Associate Director, Supply Chain Development - Agile Disruptive Innovation

Job Description
We are currently looking for an Associate Director, Supply Chain Development
Primary responsibilities will be:

• Lead technical and supply chain readiness to support commercialization activity by applying tools that prepare the supply chain and manufacturing facilities for successful start- ups.
• Optimize growth, capacity, supply continuity and cost out initiatives (including manufacturing asset optimization)
• Provide updates to leadership, platform leads, project team and vendors as needed on key initiatives, including progress against goals, cost management, next steps and needs from sponsors to alleviate roadblocks.
• Be the liaison between the business team and the manufacturing site & co-manufacturer.
• Support business and manufacturing systems initiatives as needed.
• Lead continuous improvement of the commercialization process through collaboration with key partners and best practice sharing.
• Manage and develop growth and innovation pipeline requests, in partnership with marketing and sales, to ensure the proper financial and capability hurdles are accurately met.
• Pilot the manufacturing element of commercialization as it relates to NPDs and cost out changes, while providing cross functional support to the agile pods and platform teams.
• Be the conduit between the 3rd party vendors and KHC driving NPDs at a co-manufacturing site.
• Provide input and solutions in commercialization meetings as they relate to manufacturing solutions.
• Support the Supply Chain Commercialization team during project prioritization to align on MOQs for materials and production to mitigate Supply Chain Losses.
• Partner with EM Quality and to ensure that any NPDs targeted are compliant.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 10+ years of related experience in manufacturing, business development or HQ business team experience
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Operations Management, Food Science, Chemistry, or other related fields
• Possess experience working in a consumer food company; startup experience preferred.
• Minimum 2 years in Plant Manufacturing preferred
• Experience with basic Marketing/Finance principles
• Eager to build new procedures and processes from scratch.
• Proven problem solving skills with a proactive mentality.
• Strong negotiation, presentation, communication (written/verbal) and relationship building skills.
• Ability to translate business expectations into supply chain solutions.
• Possess strong planning, project management, and execution skills.
• Experience working cross functionally in a matrixed environment, both regionally and globally.
• Be agile, adaptable, flexible and thrive in a multifaceted and changing culture environment.
• Possess strong digital literacy including a high level of proficiency in MS Office, specifically Excel, amongst others.
• Ability to travel at least 50% of the time.
• Lead direct reports

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 [email protected] .