Manufacturing Quality SAP SME – NZ (S/4)

The Kraft Heinz Company; Auckland; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraft Heinz New Zealand seeks a Manufacturing Quality Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SAP S/4 implementation in Auckland. The role provides domain expertise, designs end-to-end processes, and validates business requirements with cross-functional stakeholders.

You will support readiness, testing, and adoption across the project lifecycle while maintaining strong relationships and aligning with safety and ethics policies. Travel to sites in NZ is expected as part of rollout and training.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience in process improvement and/or project, transformation, or system initiatives.
• Able to document requirements and translate business needs into practical solutions with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience supporting workshops and delivery activities (testing, training, implementation).
• Comfortable in a changing environment with competing priorities.
• SAP/ERP or large-scale system implementation experience is advantageous.
• Strong Manufacturing Quality knowledge; effective communicator in a matrix environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage priorities and timelines.
• Ability to travel regularly.

Responsibilities

• Provide Manufacturing Quality domain SME input across design, build, and deployment.
• Document and validate current-state processes and business requirements.
• Support future-state process and solution design aligned to SAP S/4.
• Participate in workshops and design discussions; review proposed changes.
• Support issue and risk management within the stream, including escalation.
• Contribute to testing, including scenario input and defect triage.
• Support change and readiness activities, including training inputs.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and provide updates to the Stream Lead.
• Work in line with Kraft Heinz policies and values.

Skills

Process improvement

Stakeholder collaboration

Project delivery

Requirements documentation

Workshop facilitation

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP/ERP

Job description

Kraft Heinz New Zealand seeks a Manufacturing Quality Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SAP S/4 implementation in Auckland. The role provides domain expertise, designs end-to-end processes, and validates business requirements with cross-functional stakeholders.

You will support readiness, testing, and adoption across the project lifecycle while maintaining strong relationships and aligning with safety and ethics policies. Travel to sites in NZ is expected as part of rollout and training.