Senior Manager, Product Commercialization (Hybrid)

The Kraft Heinz Company; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Wellbeing programs

401k plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a senior program leader to drive end-to-end product commercialization from concept through launch and post-launch review. You will influence cross-functional teams across R&D, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, and Quality to accelerate speed to market while strengthening quality and rigor in processes.

Responsibilities include managing stage-gate decisions, tracking metrics, and communicating risks with executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Food Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• MBA and/or advanced Project Management qualifications preferred (i.e., PMP or equivalent).
• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years in CPG innovation and commercialization, including stage-gate and agile delivery across grocery, mass retail, and e-commerce channels or Master’s degree with 7+ years of experience or PhD with 6+ years of experience
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to lead and motivate teams across different departments and levels.
• Ability to negotiate with stakeholders and team members to arrive at mutually beneficial solutions.
• Growth mindset with a passion for continuous learning and for applying new knowledge to improve project outcomes.
• Strong business acumen, with an understanding of the economic factors motivating brand and category strategy.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of leading conversations with both internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Own Kraft Heinz’s end-to-end product commercialization process, from initial concept to successful market launch and post-launch review.
• Drive stage gate process and decisions on project progress, deviation, mitigation, influence cross functional teams in favor of project objectives and delivery expectations.
• Identify, monitor and communicate project risk to executive teams while supporting the development of mitigation strategies.
• Track key metrics, report progress, and make 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 speed to market.
• Strengthen the quality, operational, technical rigor within Kraft Heinz’s commercialization processes leading to improve in-market success
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement best practices.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stage-gate / agile delivery

Negotiation

Communication

Growth mindset

Business acumen

Project management

CPG innovation

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA (preferred)

PMP or equivalent (preferred)

Job description

The Kraft Heinz Company is seeking a senior program leader to drive end-to-end product commercialization from concept through launch and post-launch review. You will influence cross-functional teams across R&D, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, and Quality to accelerate speed to market while strengthening quality and rigor in processes.

Responsibilities include managing stage-gate decisions, tracking metrics, and communicating risks with executives.