Innovation Strategy & Foresights Analyst

The Kraft Heinz Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Wellbeing programs

401k plan

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

The Kraft Heinz Company in Chicago is seeking an Analyst, Innovation Strategy & Foresights for the North America Zone to support the unified zone innovation strategy by building analyses, portfolio views, and monitoring tools that keep NA Innovation focused and on track. You will translate signals into strategic options and recommendations to advance the Zone’s agenda.

The role involves leading cross-functional collaboration, developing practical tools and reporting, and creating decision-ready

Qualifications

• 2+ years of marketing or innovation experience.
• Strong analytical skills to structure ambiguous questions into clear analyses.
• Experience synthesizing inputs into clear implications and recommendations.
• Ability to operate across multiple workstreams with attention to detail and timelines.
• Passion for consumer marketing, culture, innovation and trends.

Responsibilities

• Support shaping the NA Zone innovation strategy by identifying where to play and tracking innovation sufficiency.
• Translate trend and foresight inputs into implications and opportunities across brands, categories, and channels.
• Lead or partner with BU cross-functional teams to bring big bet projects to life.
• Build and maintain tools, templates, and reporting to operationalize strategy and foresights.
• Create decision-ready materials that synthesize inputs into options and recommended paths forward.
• Support portfolio views and roadmaps by organizing data and highlighting sequencing and decisions.
• Structure hypotheses and learning agendas to enable early concepting and efficient pressure-testing.

Skills

Marketing experience

Analytical skills

Synthesis of inputs

Cross-functional collaboration

IRI familiarity

Job description

The Kraft Heinz Company in Chicago is seeking an Analyst, Innovation Strategy & Foresights for the North America Zone to support the unified zone innovation strategy by building analyses, portfolio views, and monitoring tools that keep NA Innovation focused and on track. You will translate signals into strategic options and recommendations to advance the Zone’s agenda.

The role involves leading cross-functional collaboration, developing practical tools and reporting, and creating decision-ready