Buyer, Ingredients - Other Vegetables

The Kraft Heinz Company • Chicago, IL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Job Description Essential Functions & Responsibilities Strategic Sourcing: Most of your focus will be on facilitating the strategic sourcing process for the category and related subcategories. You will be expected to develop a thorough understanding of the market and the conditions affecting cost and product availability through market and industry analysis, supplier research and review, category, and supplier segmentation. You will lead sourcing events, analysis, negotiations, contracting, and implementation. Category Strategy: You will be responsible for developing the category strategy and ongoing category management resulting from sourcing activities to ensure the most effective supply base design. You will collaborate with risk management to understand product pricing movements and develop mitigation and/or optimization strategies to support. Category Management: The scope of this position includes category financial planning and budget setting as related to respective spending areas. You will need to be able to problem solve unexpected supply, new product development, and project timeline challenges to support the business. Project Management: The role will deliver specific productivity and cash flow targets in relation to their categories in alignment with overarching goals and objectives for the NA Procurement organization, focusing on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). This position is linked closely with several cross-functional areas from an overall project management perspective and strategy execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or operations management, finance, or related field. Candidates with equivalent related experience will be considered instead of a degree.
• 2+ years of experience in direct procurement, purchasing, strategic sourcing, or a related field.
• Strong written, verbal, and analytical skills and interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to understand, organize, and communicate complex information in an easily understandable format tailored to various audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, support requests from, and interact directly across all levels of the organization.
• Have strong analytical, planning, and execution skills, including exceptional attention to detail.
• Possess a strategic mindset; can effectively articulate various perspectives and impacts of issues and understand the future implications for the business.
• Able to see all sides and the inherent value to stakeholders.
• Able to effectively negotiate and influence business decisions and change.
• Able to multitask and juggle projects at varying levels of complexity.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and understanding of source-to-pay tools (SAP, Ariba, etc.).

Nice To Haves

• Commodity and price risk management experience is highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating the strategic sourcing process for the category and related subcategories.
• Developing a thorough understanding of the market and the conditions affecting cost and product availability through market and industry analysis, supplier research and review, category, and supplier segmentation.
• Leading sourcing events, analysis, negotiations, contracting, and implementation.
• Developing the category strategy and ongoing category management resulting from sourcing activities to ensure the most effective supply base design.
• Collaborating with risk management to understand product pricing movements and develop mitigation and/or optimization strategies to support.
• Category financial planning and budget setting as related to respective spending areas.
• Problem solve unexpected supply, new product development, and project timeline challenges to support the business.
• Deliver specific productivity and cash flow targets in relation to their categories in alignment with overarching goals and objectives for the NA Procurement organization, focusing on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

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.
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level