Job Description

Job Description

Who is KFC?

KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM.), is a global chicken restaurant brand with a rich, decades-long history of success and innovation. It all started with one cook, Colonel Harland Sanders, who believed in doing things the hard way, because nothing ever got done right by cutting corners. Hard work, hospitality and integrity are still core to our brand today.

While were grounded in our heritage, were always looking forward to the future and evolving to make it easier for our customers to enjoy our chicken. Through digital innovation, our goal is to make KFC available everywhere, implementing a frictionless & friendly experience leveraging scalable technology stack and standards and accelerating rollouts via multiple channels. And were growing a new KFC restaurant opens somewhere in the world every six hours.

As we grow, KFC is committed to doing so responsibly through commitments like our 2025 global plastic packaging goal and the KFC Harvest program, which to date has donated over 82 million pounds of food to our local communities around the world. Our purposes is feeding peoples potential, whether that means helping team members get through school, turn their passion for fried chicken into a career, or being a positive force in our communities. We fight inequality and believe in all people. Everyone has a seat at our table: from millionaires to truck drivers, to our more than 800,000 Team Members, to our customers around the world, KFC treats everyone like family.

Our people are what make us distinctively KFC, and we value every opportunity to celebrate the unique perspectives and backgrounds they bring to our company.

Responsibilities

High-Performance Calendar Management

Manages and serves as the gate keeper for all executive calendar needs across multiple time zones and BMU partners, including global travel, global meetings, weekly meetings, and day to day meeting requests.

Proactively anticipates the needs of your supervisor and takes the initiative to perform tasks with little to no supervision and provide innovative ideas and solutions when needed.

Departmental Needs

Route or answer correspondence not requiring supervisors attention; analyze situations and respond accordingly.

Organizes team meetings, events, and birthday/anniversary celebrations.

Review and track expense reports, code and track invoices.

Manage and review department budgets.

Play a key leadership role for company Administrative Assistants.

Provides support for visiting functional team members from other markets.

Sets up new local and international vendors for cost center accounts in partnership with Accounts Payable.

Support and assist Leadership Team (LT) with outside boards as required

Maintain an open line of communication between yourself and your counterparts within Yum and Business Marketing Units (BMUs)

Works closely with LT and others relative to Yum board meetings, ensure presentations are produced, organized and prepared for all board meetings.

Travel Arrangements & Visas

Creates all travel arrangements, including global flights and lodging.

Obtains and oversees all visa documentation for travel in partnership with the immigration team.

Coordinates travel agendas and provides itineraries.

Monitors and adheres to all international travel regulations when organizing travel.

Minimum Requirements:

College Degree preferred

4-5 years of Administrative Assistant Experience with extensive working knowledge of general office practices

Prior experience supporting an Executive (C-suite or multiple mid-level employees)

General understanding and sense of business as well as of the broader departments and how they interact with one another

Emphasis on strong software skills to include Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and the ability to compose, type and proof a variety of letters, documents and presentations with minimal supervision

Demonstrates a positive attitude and exudes a leadership/solution-oriented mindset

Flexibility, high energy level, detail and results orientation, and strong follow through skills

Highly organized with the ability to perform multiple tasks and handle changing priorities successfully in a fast-paced environment with little direct supervision, with the ability to remain calm under pressure

High degree of integrity when dealing with confidential and sensitive information

Ability to communicate effectively within all levels (both written and verbal) and excellent interpersonal and leadership skills

Exudes a strong sense of personal Integrity and work ethic

Ability to see the bigger picture and skills to help facilitate that vision

Strong team player and solutions oriented

Why KFC:

At KFC, youll have the opportunity to be your best self, make a difference, and have fun.

We truly believe in all people, from our goals around diversity and inclusion to our yearly Be Your Best Fest celebration. When you are part of the KFC family, we invest in your personal and professional development. Our people are what make us distinctively KFC and we value any opportunity to celebrate the unique perspectives and backgrounds they bring to our company.

Additional Perks:

Working with 75 friendly faces at KFC Global

On-site daycare (*Temporarily WFH due to Covid-19)

On-site fitness center (*Temporarily WFH due to Covid-19)

Cafeteria including a KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Starbucks (*Temporarily WFH due to Covid-19)

Year-round half-day Fridays

401(k) contribution matching

Comprehensive medical and dental care

Four weeks of vacation plus paid holidays and volunteer time

18 weeks maternity leave/6 weeks family bonding time

Adoption reimbursement

Frequent opportunities for free chicken

Collaborating with co-workers around the world and the potential for international travel

Fun games meetings, team bonding exercises, functional offsites, a recognition-based culture, and more