Manager, Planning

heinz; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Job summary

Kraft Heinz in Chicago is seeking a Manager, ECM Operations, Planning to bring structure, analytical rigor, and data integrity to ECM annual planning and investment decisions. The role owns day-to-day management of complex Excel-based budget and planning files, ensures accuracy across scenarios, and translates inputs into clear analyses and visuals for leadership.

The position supports the rollout of technology-enabled planning solutions and collaborates across teams, with hybrid work and

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel mastery with complex templates and scenarios.
• Ability to maintain data integrity across planning and budgeting.
• Strong analytical skills with large, changing data sets.
• Experience managing interdependencies and simulations for planning.
• Proficient storytelling and visuals for leadership audiences.
• High attention to detail in all planning outputs.
• Experience improving reporting platforms and processes.
• Clear communication to simplify complexity for stakeholders.
• Navigate a large matrix organization effectively.
• Excellent organization and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Plan & Budget File Management: build and improve complex Excel-based files for ECM investment decisions.
• Data Integrity & Quality Control: own accuracy and consistency of planning data.
• Scenario & Simulation Management: manage interdependencies and run scenarios.
• Stakeholder Reporting & Visualization: create views and visuals for leadership.
• Template & Tool Development: build scalable templates and training for users.
• Planning Routine Support & Recommendations: provide data, analysis, and recommendations.
• Technology & Process Improvement: stabilize current processes and contribute to future solutions.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Data integrity

Analytical rigor

Scenario management

Data storytelling

Attention to detail

Reporting tools

Strong communication

Matrix navigation

Organization & PM

Job description

Job Description

The Manager, ECM Operations, Planning is an integral part of the team within the North American eCommerce & Customer Marketing (ECM) function. This role bring s structure, analytical rigor, and data integrity to how ECM annual planning and investment decisions are managed. The role owns the day-to-day management of complex Excel-based budget and planning files, ensures the accuracy and reliability of planning data across multiple scenarios and simulations, and translates detailed inputs into clear, stakeholder-ready analyses and visualizations. This role will provide strategic input into the development of future technology-enabled planning solutions and support the rollout and adoption of the system across the team.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Planning & Budget File Management: Build, manage, and continuously improve the complex, matrixed Excel-based budget and planning files used to manage ECM annual investment decisions, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and strong data integrity across inputs.
• Data Integrity & Quality Control: Own the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of manually managed Excel-based planning data
• Scenario & Simulation Management: M anage interdependencies across planning inputs and run scenarios and simulations as priorities shift to help ensure investment decisions remain aligned to broader business strategy.
• Stakeholder Reporting & Visualization: Create tailored views for different stakeholders and translate complex data into clear, compelling stories and visuals that help leadership understand planning strategy, tradeoffs, and outcomes.
• Template & Tool Development: Build and maintain scalable templates and tracking tools that create structure across planning routines, helping bridge current manual processes with the team's future technology-enabled planning solutions. Rollout across 30+ team members, providing comprehensive training and support to ensure seamless adoption.
• Planning Routine Support & Recommendations: Support planning rituals and routines by providing the data, analysis, and recommendations needed to inform investment decisions and business planning conversations.
• Technology & Process Improvement: Help stabilize and improve current-state planning processes, reporting platforms, tools, and data processes while contributing to future reporting and platform-development efforts.

Expected Experience & Required Skills

• Advanced Excel Mastery: Demonstrated experience building and managing complex, matrixed templates and detailed working files, including advanced formulas, pivot tables, and budget or planning tools.
• Data Integrity Management: Proven experience maintaining data integrity across complex planning, reporting, budgeting, or forecasting processes with many moving pieces and stakeholder inputs.
• Analytical Rigor: Strong analytical skills and comfort working with large, detailed, and frequently changing data sets.
• Scenario & Interdependency Management: Experience managing interdependencies and running multiple simulations or scenarios to support planning and investment decisions.
• Data Storytelling & Visualization: Ability to translate complex data into clear reporting, recommendations, and compelling stakeholder narratives, with strong visualization skills for leadership audiences.
• Attention to Detail: High attention to detail and strong standards for accuracy across planning and reporting outputs.
• Reporting, Tools & Process Improvement : Experience helping build or improve reporting platforms, tools, or data processes , including identifying pain points, recommending practical improvements , and supporting change management to drive adoption .
• Strong Communication Skills: Ability to simplify complexity for different audiences and turn detailed inputs into clear, actionable messages .
• Matrix Organization Navigation: Able to navigate a large matrix organization effectively.
• Organization and Project Management: Possesses excellent organization and project management skills.

Work Environment & Schedule

This position is considered a hybrid role with 3 days in the Chicago office, Normal office environment with limited travel or visits to external locations; offices are open workspaces . Additionally, this role requires ability to work a salaried, exempt schedule to best execute against customer and internal expectations .

Physical Requirements

Physical demands include but not limited to Operate a computer and view screens for ~100% of work schedule

Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz' strategy and values.

New Hire Base Salary Range: $104,200.00 - $130,200.00

Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.

The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate'