at The Kraft Heinz Foods Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job DescriptionThe Sr. Materials Planning Analyst is responsible for ensuring effective management of all raw, packaging, and WIP materials in order to minimize potential losses for the organization. This will require a cross-functional collaborative approach to ensure risk is mitigated before it becomes an actual waste.
Primary Responsibilities
Actively manage monthly aging inventory by working cross-functionally with Marketing, Sales, Finance, Supply, Demand, and Materials to identify potential RPW Waste.
Continue to manage daily, weekly, and monthly supply chain losses Ritual & Routines for RPW to drive global playbook compliance and adherence across the organization.
Collect, analyze, and evaluate data to improve supply chain process efficiency to minimize waste.
Leverage the analysis for weekly leadership reviews to identify root causes and action to be taken.
Other duties and initiatives as assigned by manager according to business need (central reporting, etc.)
Lead projects within the BU and/or manager depending on need and Business Unit
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in related field (Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, etc.)
2 years of relevant experience preferred Strong interpersonal and time management skills
Financial acumen and data analysis expertise
Presentation and oral/written communication skills required
Ability to meet extremely tight deadlines with logical problem-solving
Green Belt preferred
APICS, ISM, or other industry certifications in operations and logistics preferred
Technical Expertise
SAP experience and knowledge Working Tableau knowledge with basic-level understanding of how reports are built and maintained Well-versed in Microsoft Office
Location(s).
Chicago/Aon Center, Pittsburgh/PPG, Toronto - Queen's Quay - HeadquartersLocation(s)Chicago/Aon Center
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact NATAI@kraftheinz.com .
It is the continuing policy of The Kraft Heinz Company to afford full equal employment opportunity to qualified employees and applicants, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental handicaps, military or veteran status, sexual preference, or any other protected condition or characteristic in conformity with all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations.
Final candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without Company sponsorship. Exceptions requesting work visa sponsorship will be reviewed on a case to case basis.
