All posting locations: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Job Function: 11 - Logistics
Date Published: 20-Mar-2024
Ref #: R-80663
Description & Requirements
Role:
The Associate Director Zone Technical Logistics, Project Execution is a strategic role that owns the productivity pipeline, capital expenditure plans, and ESG initiatives for North America Logistics. This role leads a team of project managers, and analysts to explore and recommend initiatives and drive the execution within both the warehousing and transportation space. This role partners closing with the Logistics Operations function to ensure that the largest gaps and opportunities are identified and addressed in a priority order to drive efficiency. This role will play a key role in driving Kraft Heinz into the future and staying competitive with KHC’s supply chain. This role will require building relationships and influencing both internal stakeholders and external vendors as well as coaching and developing your team to deliver the business results.
Responsibilities:
Own the KHC North America Productivity Pipeline, ideation through execution for warehousing and transportation.
Lead process for cross functional collaboration to develop 2-to-3-year pipeline of ideas including process improvements, best practice sharing, technologies, automation, etc. to drive efficiency.
Own productivity reporting with finance partnership.
Bring recommendations of new tools/technologies to solve our current business problems/opportunities and the business case to justify. Including leading strategic project to install technology and infrastructure to automate and streamline carrier interactions with warehouse including gate, pre-arrival, and onsite coordination.
Own LMS and YMS technology strategies and solution optimization
Build the Capital Expenditure Strategic plan for the North America network to ensure the correct maintenance, cost improvement projects are budgeted and accounted for on an annual basis.
Ensure proper execution of Capital Expenditure plan and review and align with stakeholders’ capital approval requests for warehouse package.
Develop Material Handling Equipment strategy for total North America network.
Manage Capital Asset strategies for entire North America warehouse network and ensure proper projects to avoid business interruption for ~1B of assets.
Coach and develop team of project managers to effectively execute and prioritize projects to deliver optimal results and efficiencies.
Lead coordination between digital team and warehousing/trans team to ensure all digital/IT projects are aligned and meet timelines.
Own automation workstream from ideation, alignment to execution. Automation within the 4 walls of our warehouses.
Lead the ESG/Net Zero roadmap and tying projects to overall KHC ESG goals.
Provide consultation and support in operational issues through resolution.
Partner closely with Logistics Operations team to ensure alignment of priorities based on operational gaps and opportunity areas.
Develop relationship with manufacturing to bring best practices between manufacturing and logistics to enable KHC to capitalize on scale where applicable.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree; Engineering or Logistics/Supply Degree strongly preferred.
7-10 years business experience is required; preferably in a Logistics/Supply Chain or Supply Chain Consulting capacity
Experience within the warehouse highly recommended
Prior experience in analyzing financial, supply chain related data and optimization modelling
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint), BI, Tableau
Career Experience
Ability to be comfortable in a fast paced, stressful environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experienced project leadership skills
Strategy and vision
Leader of multi-dimensional team and deliverables
High capacity for complex decision making
Technical Expertise
Technologically savvy
Keen analytics
Results oriented
Strong problem solving skills
Construction knowledge
LMS, YMS, WMS
CAPEX and financial management
About Us
Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage. With iconic and emerging food and beverage brands around the world, we deliver the best taste, fun and quality to every meal table we touch. We’re on a mission to disrupt not only our own business, but the global food industry. A consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress as we drive innovation across every part of our company.
Around the world, our people are connected by a culture of ownership, agility and endless curiosity. We also believe in being good humans, who are working to improve our company, communities, and planet. We’re proud of where we’ve been – and even more thrilled about where we’re headed – as we nourish the world and lead the future of food.
Why Us
We grow our people to grow our business. We champion great people who bring ambition, curiosity, and high performance to the table as the guardians of our beloved and nostalgic brands. Good isn't good enough. We choose greatness every day by challenging the ordinary and making bold decisions. All while celebrating our wins - and our failures – as we work together to lead the future of food.
Challenging the status quo takes talent. We invest in your purpose and potential by developing skills and nurturing strengths that leave a legacy on our business and a lasting impact on your career. Because great people make great companies, and we’re growing something great here at Kraft Heinz.
Office Collaboration & Hybrid Work Environment
We believe our office environment fuels our collaboration, connection & community as an organization and allows our employees to grow toward greatness. We also believe providing a more flexible and agile model is essential in today’s workplace. A majority of our office-based employees will be able to work remotely for up to two days each week. Additionally, employees who are subject to this hybrid model will be eligible to work from anywhere for up to six weeks in a rolling 12-month period (in maximum two-week increments and according to benefits and tax guidelines). Some jobs may be required to be performed fully in office depending on the role’s responsibilities and requirements.
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact NATAI@kraftheinz.com.