Commercialization Lead — End-to-End Launch & Speed to Market

Kraft Heinz; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 121,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary range $120,800–$151,000

Performance-based bonus

Healthcare & benefits

401k & retirement plans

Job summary

Kraft Heinz in Chicago is seeking a senior commercialization leader to drive end-to-end processes from concept to market launch. You will coordinate R&D, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, and Quality to accelerate speed to market and ensure post-launch success.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and ongoing process improvement to deliver measurable business impact in a dynamic consumer environment.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for KHC's end-to-end commercialization process, from initial concept to successful market launch and post-launch review.
• Drive stage gate process and decisions on project progress, deviation, mitigation plan, influencing cross-functional team in favor of project objectives and delivery expectations.
• Identify, monitor and communicate project risk to executive teams while supporting the development of mitigation strategies
• Tracking key metrics, reporting progress, and making adjustments as needed to ensure project success.
• Lead cross-functional project team across R&D, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, Quality to innovate on execution processes to improve our speed to market timing
• Strengthen the quality, operational, technical rigor within the KHC commercialization processes leading to improved in-market success
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implementing best practices

Job description

Kraft Heinz in Chicago is seeking a senior commercialization leader to drive end-to-end processes from concept to market launch. You will coordinate R&D, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, and Quality to accelerate speed to market and ensure post-launch success.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, risk management, and ongoing process improvement to deliver measurable business impact in a dynamic consumer environment.