Manager supply chain development

All Posting Locations: Chicago, IL, US

Job Functions: Digital

Date Published: August 20, 2025

Ref#: R-95817

Remote, Hybrid or Onsite: Hybrid

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Description

What's on the Menu:

• Driving the removal of FD&C colors from the North America portfolio as the Business Operations lead for all Portfolio Evolution workstreams across all 31 manufacturing facilities.

• Lead commercialization effort for large scale projects, platform innovation programs or significant capital related initiatives. Review project timelines and cost regularly with the project team, facilitate creation of mitigation/contingency plans and manage communication. Ensure effective team engagement with the manufacturing location, R&D, supply planning, and engineering.

• Ensure appropriate capacity for new business initiatives and growth plans across product life cycle. Develop and recommend alternatives as needed. Provide updates to project sponsors and stakeholders as needed on key initiatives, including progress against deliverables, cost management, next steps and needs from sponsors to alleviate hurdles. Escalate concerns and issues, define options/trade-offs, and provide team recommendation.

• Lead internal feasibility assessment and business case to support business team’s scoping requests; Identify impact across the supply chain with regard to cost of goods sold e.g. route to market, capacity utilization, manufacturing efficiency, quality, safety.

• Help develop and assess assigned financial targets, to include the delivery of capital requirements, trial activity and start-up expenses. Drive development of preliminary COGS, ensure alignment between category team and operations. Engage and support productivity related scoping projects to deliver cost reduction targets.

• Partner with External Manufacturing managers and EM procurement to deliver against scoping activities outside of current Kraft Heinz capabilities.

• Lead and/or participation in various stakeholder governance forums, including monthly reporting cadence to Supply Chain directors across all platforms (i.e. Stage gate/Leadership teams)

Recipe for Success:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Food Science, Chemistry, or other related field

• Minimum of 5 years combined experience in manufacturing, business development or HQ business team experience.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Project Management for Consumer Products (preferred)

• Minimum 1 years’ experience in Basic Marketing/Finance Principles (preferred)

• Minimum 1 year of Plant Manufacturing experience (preferred)

  
  

Competencies/Abilities:

• Strategic capabilities/business acumen

• Drive for results

• Building and strengthening relationships

• Managing through ambiguity

• Communication-Written and Presentation

Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz’ strategy and values.

New Hire Base Salary Range:

$118,400.00 – $148,000.00

Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.

The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors

Benefits: Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future, we offer plans tailored to meet you and your family’s needs. Coverage for benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

Wellbeing: We offer events, resources, and learning opportunities that inspire a physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being lifestyle for our employees and their families.

You’ll be able to participate in a variety of benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors, for example:

• Physical – Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Screenings/Assessments

• Social – Paid Time Off, Company Holidays, Leave of Absence, Flexible Work Arrangements, Recognition, Training

• Emotional – Employee Assistance Program , Wellbeing Programs, Family Support Programs

• Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability

Location(s)

Chicago/Aon Center

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.

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