Global Lead, Packaging & Energy Commodity Risk

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

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