WHO WE ARE  

We're one of the world's largest food and beverage companies and a trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods, earning us a spot on 97% of American household tables. As the guardians of our beloved brands and the creators of innovative products, we're dedicated To Sustainably Grow by Delighting More Consumers Globally. 

Today, The Kraft Heinz Company is building a new legacy by investing in a robust Digital infrastructure to revolutionize the food and beverage industry. We are on a journey to create a digitally-powered, agile-enterprise – all while honoring a 150-year heritage and a portfolio of 200 iconic brands. At the heart of this journey is our ambition to create an environment where powerful AI solutions augment humans and where small mission-based teams relentlessly pursue tangible solutions for our consumers, customers, and the enterprise. 

That ambition requires us to create a modern cloud and data ecosystem - a one of its kind that becomes the neural network of our company. We want you to bring your tech-self to us. We use Python, R, Spark, React, Tableau, Snowflake, Azure, and others to solve our business challenges. You can look forward to high-impact, no bureaucracy, entrepreneurial work – done in small teams – and a unique opportunity to create something bold, something awesome, something inventive -- and something globally impactful. 

Dedicated cost modeling specialists will support category teams, which enables fast model development, standard quality and upgrades over time

WHAT YOU’LL DO  

An Activation Manager supports the digital procurement pods during onboarding, ideation and application of tools to drive impact. This role brings the digital tool development team together with the procurement category team to develop and implement the pipeline of cost savings initiatives. This individual is also a personal coach for team members and an innovator who constantly seeks improvement and builds high performing teams.

Additionally, they will develop concrete product improvements within our value engineering approach and target costing projects and you’ll contribute to creating innovative product ideas. 

This role will focus to improve productivity pipeline building and strategic sourcing effectiveness by utilizing the digital products and services delivered by the Digital Procurement Team.

This role  will lead a team of Cost Modeling Associates  as well as coordinating the collection, analysis and reporting of data from various sources to support strategic sourcing, supplier engagement and reporting needs within the Procurement pod in support of the company’s vision.

• Provides broader PMO support
• Works collaboratively with the Cost Model analysts to build and develop category cost models aligned with the Procurement organization’s sourcing calendar
• Works cross-functionally with category buyers and managers to evaluate total cost of ownership productivity opportunities within the category
• Defines and monitor key productivity indicators leveraging data analytics techniques
• Owns and tracks measurable impact of the program
• Keeps category teams accountable
• Supports category teams with coaching on how to leverage DR Assets/Tools
• Ensures that the tools are being rolled out and used
• Provides required training for the category teams
• Tracks number of active users of digital tools

WHO YOU ARE  

• Master of Science in Electronics, Mechanical Engineering, or other engineering fields
• 8+ years of experience in product development and/or procurement related functions, including product cost optimization, product design, value engineering, DFMA, R&D prototyping, supplier management, negotiation, target cost setting, strategic sourcing
• Demonstrated analytic and quantitative skills with the ability to structure and solve problems
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Skilled in building relationships and navigating through organizations
• Demonstrates team leadership – Experienced in assessing how the team is doing and drive necessary actions to improve
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally and in writing – in English
• Strong business acumen
• Willingness to travel

WHY US? 

We're accelerating our ambition to become a best-in-class Digital leader by making data-driven investments that drive smarter business decisions. As the guardians of 200 beloved brands and the creators of innovative products, we're dedicated To Sustainably Grow by Delighting More Consumers Globally. What we build today helps bring joy to customers, consumers, and communities around the world tomorrow. Ready to build the future of food, now? Have a seat at our table and join our Digital Revolution. 

Ready to help future-proof our legacy? Join our table, and Let's Make Life Delicious!