skills:Cross-functional leadershipStakeholder managementAnalytical thinkingProblem-solvingRisk-based decision making

Company Brief

Yum! Brands

Industry: Restaurants & Food Service

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Louisville, United States

Founded: 1997

Glassdoor: 3.7

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor