Responsibilities

• Leading expansion and whitespace opportunities for Kraft M&C and Velveeta, including building the 5-year innovation pipeline
• Developing new categories for Kraft M&C and Velveeta to bring growth plan ambitions to life
• partnering across multiple innovation teams at KHC, including Disruptive Innovation Pods, AFH, and Canada, as well as R&D, Operations, Brand Teams, and Finance
• Building strong, two-way cross-functional relationships that foster collaboration, idea-sharing, and effective execution
• Serving in a highly visible leadership role on the Meals Leadership Team while leading and developing a team of direct reports with a broad range of experience
• Managing the creation and validation of a multi-year innovation strategy rooted in meaningful consumer pain points
• Managing agency relationships for packaging design of new products and leading consumer validation in partnership with the Consumer Insights team
• Owning innovation through the stage gate process, providing visibility to senior leadership on opportunities and aligning stakeholders to next steps and tradeoffs
• Leveraging syndicated data sources to assess internal and competitor innovation performance, and translating insights into recommendations that drive business impact
• Bringing a consumer-first mindset to day-to-day decisions while protecting brand integrity and balancing financial and operational considerations

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience
• Experience managing direct reports and setting strategic direct for a team
• Advanced experience in product management, brand management and managing a P&L
• Experience in cross-functional team management
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to handle simultaneous projects and deliver within agreed upon time frames.
• Ability to effectively lead discussions and share vision with Executive level of KHC

Nice to Have

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
• Financial – 401k, Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Disability