Global Innovation & Procurement Lead

Kraft Heinz; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

An ambitious employer: we want to the?

A fast career track like only few else

Reimbursement for commuting costs

Hybrid working model

Discount on health insurance and gym

Always room for new ideas; please let

Job summary

Kraft Heinz in Amsterdam seeks a Manager, Global Innovation to lead procurement innovation within Global Growth PODs, delivering key innovations with 50MM+ NSV at scale and bringing supplier capabilities to solve business challenges for the BUs, Regions and global growth team.

You will translate needs into sourcing plans, drive supplier-enabled innovation events, build an external partner pipeline, and ensure alignment across Procurement, R&D, Commercial and Operations in a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in Procurement, R&D, Innovation, or Supply Chain.
• Experience with project delivery and cross-functional collaboration.
• Exposure to supplier management and innovation commercialization projects.
• Strong project execution mindset.
• Structured and data-driven.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment, across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Act as Procurement Innovation lead in Global Growth PODs (big bets).
• Translate business innovation needs into sourcing plans and procurement-led solutions.
• Supplier selection - in collaboration with zone and global procurement and cross functional team.
• Drive delivery of innovation initiatives within PODs.
• Design and execute supplier-enabled innovation events (innovation days / challenges).
• Identify and mobilize suppliers to solve defined business challenges.
• Convert supplier ideas into actionable initiatives and projects.
• Build and manage an innovation pipeline from external partners.
• Design & maintain Supplier Innovation library with Hive team.
• Connect with R&D to identify technology needs.
• Ensure alignment between Procurement, R&D, Commercial, and Operations.
• Ensure alignment and follow-up across stakeholders.
• Support senior team members in driving decision-making.
• Managing conflicting priorities across regions.

Skills

Project delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Supplier management

Innovation commercialization

Data-driven

Stakeholder management

Time zone flexibility

Job description

Kraft Heinz in Amsterdam seeks a Manager, Global Innovation to lead procurement innovation within Global Growth PODs, delivering key innovations with 50MM+ NSV at scale and bringing supplier capabilities to solve business challenges for the BUs, Regions and global growth team.

You will translate needs into sourcing plans, drive supplier-enabled innovation events, build an external partner pipeline, and ensure alignment across Procurement, R&D, Commercial and Operations in a fast-paced,