Global Group Lead, Commodity Risk Management –Packaging and Energy

The Kraft Heinz Company; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a Global Group Lead for Commodity Risk Management focusing on Packaging and Energy. You will lead a global team, develop robust risk strategies, and advise senior leaders on market insights and hedging options.

You will guide cross-functional stakeholders, drive cost-efficient risk programs, and ensure compliance while building a high-performing center of excellence. Amsterdam-based, with a mandate to optimize a multi-billion USD spend and influence global

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred in a related field.
• At least 7 years of extensive Commodity Risk Management experience within a leading global CPG.
• Ability to effectively negotiate and influence business decisions and change.
• Can effectively articulate various perspectives and impacts of issues and project them into the future.
• Organizational Agility – knows how to get things done through formal and informal channels.
• Priority Setting – Spends time on what’s most important.
• Can be forceful and direct as well as diplomatic.
• Anticipates and adjusts for problems and obstacles.
• Strong written, verbal, and listening skills.
• Strong Analytical, Planning and Execution skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a high performing team of risk managers managing Packaging and Energy commodity portfolios.
• Oversight of and responsibility for the Global Commodity Risk Management program for assigned portfolio.
• Design and implement hedging strategies balancing external market drivers with internal goals and objectives.
• Coordinate strategy alignment with stakeholders across the Zone and with Global Procurement leaders.
• Coach and develop the team to manage price inflation and deflation.
• Lead stakeholder alignment meetings to inform the zones and Global Procurement leaders of positions and outlooks.
• Utilize Zero Based Budgeting to justify cost and maximize efficiency.
• Compliance, reporting and other duties.

Skills

Analytical skills

Planning

Execution

Written communication

Verbal communication

Listening

Organizational agility

Priority setting

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Job Description

Our Company

The Kraft Heinz Company is revolutionizing the food industry – we will be the most profitable food company powered by the most talented people with unwavering commitment to our communities, leading brands and highest product quality in every category in which we compete. As a global food and beverage powerhouse, Kraft Heinz represents over $25 billion in revenue and is the 3rd largest food and beverage company in North America and 5th largest in the world. At Kraft Heinz, to be the BEST food company, growing a BETTER world is more than a dream – it is our GLOBAL VISION. To be the best, we want the best – best brands, best practices and, most importantly, the best people.

Owners Only!

This is a role for someone who craves a global challenge balanced by the desire to be accountable for delivering a best practice model in the Global Center of Excellence at Kraft Heinz. It is both a strategic and a tactical position. Those that do not want to get their hands dirty or build out a function without buying pre-packaged solutions should not apply.

Global Group Lead, Commodity Risk Management –Packaging and Energyat a glance …

Reporting to the Global Head of Commodity Risk Management, the Global Group Lead is responsible for ~1.5-2 billion USD global spend. The categories are complex and volatile from a Global Supply Chain and Price Risk Management perspective. The individual in this position should be a commodity risk management expert, with a strong background in leading and developing strong teams, with a demonstrated capability to develop a holistic global price risk management strategy for multiple categories. The individual should drive and challenge the team to reach targets and provide solid advice on all related markets and supply issues to senior leadership.

Key Ingredients:

• Develop and lead a high performing team of risk managers managing Packaging and Energy commodity portfolios, and support the function with best in class Market Insights, Research and Compliance.
• Oversight of and responsibility for the Global Commodity Risk Management program for assigned portfolio utilizing a hybrid of physical and financial instruments including futures, forward contracts, physical inventory, forecasting and communication to senior management.
• Design and implement effective short, mid, and long-term hedging strategies balancing external market drivers with internal goals and objectives of each business unit, and provide advanced risk analytics, market guidance and performance metrics to both regional and global business leaders.
• Coordinate strategy alignment throughout all the stakeholders in the Zone, gain approvals and document approved strategies for internal auditing.
• Coach and develop the team to manage price inflation and deflation focusing on both upside and downside market risks and contribute to their skills, development, and career planning.
• Lead weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly stakeholder alignment meetings to inform the zones and Global Procurement leaders of all Commodity positions, market outlooks and strategies.
• Utilize Zero Based Budgeting to justify cost and operate in a lean manner to maximize operating efficiency and speed of execution.
• Compliance, reporting and other duties:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree required, master’s degree preferred in a related field.
• At least 7 years of extensive Commodity Risk Management experience within a leading global CPG.
• Ability to effectively negotiate and influence business decisions and change.
• Can effectively articulate various perspectives and impacts of issues and project them into the future. Able to see all sides and the inherent value to stakeholders. Effective at establishing trust and building effective business relationships and getting things done through others.
• Organizational Agility – knows how to get things done both through formal and informal channels.
• Priority Setting – Spends his/ her time and the time of others on what’s most important. Eliminates roadblocks and creates focus.
• Can be forceful and direct as well as diplomatic.
• Anticipates and adjusts for problems and obstacles.
• Strong written, verbal, and listening skills.
• Strong Analytical, Planning and Execution skills. High results-orientation.

Location(s)

Amsterdam

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes