Principal Scientist – Product & Package Benchmarking & Strategy

The Kraft Heinz Company; Glenview (IL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Wellbeing programs

401k & Life Insurance

Job summary

The Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a Product & Package Assurance Strategy Principal Scientist to embed benchmarking as a practical enterprise practice that enhances in-market product and packaging performance. You will define the operating model, align senior leaders on vision, and build systems for LT updates and action-oriented outcomes.

You will drive dashboards, cadence, and communication strategies to ensure adoption and consistency across business units, with travel up to 10% and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree minimum in Consumer Behavior/Psychology, Marketing Research, Engineering, Food Science, Human Factors, Industrial Design, or related STEM field.
• 6+ years (BS), 5+ years (MS) or 4+ years (PhD) in consumer/product research, consumer experience, or applied insights in CPG/food & beverage.
• Proven executive alignment and stakeholder management (VP+).
• Strong program operating discipline: governance, dashboards, KPIs, cadence design, change management, financial competency.
• Strategic thinker with ability to translate complex information into crisp leadership communications.

Responsibilities

• Align executives on benchmarking program vision, scope, decision uses, product selection, and annual operating cadence across business units.
• Stand up enterprise governance: intake, prioritization, decision rights, and escalation paths; drive stakeholder alignment on test plans.
• Build and maintain enterprise dashboards and reporting for progress and leadership.
• Automate core program operations with Finance/Analytics/Tech.
• Lead annual product status updates with cross-functional inputs on product & pack performance.

Skills

Executive alignment

Governance & KPIs

Dashboards & reporting

Cross-functional programs

Communication & storytelling

Benchmarking & analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Job description

The Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a Product & Package Assurance Strategy Principal Scientist to embed benchmarking as a practical enterprise practice that enhances in-market product and packaging performance. You will define the operating model, align senior leaders on vision, and build systems for LT updates and action-oriented outcomes.

You will drive dashboards, cadence, and communication strategies to ensure adoption and consistency across business units, with travel up to 10% and