Sr. Manager, Packaging - Business Planning

Kraft Heinz, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraft Heinz, Inc. is seeking a senior procurement professional to support the Packaging, Sustainability & Capabilities Procurement leadership team.

You will help run rituals, coordinate deliverables, and prepare materials for senior meetings, while driving portfolio planning and sourcing governance. Responsibilities include acting as a liaison with buying teams, analyzing initiative execution, and delivering data-driven reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, supply chain management, finance, business, or equivalent.
• MBA and advanced procurement qualifications preferred.
• At least 5–7 years of procurement experience with a minimum of 3 years in procurement leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support leadership with running the business and procurement rituals (staff meetings, deliverables, senior-level materials).
• Execute portfolio and business planning processes for the procurement team.
• Act as gatekeeper for the sourcing table and document actions from sourcing reviews.
• Coordinate with buying teams and provide leadership support to manage initiatives.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and documents for stakeholders.
• Organize category review meetings and track outcomes.
• Champion Kraft Heinz values and advance procurement vision.

Skills

Business acumen

Communication

Project management

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SAP Ariba

Workday

Job description

Support the Packaging, Sustainability & Capabilities Procurement leadership team with running the business and key procurement rituals and routines, i.e., staff meetings, managing group-wide deliverables, and preparing materials for senior-level meetings. Execute portfolio and business planning processes with the Packaging, Sustainability & Capabilities Procurement team. Includes acting as a gatekeeper for the sourcing table, reviewing material and team readiness, scheduling packages to be reviewed, and documenting actions from sourcing regularly. Act as a liaison between the Packaging, Sustainability & Capabilities Leadership Team and buying teams to provide leadership support. Analyze the execution of functional initiatives versus the functional business plan. Collect and analyze key metrics and recommend solutions. Prepare reports, presentations, and other documents for internal and external stakeholders. Organize and coordinate category review meetings, including setting agendas and actions and documenting outcomes. Champions our KraftHeinz organizational values and helps drive our procurement vision.

Bachelor's degree in marketing, supply chain management, finance, business, or equivalent. MBA and advanced Procurement qualifications preferred. Candidates with equivalent experience and/or education will be considered. At least 5 to 7 years of Procurement experience, with a minimum of 3 years of procurement experience. Strong Business acumen with the ability to understand and explain Procurement results and variances to non-Procurement audiences. Results-oriented, adept at solving complex challenges and dealing with ambiguity; anticipates and adjusts to problems and obstacles in the team or the organization. Excellent verbal and written communication skills; proven track record of building effective business relationships. Proven project management and solid analytical, consultative, and diagnostic skills; able to make sound, data-driven business decisions. Prior experience with multi-workstream project management is critical to success in this role. Self-starter, highly motivated, with strong results orientation, ability to manage multiple priorities, lead cross-functional teams, and adapt to changing requirements and environments with limited oversight. Strong critical and strategic thinker who considers various perspectives and impacts of issues and can project them into the future. Ability to quickly develop organizational agility, e.g., knows how to get things done through formal and informal channels and is an effective delegator. Ability to influence and coach without direct accountability, supporting NA Indirect Procurement teams in achieving results. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and understanding of source-to-pay tools (SAP, Ariba, Workday, etc.).