Lead, Procurement - Cheese

Kraft Heinz, The Company

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Job Description

This is a role for someone who craves a challenge balanced by the desire to be accountable for delivering against the model in a vital business unit for Kraft Heinz.  It is both a strategic and a tactical position.  Those that do not want to get their hands dirty or build out a function against a blank slate without buying pre-packaged solutions should not apply.

The Lead - Cheese supports the Associate Director of Cheese Procurement to develop sourcing strategy (cost modeling, market analysis, business need assessment) and perform analytics (bid events, supplier negotiations and contract analysis) related to assigned categories. This position owns end-to-end analysis of categories and the supply base to determine lowest landed cost. The role requires constant engagement with suppliers and internal stakeholders in the Business Units to drive supplier performance KPI’s, resolve quality issues and generate market intelligence. This individual will work closely with Product Supply, Marketing, R&D, Quality, Operations and Procurement in support of assigned cheese category. Primary focus will include category optimization, process improvement and delivering against individual and departmental goals.

Key Components of the Role

• Perform spend, contract and market analysis for assigned categories

• Conduct bid events, prepare bid analysis, make sourcing recommendations to strategic sourcing managers

• Generate materials in support of presentations, workshops and negotiations

• Provide necessary inputs for supply agreements and monitor compliance

• Manage supplier performance

• Ensure adherence and compliance to procurement processes and policies

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for assigned categories

• Stakeholder communication and management

• Supplier relationship management

• Drive aggressive productivity goals and create pipeline of projects

• Capacity planning and business continuity plans

• Ensure Supplier Quality Expectations compliance

• Support innovation projects through the commercialization process

*Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (Ag Econ, Economics, Finance, Engineering desired)

• Dairy Industry experience and/or knowledge, preferred but not required

• Minimum 4-6 years of research, commodities and/or procurement experience required

• Strong analytical skills (statistics, economics, cost modeling)

• Organizational skills (handling workload and complexity)

• Ability to interface with wide variety of business situations and all levels of management, trade groups, conventions, etc.)

• Negotiations and influencing skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Problem solving and decision making skills

• Proficient in MS Office, Excel and PowerPoint

Location(s)

Equal Opportunity Employer–minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity