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The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. We're a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods for over 150 years. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.
No matter the brand, we're united under one vision: To sustainably grow by delighting more consumers globally. Bringing this vision to life is our team of 39,000+ food lovers, creative thinkers, and high performers worldwide. Together, we help provide meals to those in need through our global partnership with Rise Against Hunger. We also stand committed to responsible, sustainable practices that extend to every facet of our business, our consumers, and our communities. Every day, we're transforming the food industry with bold thinking and unprecedented results. If you share our passion - and are ready to create the future, build a legacy, and lead as a global citizen - there's only one thing to do: join our table and let's make life delicious!
Our Culture of Ownership, Meritocracy & Collaboration
We're not afraid to think differently. Embrace new ideas. Dream big. We empower our people at every level - from entry-level intern to senior leader - to own their work. We share a responsibility to think like Owners - to be mindful of the collective and sustained success of Kraft Heinz - which we apply to every situation, every day. As part of Kraft Heinz, you're supported to grow and achieve. You're expected to bring your authentic self to work every day, to lead with humility, and drive outstanding performance at every level - and you'll be rewarded. You're given opportunities to leave a mark and build a legacy. But you won't do it alone. You're supported by passionate teammates along the way, and our collective, collaborative spirit fuels our incredible progress.
Job Description
Are you ready to trailblaze a new way of working? Lead some of the biggest innovations across Kraft Heinz? Create new capabilities that reimagine how we innovate? As part of Disruptive Innovation, you will be a part of building both what we bring to market and how we do it that will be game changers for Kraft Heinz and the food industry as a whole.
The Associate Brand Manager, Growth Channels will sit on the Agile Disruptive Innovation marketing team within KHC's Growth Office. This role will be a key member of a small, focused cross-functional team bringing new capabilities and ideas to life by developing and implementing agile in-market experiments in pursuit of scaling the launch.
This role will require a high level of collaboration with business units, sales teams, and cross-functional partners to develop strategy and execute launches. This individual will support the end-to-end direction from creating the vision & pipeline, building out capabilities or business models, all the way through in-market experiments and ultimately launch. If you are ready to roll up your sleeves in this dynamic role, team, and space, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Location(s)
Chicago/Aon Center
Location(s)
Chicago/Aon Center
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 HRCompliance@kraftheinz.com for assistance.
The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. We're a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods for over 150 years. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.
No matter the brand, we're united under one vision: To sustainably grow by delighting more consumers globally. Bringing this vision to life is our team of 39,000+ food lovers, creative thinkers, and high performers worldwide. Together, we help provide meals to those in need through our global partnership with Rise Against Hunger. We also stand committed to responsible, sustainable practices that extend to every facet of our business, our consumers, and our communities. Every day, we're transforming the food industry with bold thinking and unprecedented results. If you share our passion - and are ready to create the future, build a legacy, and lead as a global citizen - there's only one thing to do: join our table and let's make life delicious!
Our Culture of Ownership, Meritocracy & Collaboration
We're not afraid to think differently. Embrace new ideas. Dream big. We empower our people at every level - from entry-level intern to senior leader - to own their work. We share a responsibility to think like Owners - to be mindful of the collective and sustained success of Kraft Heinz - which we apply to every situation, every day. As part of Kraft Heinz, you're supported to grow and achieve. You're expected to bring your authentic self to work every day, to lead with humility, and drive outstanding performance at every level - and you'll be rewarded. You're given opportunities to leave a mark and build a legacy. But you won't do it alone. You're supported by passionate teammates along the way, and our collective, collaborative spirit fuels our incredible progress.
Job Description
Are you ready to trailblaze a new way of working? Lead some of the biggest innovations across Kraft Heinz? Create new capabilities that reimagine how we innovate? As part of Disruptive Innovation, you will be a part of building both what we bring to market and how we do it that will be game changers for Kraft Heinz and the food industry as a whole.
The Associate Brand Manager, Growth Channels will sit on the Agile Disruptive Innovation marketing team within KHC's Growth Office. This role will be a key member of a small, focused cross-functional team bringing new capabilities and ideas to life by developing and implementing agile in-market experiments in pursuit of scaling the launch.
This role will require a high level of collaboration with business units, sales teams, and cross-functional partners to develop strategy and execute launches. This individual will support the end-to-end direction from creating the vision & pipeline, building out capabilities or business models, all the way through in-market experiments and ultimately launch. If you are ready to roll up your sleeves in this dynamic role, team, and space, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Collaborative member of a dedicated Agile Pod team (5 person cross-functional team focused on launching new innovation)
- Champion for Design Thinking and Scrum methodologies across KHC
- Support key initiatives, including but not limited to: strategic vision, pipeline creation, internal alignment, development and execution of the proposition
- Execute test market and build plan to scale launch
- Ensure daily progress across multiple simultaneous initiatives
- Own validation of proposition Desirability, Viability and Feasibility
- Manage internal and external partners offering various inputs for initiatives
- Track project timelines and work plan toward key deliverables
Qualifications
- Experience in Sales or Marketing for an established or startup CPG company
- Excellent organizational and project management skills
- Understanding of Financial P&L
- Experience with Growth Channels / Non-Traditional Retail (Club, Dollar, Convenience, etc.) a plus
- Experience with Design Thinking, Lean Start Up & Agile Teams (SCRUM) a plus
- Strong personal motivation in fast-paced, often ambiguous environment, with a bias for action
- Demonstrated ability to influence teams and experience managing multiple stakeholders
- Strong "big picture" perspective, while also delivering the innovation initiative at hand
- Outstanding verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills to internal/external partners
Location(s)
Chicago/Aon Center
Location(s)
Chicago/Aon Center
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 HRCompliance@kraftheinz.com for assistance.
