Associate Director, Ingredients - Commodities

Essential   Functions &   Responsibilities     ​ ​ Build and maintain excellent relationships with mid- to executive-level clients and suppliers   continuously   to ensure   customer satisfaction   and increase influence over total category spend .     ​ Develop new capabilities for Kraft   Heinz   through people by   hiring the right talent, ensuring clarity on the vision and jobs to be done, and driving engagement through effective coaching, guidance, and   people   development.    ​ Develop a category   and   sourcing   strategy   for a   comprehensive   portfolio of complex   and   critical categories to Kraft Heinz .   ​ Establish and deliver performance goals for a portfolio of categories representing a significant amount of spend.     ​ Lead strategic sourcing projects for   supplier   selection   and   optimization to execute Category Management vision and strategies ,   deliver   on business needs   based on data   and insights and leveraging external best practices .   ​ Manage   s upplier   r elationships ,   facilitat ing   Supplier Business Reviews, and act as a   high-level   e scalation   p oint for   p erformance and   r isk   issues.   ​ Lead   discussions with critical suppliers around long-term objectives and strategies, ongoing market trends,   innovation,   and   technological   advances .     ​ I dentify the most   crucial   supplier   relationships in collaboration with   operations   and commercial; create   a   roadmap for improving or   changing relationships for improved value aligned with category strategies .     ​ Be a thought leader and enabler for continuously improving internal and external routines and business processes.     ​ Manage   a prioritized portfolio of projects for the category in the near and long term .     ​ Led the supplier selection and RFx award process by executing highly complex contracts   following   policies and processes, applying expert-level   negotiation techniques and tools in all situations .     ​ Actively   understand category dynamics (current market, pricing, cost drivers, industry, and supplier variables) through trade groups, publications, etc., and communicate   changes to business   stakeholders.   ​ Own, build, and deliver productivity and cash targets   aligned with overarching goals and objectives, focusing   on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).     ​ Manage   total cost of ownership at the category level through collaboration with data analytics and be   accountable for measuring and reporting value   delivery.   ​ Enable continuous process improvement and cost   reduction.   ​ Ensure the strategic sourcing process is robustly applied to all sourcing   projects.   ​ Collaborates with global procurement peers to ensure support and alignment   with   the supported functions . ​     People Management Responsibilities   Team (salaried):   2   directs , 9 team members        Expected Experience   & Required Skills   ​ ​ ​ Bachelor’s degree in s upply   c hain   m anagement,   f inance,   b usiness, or equivalent.   MBA   and   advanced Procurement qualifications   p referred (CPM, CPIM, etc.).   Candidates with   equivalent   experience will be considered.     ​ 7   to   10   years   of   direct   Procurement experience, with a minimum of 5   years   of   commodities   or   ingredient   commodities experience.       ​ Experience   build ing   high-performing   team s   by setting clear direction and priorities, leaning into coach and guide, empowering the team, and driving accountability.   ​ Strong Business acumen with the ability to understand and explain Procurement results and variances to non-Procurement audiences.   ​ Results-oriented, adept at solving complex challenges and dealing with ambiguity; anticipates and adjusts to   problems and