Senior Manager, Procurement - Digital Enablement Strategy & Value

Job Description

This role is hybrid onsite in one of the following locations: Chicago, IL or Amsterdam, NL.

Here at Kraft Heinz, we grow our people to grow our business, because we believe that great people make great companies. When you join our table, you can expect access to an array of holistic wellness benefits* and perks, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 7% 401(k) matching, Business Resource Groups (BRGs) to help foster diversity, inclusion, and belonging for all employees, an industry-leading total rewards package that emphasizes a high discretionary bonus.

*Benefits begin immediately upon hire for salaried employees.

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Senior Manager, Procurement - Digital Enablement Strategy & Value at a glance...

You will be responsible for helping modernize Source-to-Customer and Accounts Payable-connected processes through digital platforms, trusted data, automation, AI, portfolio discipline, governance, and value realization. You will create measurable enterprise value by ensuring Procurement’s digital modernization agenda is structured, funded, governed, prioritized, and connected to business outcomes. This role also provides Procurement-side governance and oversight over GBS/GPS-led, GBS/GPS-supported, AP-connected, or cross-functional process and system changes that may impact Procurement, Procurement controls, supplier experience, business user experience, data integrity, automation, AI enablement, reporting, service delivery, or enterprise compliance.

What's on the menu?

• Maintain the multi-year Procurement Digital Enablement strategy, roadmap, milestones, risks, dependencies, governance cadence, and execution priorities.

• Translate Procurement business needs and process pain points into digital opportunities, automation use cases, AI pilots, process improvements, and measurable value cases.

• Ensure digital modernization aligns with Source-to-Customer process ownership, AP-connected process performance, compliance, controls, user adoption, supplier experience, and enterprise priorities.

• Manage intake and triage for Procurement technology, automation, reporting, AI, workflow, and process modernization requests.

• Evaluate requests based on business value, feasibility, risk, control impact, data readiness, scalability, user impact, supplier impact, resource capacity, and funding needs.

• Support proof-of-concept governance, pilot tracking, success criteria, scale/no-scale recommendations, and leadership decision materials.

• Track value delivered through digital enablement, process modernization, automation, AI, data improvement, and portfolio execution.

• Maintain benefit visibility across hard savings, cost avoidance, productivity, budget management, working capital impact, invoice exception reduction, process efficiency, compliance improvement, and risk reduction.

• Partner with Finance and Procurement leadership to validate savings methodology, value assumptions, business cases, funding needs, and benefit realization.

• Apply high Procurement acumen across Source-to-Customer and Accounts Payable-connected processes, including sourcing, contracting, supplier onboarding, PO compliance, approvals, receiving, invoicing, invoice exceptions, supplier payment readiness, and related controls.

• Coordinate globally across regions, business units, enabling functions, GBS/GPS, AP, IT, Data, Automation, Enterprise AI, Compliance, Internal Audit, and service partners to promote consistency, transparency, and accountability.

Recipe for Success - apply now if this sounds like you!

• I have years of experience in Procurement, Source-to-Customer, procurement operations, procurement transformation, digital enablement, process governance, portfolio management, shared services governance, or global business services oversight.

• I have strong end-to-end Source-to-Customer and Accounts Payable-connected process knowledge, including sourcing, contracting, supplier onboarding, buying channels, purchase orders, approvals, receiving, invoicing, invoice exceptions, payment readiness, and controls.

• I have experience supporting digital transformation, automation, AI use case intake, platform modernization, process improvement, or technology-enabled operating model change.

• I have experience providing governance or oversight for shared services, GBS/GPS, AP, or cross-functional process and system changes, including impact assessment, stakeholder alignment, control review, documentation, approval routing, and implementation readiness.

• I have a proven ability to track hard savings, cost avoidance, productivity, budget performance, business case value, benefit realization, or transformation impact.

• I have experience managing multi-year roadmaps, portfolio intake, prioritization, funding needs, executive reporting, governance cadence, and cross-functional decision forums.

• I have strong stakeholder management skills across Procurement, GBS/GPS, AP, Finance, IT, Data, Automation, Enterprise AI, Compliance, Internal Audit, and business teams.

• I have the ability to support audit findings, corrective actions, control reviews, process documentation, root cause analysis, risk mitigation, and governance reporting.

• I have strong executive communication skills with the ability to simplify complex process, technology, value, budget, risk, and governance topics into clear recommendations.

• I have an ability to challenge proposed process or system changes constructively when they may create control gaps, process fragmentation, supplier disruption, role ambiguity, compliance risk, or value leakage.

Please note: This job posting is just a preview of the full scope of the position. A comprehensive job description will be shared.

We hope to find you a seat at our table!

Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz’ strategy and values.

New Hire Base Salary Range:

Bonus: This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.

The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors

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.

Wellbeing: 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

Location(s)

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for protected individuals, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact NAZTAOps@kraftheinz.com for assistance.