Sr. Manager, Indirects - Facilities & Real Estate

Job Description

As the Senior Procurement Manager for Facilities and Real Estate Responsible for all strategic planning and sourcing activities for related subcategories (e.g. Security Services/Equipment Uniforms Janitorial Food Service General Repair & Maintenance) across the Kraft Heinz North American Zone (U.S. and Canada). You will leverage your experience and knowledge in building comprehensive strategies at the category level and implement the strategy through the sourcing process. The role drives value for Kraft Heinz by supporting program compliance through supplier and contract management. You will drive sustainable strategies that will actively seek to reduce and/or control costs for products and services while growing efficiencies for the business. As well as collaborating closely with stakeholders in the various Business Units Operations Plants and other corporate functions to provide innovative new products and services to meet business objectives. Success in this role requires a professional who can focus on balancing outstanding service to internal business clients global teamwork while improving value for the company of items and services purchased.

Whats on the Menu:

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Lead mid to executivelevel clients and supplier relationships on an ongoing basis to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Lead Sourcing and Category Management for a wide portfolio of sophisticated and/or critical categories to Kraft Heinz.
• Establish and deliver performance goals for a portfolio of categories representing a significant amount of spend.
• Lead strategic sourcing projects for supplier selection/optimization to implement Category Management vision and strategies.
• Handle Supplier Relationships and conducts Supplier Business Reviews High Level Partner concern Point for Performance and Risk Issues.
• Develop and handle supplier base for specific categories.
• Lead discussions with critical suppliers around longterm objectives and strategies ongoing market trends innovation and technology advances and potential investment decisions.
• Support major supplier issues and work with team members to identify and drive resolutions.
• Identify business needs at the sourcing and category project level in the following areas: Assurance of Supply Quality Service Cost and Innovation (AQSCI).
• Develop multiyear category vision and strategy based on the data insights and business requirements.
• Build and maintain strong business relationships to increase influence over total category spend.
• Identify and evaluate potential value generating projects based on complexity resources risk time to implement and estimated financial impact.
• Manage prioritized portfolio of projects for the category in the near and long term.
• Lead the supplier selection and RFx award process.
• Perform highly sophisticated contracts in accordance with policies and processes; ability to apply competency across categories.
• Apply expert level of negotiation techniques and tools in all situations.
• Actively maintain strong understanding of category dynamics (current market pricing cost drivers industry and supplier variables) through trade groups publications etc. and communicates changes to business partners.
• Manage Total Cost of Ownership at the category level through collaboration with Data Analytics accountable for measuring and reporting value delivery.
• Enable continuous process improvement and cost reduction.
• Ensure the strategic sourcing process is robustly applied to all sourcing projects.

Recipe for Success:

Expected Experience & Required Skills

• Bachelors degree in supply chain management finance business or related field. Candidates with extensive relevant experience and certifications will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Possess at least 5 to 7 years of experience in Procurement preferably in Indirect Procurement with relevant category expertise.
• Strong written verbal and analytical skills as well as interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Effective negotiator and influencer with demonstrated examples with internal stakeholders and external suppliers/partners.
• Strong Business acumen with the ability to understand and explain Procurement results and variances to nonProcurement audiences.
• Proven project management skills along with solid analytical and consultative skills; able to make sound datadriven business decisions. Prior experience with business case development and multiworkstream project management is critical to success in this role.
• Experience in developing longterm business strategies and confidence when doing so.
• Extensive experience in the sourcing life cycle process and have a strong grasp of the tools needed to complete the process.
• Ability to multitask attention to detail organized outstanding customer service skills.
• Judgment to handle confidential information and complicated business situations; ability to lead and influence others; project management problem solving leadership and team building skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook) and have an understanding for sourcetopay tools (SAP Ariba Workday etc.).

Work Environment & Schedule

This position is considered a normal office environment with moderate travel to customer locations stores manufacturing facilities etc.; offices are open workspaces. To create a more agile and modern workplace we allow Chicago/Aon Center based employees to work virtually for up to two days each week and expect them to work inperson during the defined core days at their assigned work location at least three days per workweek.

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:

Bonus: This position is eligible for a performancebased 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 candidates geographic region jobrelated knowledge skills and experience among other factors

Benefits: Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare protection and savingfor the future we offer plans tailored to meet you and your familys needs. Coveragefor 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 aphysical social emotional and financial wellbeing lifestyle for our employees and their families.

Youll 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 401kLife Accidental Death & Dismemberment Disability

Location(s)

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 for assistance.