Kraft Heinz

• Develop strategic direction for all internal and external supply for a US business unit (BU)- including programs & initiatives to deliver reliable and cost-effective operational performance
• Responsible for creating platforms and programs that will enable effective strategies which will deliver on cost savings initiatives to achieve our overarching goals
• Deploy key operational learnings & best practices across the Taste- business unit
• Actively manages KHC BU key performance indicators (KPI's) and the processes to report- track- evaluate and leverage opportunities
• Manage the strategy and implementation of supply chain projects across the business unit
• To standardize ways of working and manage the current/implemented CI processes across the Manufacturing network
• Ability to replicate best practices - sell the organization on the change associated with the proposals.
• Ownership for simplification of CI methods and applications for implementation
• Act as a key driver of change within the business- supporting management/cross functional decisions
• Act as change agent in challenging existing approaches and performance
• Responsible for planning and assisting in the execution of CI routines/rituals- improving the business’s performance across Operations division
• Strong leadership demonstration in areas of change management and accountability
• Partner with PODs Lead- KHMS teams- and facilities to identify improvement projects throughout Operations
• Focus on manufacturing performance that constantly strives to eliminate waste- improve conformance to plan- reduce conversion costs and to improve efficiency using continuous improvement methodologies and tools
• Coordinate major initiatives across the supply chain to insure optimum cost.  This coordination will include- but not be limited to- purchasing- distribution- and manufacturing
• Facilitate data-driven statistical approaches to problem solving

Requirements:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management- Engineering or related field is required. 
• Continuous Improvement experience is required with the ability to articulate continuous improvement methodologies- technologies- and process design.
• Must be willing to travel to facilities as needed. (~50%)