Job Description

What's on the Menu:

About Us: Our Company

The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. We’re a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods for over 150 years. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.

The Role:

As the Senior Manager; Global Heinz Brand Strategy, you will support charting the course for the future by developing strategic plans that enable the acceleration of business growth around the world. In this role, you will help define and own the brand’s 1 and 3-year strategy, the portfolio architecture, and you’ll set standards that guide the globe against pack design identity, strategic partnerships, licensing, nutrition and more. You will also be responsible for establishing the brand's category expansion approach and collaborate to define the ‘global bet’ innovation and renovation agenda for scaled impact around the world. This position reports directly into the Head of Brand Strategy for Global Heinz.

Key Ingredients:

Help shape and define the long-term Global brand ambition & 1 and 3-year global brand strategy in service of local plan acceleration Partner with country-level leaders in key design markets to strengthen & scale the brand’s growth plans locally Identify future Global innovation and renovation opportunities in partnership with Global Innovation and Insights teams; define repeatable models to embed ‘global bets’ locally for impact at scale Develop core and expansion product portfolio guardrails and guide the brand’s nutrition philosophy Build and execute consumer-led global Sponsorship/Partnership strategy to enable scaled value for key markets Expand and maintain global pack design architecture guidelines Establish standards and governance for brand Licensing/Merchandising Collaborate with local design markets to embed brand guidelines and support delivery against standards Leverage global data and insights to understand business context and drivers of performance to highlight actions needed in collaboration with zone partners Share best practices and guidance with a highly connected and passionate community of +250 Heinz marketers via monthly Global brand townhalls

Recipe for success: apply if this sounds like you:

Key Skills Expected: Advanced Strategic thinker capable of simplifying and storytelling to effectively translate complex insights into actionable strategies that drive business results Strong leadership, ownership, influencing skills at all levels within the organization Models great collaboration across complex business and cross-functional teams Curiosity and creative problem solving Driven, passionate self-starter Comfortable in ambiguous environments without a defined roadmap Qualifications: 8+ years' experience in top-tier FMCG marketing, with strong expertise in brand strategy development, commercial drivers understanding, portfolio and category development Proven experience & passion behind building iconic brands with clear ambition, positioning and purpose Global or multi-market brand strategy experience an asset Future-oriented strategic thinker who can chart the course in new markets/categories/product lines Skilled in end-to-end innovation capabilities Clear capabilities in the center of excellence thinking and building guidance to set ‘best-in-class’ standards

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:

$137,400.00 – $171,700.00

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, Toronto – Queen’s Quay – Headquarters

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 NAZTAOps@kraftheinz.com for assistance.