Associate Director: HR, Procurement & Quality (Hybrid, Chicago)

Kraft Heinz; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Wellbeing programs

401k

Job summary

Kraft Heinz is seeking an Associate Director, HR- Procurement & Quality in Chicago. The role provides strategic HR leadership to the NA procurement and quality leadership teams, focusing on people development, talent pipelines, organization design, and change management.

Hybrid position with three onsite days at Aon Center. The candidate will lead a team of HR managers, drive cultural initiatives, and partner with senior leaders to align staffing and capability with business goals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of dynamic Human Resource experience, including 5+ years in an HR business partnership-oriented role for executive leaders.
• Proven experience in leading HR teams and developing HR strategies that drive business results.
• Experience in a manufacturing or operations environment, preferably in the food industry.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws, regulations, and HR best practices.
• Strong strategic mindset and ability to translate long-term strategy into short-term action plans.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Influencing/aligning strategy around talent capability and behaviors.
• Ability to analyze complex HR data and develop insights to inform business decisions.
• Strong business acumen.
• Strong knowledge of process improvement methodologies, such as Lean or Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

• Own the talent and performance management process.
• Assess organizational structures on a regular basis to ensure proper staffing levels. Partner with leaders to proactively handle and facilitate the movement and development of talent in alignment with staffing needs.
• Drive the Kraft Heinz Culture and Values; credible partner in driving big cultural initiatives Continuous Improvement and process mapping, as well as ensuring Meritocracy happens at all levels of the organization.
• Partner with leaders to enhance ways to build our talent and skill capability at all levels; work across the organization to improve training and development, Ownership, career experiences, mentoring and rotations.
• Work with leaders to actively lead and resolve performance issues proactively, minimizing any risk.
• Analyze HR metrics and data to inform business decisions and drive HR initiatives, including talent management and organizational design.
• Provides budgeting oversight and control for people related ZBB packages.
• Lead and manage a team of HR professionals, providing coaching, guidance, and development opportunities to ensure the team is equipped to deliver high quality support to the business.

Skills

HR leadership

Talent strategy

Change management

Employee relations

People analytics

Organizational development

Leadership coaching

Lean/Six Sigma

Regulatory knowledge

Business acumen

Job description

Kraft Heinz is seeking an Associate Director, HR- Procurement & Quality in Chicago. The role provides strategic HR leadership to the NA procurement and quality leadership teams, focusing on people development, talent pipelines, organization design, and change management.

Hybrid position with three onsite days at Aon Center. The candidate will lead a team of HR managers, drive cultural initiatives, and partner with senior leaders to align staffing and capability with business goals.