Portfolio Manager – Sauces

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

Job summary

Kraft Heinz in Amsterdam is seeking an experienced Portfolio Planning Manager - Sauces to help drive supply chain excellence within the EPDM Zone. You will own medium-to-long term planning (12+ weeks), balance service level with cost and inventory, and lead IBP reviews with senior stakeholders.

You will partner with manufacturing, innovation, BU and SCD teams to design network and capacity, support launches and promotions, and build business continuity strategies to minimize disruption.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Leadership and influence skills in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Own medium-to-long-term planning (12+ weeks) to align capacity with demand and balance service level, cost, and inventory strategies.
• Partner with manufacturing and innovation teams; lead network and capacity design.
• Lead IBP supply reviews to align supply chain operations with business objectives and identify improvements.
• Develop and implement a manufacturing strategy aligned with business goals and optimized operations.
• Oversee development and implementation of a supply chain network strategy.
• Collaborate with BU and SCD teams for readiness on projects including launches, promotions, and events.
• Collaborate with material planning to implement long-term planning strategies.
• Develop a business continuity strategy to minimize disruptions.
• Track and analyze CFR, DIO, capacity utilization, and SCL at portfolio level.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Strategic planning

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's and/or Master's in Supply Chain/Operations

Job description

About the position

We have an excellent opportunity available for an experienced Portfolio Planning Manager - Sauces to make a difference at Kraft Heinz. The Portfolio Planning Manager - Sauces role lies within the European and Pacific Developed Markets (EPDM Zone). You'll be working in a high-performing team, alongside peers always trying to reach the next level. You'll be reporting to the Senior Manager Planning Category - Sauces. Get ready for a lot of exposure to internal senior stakeholders. The delivery of Category Supply Planning Strategy will be your primary responsibility. You're constantly looking for improvement activities within Western Europe Operations.

Job Description

In Brief, You Are Responsible For

• The Portfolio Planning Manager takes ownership for medium-to-long-term planning (12+ weeks) to ensure alignment of capacity with demand, balancing service level, cost, and inventory strategies.
• Acts as a strategic partner to manufacturing (internal & external) and innovation teams and leads network and capacity design.
• Lead and facilitate IBP supply reviews to ensure alignment between supply chain operations and business objectives, and to identify opportunities for improvement and optimization.
• Develop, communicate, and implement a comprehensive manufacturing strategy that aligns with business objectives and goals, and ensures that supply chain operations are optimized to meet customer demand and drive business growth.
• Oversee the development and implementation of a supply chain network strategy that ensures optimal alignment between supply chain operations and business objectives.
• Collaborate with BU and SCD teams to ensure readiness for key projects, including new product launches, promotions, and events.
• Collaborate with material planning teams to develop and implement long-term planning strategies that ensure optimal alignment between supply chain operations and business objectives.
• Develop and implement a business continuity strategy that ensures minimal disruption to supply chain operations in the event of unexpected disruptions or changes.
• Track and analyze a comprehensive supply chain performance metric that combines Case Fill Rate (CFR), Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO) at Portfolio Level, Capacity Utilization, and Supply Chain Losses (SCL) to ensure end-to-end supply chain excellence, optimize operations, and drive business growth.

Qualifications

Please kindly note that you need to have an EU Working Permit (Orientation Year Visa not included) in order to proceed for this position.

• Bachelor's Degree and/or Master's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in supply chain planning, with a focus on advanced planning systems and strategic supply network design.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data sets and develop insights.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong business acumen, with ability to understand business objectives and develop plans to support them.
• Strong leadership and influence skills, with ability to negotiate and communicate effectively.

Professional Attributes

• Communication Skills - People are easily exposed to senior management, no matter their level. Therefore, it's important to have excellent interpersonal skills, to take care of all kinds of different collaborators.
• Resilience - Having the ability to bounce back after a disappointment or setback, big or small is what we value. Always continue to move onward & upward.
• Ability to Simplify - We like to keep it simple. And to implement fast. Your simplification skills will be highly appreciated, when providing simple solutions dealing with sophisticated challenges.
• Analytical - We're a very data-driven company, making it crucial to be able to translate complex data into a simple solution with an analytical approach.
• Result-driven - You don't only focus on your own results but always do what's best for the company.

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.