Sobre esta vaga de MEA Productivity Associate Manager na Kraft Heinz
Job Description
Job Title: MEA Productivity Associate Manager
Department: Procurement
Reports To: Head of Procurement - MEA
Location: El Tagamoa El Khames Commercial Office
Role Summary
The Kraft Heinz Company is looking for MEA Productivity Associate Manager who will have the overall responsibility for working in a high performing team and you will be part of the Value Engineering international organization. Alongside peers you will always try to reach the next level. Get ready for exposure to internal senior stakeholders as well as X functional teams. This role is that you’ll be responsible for all VE projects & activities to implement the Strategy and deliver MEA goals and objectives for any project within MEA.
Key Responsibilities
Delivery of projects
- Lead and deliver value engineering and Security of Supply projects on time and in full for MEA
- Lead VE/SoS programs for MEA
- Follow gatekeeper principles and present projects in gate decision meetings
- Manage the cross-functional teams by leading team meetings and engaging key stakeholders
- Create and manage timeline, actions and business cases
- Develop and manage risk plan
- Issue solving and escalation
- Key contact for implementation
- Manage project in Project Now system and maintain data quality
- Review and update the data on Hive and ensure system data accuracy
- Monitor VE budget and review and report VE spend
- Prepare and present project charter to the CLT during the PMR to get their approval to pass project gates
- Connect with SCD to review and understand factory capacity and identify constraints
- Prepare presentations for PMR, ops committee, VE monthly updates, X-zones monthly connect, procurement updates
- Connect with global teams to scope initiatives and cascade internally
- Lead on VE transformation agenda
- Focal point and spoke for Procurement Innovation Projects by tracking requirements and ensuring they are closed with the procurement team.
VE & ESG Portfolio Coordination
- Keep overview and track all relevant VE, SoS & ESG initiatives current & pipeline
- Establish VE/ ESG BU governance with cross functional team (rituals and routines, yearly calendar etc)
- Lead cross functional ideation sessions and workshops to generate new initiatives to build the VE & ESG pipeline.
- Lead the scope out & prioritization of ideas with cross functional team to define active project list
Build business cases
- Engage different functional stakeholders to drive VE & ESG agenda
- Work with RGM function on developing business case, understanding the scope of savings, and materializing the idea
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Food Technology OR Industrial Engineering
- Work Experience: 5 years in FMCG – Value Engineering
- Language Knowledge: Proficient English
Technical Skills
- Technical acumen: understanding of basic principles of food production, and product development concepts
- Knowing key product characteristics, analytical methods, organoleptic attributes
- Project Management Skills
- Financial and business acumen
Soft Skills
- Analytical and has attention to details
- Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Critical thinking & Ability to Simplify
- Communication Skills
Location(s)
El Tagamoa El Khames Commercial Office
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
