Job Title: Manufacturing Labor Subject Matter Expert - GBS
Band: B14/B15
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Position at a Glance
The Manufacturing Labor SME - GBS will join our Supply Chain Finance team in Mexico City as part of our Global Capability Center. This role will support and work directly with our local plant controllers who are based in our factories in North America. The key responsibilities include analyzing labor costs and productivity, ensuring financial and labor compliance, advising on workforce planning and developing financial strategy to support financial reports and analysis (including closing, budgeting and helping to drive plant labor productivity). In addition, the Labor SME is instrumental in understanding the financial performance of labor to provide financial recommendations with a continuous improvement mindset. This position reports to the SME Lead - GBS and indirectly into the on-shore plant controllers. The ideal candidate has deep technical knowledge of large data set management applied to finance environment with strong analytical mind-set and attention to details, associated with a collaborative approach.
What's on Menu?
• Advise leadership on how labor costs, productivity, and financial decisions intersect to impact manufacturing costs.
• Calculating and managing Hours per Ton analysis with explanations for plant and executive level meetings.
• Provide expert insights and support to cross-functional teams on projects involving manufacturing processes, labor, and finance.
• Analyze labor-related data to identify cost-saving opportunities, improve efficiency, and support budgeting and forecasting.
• Support the development of the Annual Operating Plan, including Labor costs by projected SKU volume, bridging cost changes and preparing all applicable AOP schedules;
• Review and validate financial and labor-related deliverables to ensure accuracy, technical correctness, and alignment with requirements.
• Help identify and quantify savings surfaced by Continuous Improvement and Production teams in support of KHMS and Champions programs;
Recipe for Success - apply now if this sounds like you!
1. Education
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Engineering, Data Scientist, Data Engineering or a related field;
2. Experience
• 3+ years of relevant experience;
• Proficient with software such as Excel (Power Pivot), Snowflake, PowerBi and ability to work with heavy data set to create, modify and ensure accuracy of complex spreadsheets;
• Good knowledge of ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc.) is considered a plus;
3. Skills
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with attention to detail;
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal;
• Eagerness to learn and grow within a global finance environment;
• Collaborative mindset and a proactive attitude;
Location(s)
Mexico City - Antara Tower A - 5th Floor - Local Office
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
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Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage.
With iconic and emerging food and beverage brands around the world, we deliver the best taste, fun and quality to every table we touch.
We’re on a mission to disrupt not only our own business, but the global food industry. A consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress as we drive innovation across every part of our company.
Around the world, our people are connected by a culture of ownership, agility and endless curiosity. We also believe in being good humans, who are working to improve our company, communities, and planet.
We’re proud of where we’ve been – and even more thrilled about where we’re headed – as we nourish the world and lead the future of food.
Why Work With Us
We believe that great people make great companies, and we’re growing something great here at Kraft Heinz.
Operating in over 20 global markets, across 9 functions, no matter your career goals, we have a seat at the table for you.
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