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Senior Manager- R&D - Global Disruptive Innovation
$107k-138k (estimate)
Full Time | Consumer Goods
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Kraft Heinz is Hiring a Senior Manager- R&D - Global Disruptive Innovation Near Glenview, IL
General information All posting locations Glenview, Illinois, United States of America
Job Function 10 - R&D
Date Published 31-May-2024
Ref # R-83147
Remote, Hybrid or Onsite Hybrid
Requirements Description & Requirements 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.
Senior Manager, R&D - Global Disruptive Innovation at a glance...
Are you ready for a challenging and unique type of R&D role? This position is a technical lead on the Global Disruption Innovation R&D team, where the individual will be challenged to immerse themselves with the consumer and develop new pioneering food-based solutions. This individual will work with a small cross-functional team (“pod”) where collaboration, trust, and ownership drive the team forward while championing the Agile At Scale process at Kraft Heinz.
This leader will use their technical experience to guide the team on product development, packaging development, process development, quality/food safety, operations, and regulatory matters. They will provide technical leadership in all phases of the project, including feasibility assessments during early exploration, all aspects of development from benchtop through plant trials, and lastly commercialization readiness through market launch.
In addition to this leader’s technical depth, they will extend their influence with the team by contributing to other aspects of the project in areas related to consumer insights, marketing, and financial viability. This is an individual contributor role with significant leadership opportunities through organizational influence and partnership with internal technical functional partners.
What's on the menu?
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 UsWe 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 EnvironmentWe 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.
Job Function 10 - R&D
Date Published 31-May-2024
Ref # R-83147
Remote, Hybrid or Onsite Hybrid
Requirements Description & Requirements 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 30 days after hire for hourly employees, and immediately upon hire for salaried employees.
Senior Manager, R&D - Global Disruptive Innovation at a glance...
Are you ready for a challenging and unique type of R&D role? This position is a technical lead on the Global Disruption Innovation R&D team, where the individual will be challenged to immerse themselves with the consumer and develop new pioneering food-based solutions. This individual will work with a small cross-functional team (“pod”) where collaboration, trust, and ownership drive the team forward while championing the Agile At Scale process at Kraft Heinz.
This leader will use their technical experience to guide the team on product development, packaging development, process development, quality/food safety, operations, and regulatory matters. They will provide technical leadership in all phases of the project, including feasibility assessments during early exploration, all aspects of development from benchtop through plant trials, and lastly commercialization readiness through market launch.
In addition to this leader’s technical depth, they will extend their influence with the team by contributing to other aspects of the project in areas related to consumer insights, marketing, and financial viability. This is an individual contributor role with significant leadership opportunities through organizational influence and partnership with internal technical functional partners.
What's on the menu?
- Collaborate with cross-functional pod to determine key insights and generate potential solutions
- Adopt Agile ways of working, implement Agile @ Scale playbook, provide feedback on developing process
- Lead feasibility workstream for project space
- Lead iterative product/pack/process development from early proto-typing to scalable plant trials
- Design rapid consumer experiments to validate assumptions and improve on product features
- Align with Procurement, Legal, Food Safety and Quality on project guardrails.
- Lead team to scale product for test market launch and associated in-market validation (feasibility tests, specifications, supply chain)
- Coordinate hand off to BU for national launch
- Lead team in technical documentation
- Champion Agile ways of working to all R&D
- Experience or desire to learn and apply Agile ways of working
- Extensive experience on the full commercialization process. Knowledge of the commercialization requirements, ability to identify risks and develop creative solutions to deliver end results (4 years)
- Strong internal network for consultation (Quality, Food Safety, Operations, Processing)
- Strong cross functional collaboration skills accompanied with individual ownership/accountability
- Ability to influence cross functional partners to evolve ways of working (collaborators include Procurement, Legal, FSQ, S&D leads, BU R&D heads)
- Willingness to think and do things differently
- Growth mindset, model lifelong curiosity and learning
- Willingness to take risk
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 UsWe 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 EnvironmentWe 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.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Consumer Goods
SALARY
$107k-138k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/02/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/28/2024
WEBSITE
kraftheinzcompany.com
HEADQUARTERS
PITTSBURGH, PA
SIZE
15,000 - 50,000
FOUNDED
2020
CEO
MIGUEL PATRICIO
REVENUE
$10B - $50B
INDUSTRY
Consumer Goods
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