Sr. Manager, Disruptive Innovation Insights

Job Description

As a key strategic business partner and consumer insights subject matter expert for the Global Innovation team you will have the opportunity to directly impact growth for our global brand portfolio. This role will lead the consumer and marketplace learning agenda across brands and channels to identify innovation opportunities rooted in consumer behavior that drive top and bottom-line growth for Kraft Heinz and retail partners.

This role requires a person who can be:

• Strategic: Be a strategic business partner to the marketing team and a key agent for organizational change. Demonstrate understanding of the consumer research methodologies/techniques standard processes and experience to drive the business forward.
• Influential: Influence the organization and work seamlessly with cross-functional teams. Engage with senior management and present insights to senior executive leaders.
• Impactful: Influence so-whats by making concrete recommendations routed in deep understanding of marketing business and consumer. Robust communication and interpersonal skills collect disparate pieces of data together into a cohesive and compelling story.
• An Owner: Independent leader with the ability to dig into the details and craft research against a blank slate without buying pre-packaged solutions or methodologies
• Collaborative: Ability to build and maintain partnerships within agile pods and within functions across the organization.
• Flexible: Be flexible and creative to adjust to changing priorities and business challenges. Ability to thrive in ambiguity while showing strong drive for results and adaptability.
• Self-Starter: Ability to demonstrate a high degree of independence resiliency leadership/ownership with limited oversight.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Strategic insight leadership for Global Innovation initiatives.
• Leverage in-depth knowledge of consumer and culinary trends competition and consumer and shopper behavior to ideate and encourage growth strategies.
• Develop and lead agile research plans for new products using risk-based approaches and forward-thinking methods across whitespace identification opportunity assessment innovation forecasting and innovation validation (consumer testing and/or in-market testing).
• Identify ways to drive speed through experimentation to learn and implement all opportunities.
• Evaluate sales impact of innovation and identify lessons learned to improve trial velocity and incrementally of future innovation.
• Help develop research Best Practices for the organization.
• Work with research vendors to provide outstanding research approaches for agility speed and breakthrough insights.

Recipe for Success - apply now if this sounds like you!

• 5 years experience in Market Research / Insights experience is required preferably within CPG
• Proficient in various market research techniques including both qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Experience working with both primary and secondary data sources.
• Expert knowledge of syndicated research tools (e.g. Nielsen Circana etc.).
• Strong storytelling skills and ability to influence all levels of an organization.
• Proficient with innovation and custom research methods for CPG products required.
• Experience using syndicated services (e.g. Nielsen or IRI Scanner Mintel Numerator and Panel Data Technomic etc).
• Strong analytical skills including pricing and designing and implementing in-market tests.
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication organization and presentation skills (written oral and across Microsoft Office Suite).

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 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 candidates 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 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 well-being 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

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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.