HR People Strategy Manager: Talent, Leadership & Analytics

heinz; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraft Heinz in Chicago seeks an Associate Manager, HR People Strategy to advance talent across North America Supply Chain and Procurement. You will partner with HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, and business leaders to execute initiatives that strengthen capability and drive performance.

This role requires a data-driven HR professional who can translate strategy into action, supporting talent planning, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and workforce insights across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3-5 years of progressive Human Resources experience, with exposure to talent management, succession planning, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, or related areas.
• Experience supporting cross-functional projects, programs, or business initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.
• Experience creating executive summaries, presentations, and business insights for leadership audiences.
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience leveraging data to make recommendations and drive action.
• Experience with Workday, Power BI, Tableau, or similar workforce analytics platforms preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across functions and organizational levels.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of how people strategies support business outcomes.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, and matrixed environment

Responsibilities

• Support talent strategies that align with business priorities and workforce objectives.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders to support talent reviews, succession planning, leadership development, and career pathing initiatives.
• Help identify critical talent gaps and risks and support action planning to strengthen organizational capability.
• Assist in the development and execution of programs designed to attract, retain, and develop top talent.
• Support organizational effectiveness initiatives that improve team performance, leadership capability, and overall organizational health.
• Contribute to workforce planning efforts by collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing talent and organizational data.
• Assist with organizational assessments, capability reviews, and other strategic people initiatives.
• Track key initiatives and help ensure execution against established goals, timelines, and deliverables.
• Leverage workforce and talent data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities related to retention, engagement, performance, mobility, and workforce effectiveness.
• Develop executive-ready presentations, dashboards, reports, and briefing materials that support informed decision-making.
• Translate complex information into clear, actionable insights and recommendations for HR and business leaders.
• Support ongoing reporting and monitoring of talent and workforce priorities.
• Coordinate and support the execution of priority people initiatives, ensuring strong planning, communication, and follow-through.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, University Relations, and other Centers of Excellence to activate enterprise programs within Supply Chain and Procurement.
• Facilitate project management activities including milestone tracking, stakeholder coordination, risk identification, and status reporting.
• Support the continuous improvement of talent processes and people programs through feedback, analysis, and best-practice sharing.
• Build strong working relationships across HR and Supply Chain & Procurement leadership teams.
• Serve as a trusted partner in supporting talent-related discussions and people processes.
• Collaborate effectively across a matrixed environment to drive alignment and successful execution.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Communication

Storytelling

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Kraft Heinz in Chicago seeks an Associate Manager, HR People Strategy to advance talent across North America Supply Chain and Procurement. You will partner with HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, and business leaders to execute initiatives that strengthen capability and drive performance.

This role requires a data-driven HR professional who can translate strategy into action, supporting talent planning, leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and workforce insights across