at The Kraft Heinz Foods Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Description
Primary Responsibilities
Lead mid to executive-level clients and supplier relationships on an ongoing basis to ensure customer satisfaction.
Lead Sourcing and Category Management for a wide portfolio of sophisticated and/or critical categories to Kraft Heinz
Establish and deliver performance goals for a portfolio of categories representing a significant amount of spend.
Lead strategic sourcing projects for supplier selection/optimization to implement Category Management vision and strategies.
Handle Supplier Relationships and conducts Supplier Business Reviews - High Level Partner concern Point for Performance and Risk Issues (e.g., experience with largest food equipment manufacturers & industry leaders is a plus)
Develop and handle supplier base for specific categories.
Lead discussions with critical suppliers around long-term objectives and strategies, ongoing market trends, innovation and technology advances, and potential investment decisions
Support major supplier issues and work with team members to identify and drive resolutions.
Identify business needs at the sourcing and category project level in the following areas: Assurance of Supply, Quality, Service, Cost, and Innovation (AQSCI).
Develop multi-year category vision and strategy based on the data, insights, and business requirements.
Build and maintain strong business relationships to increase influence over total category spend.
Identify and evaluate potential value generating projects based on complexity, resources, risk, time to implement, and estimated financial impact.
Manage prioritized portfolio of projects for the category in the near and long term.
Lead the supplier selection and RFx award process.
Perform highly sophisticated contracts in accordance with policies and processes; ability to apply competency across categories.
Apply expert level of negotiation techniques and tools in all situations.
Actively maintain strong understanding of category dynamics (current market, pricing, cost drivers, industry, and supplier variables) through trade groups, publications, etc. and communicates changes to business partners.
Manage Total Cost of Ownership at the category level through collaboration with Data Analytics, accountable for measuring and reporting value delivery.
Enable continuous process improvement and cost reduction.
Ensure the strategic sourcing process is robustly applied to all sourcing projects.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, finance, business, or related field. Candidates with extensive relevant experience and certifications may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Possess at least 5 years of experience in Procurement, preferably in Indirect Procurement with relevant category expertise.
Expert Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook).
Familiarity with eProcurement Source-to-Pay tools desirable (e.g., Ariba & Workday a plus)
Experience in Supplier Performance & Risk Management tools desirable
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Phenomenal Presentation and negotiation skills will allow this person to be successful!
Experience in developing long-term business strategies and confidence when doing so!
Extensive experience in the sourcing life cycle process and have a strong grasp of the tools needed to complete the process.
Ability to multi-task, attention to detail, organized, outstanding customer service skills.
Judgment to handle confidential information and complicated business situations; ability to lead and influence others; project management, problem solving, leadership and team building skills.Location(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.
