Associate Director, HR- Procurement & Quality

Associate Director, HR
- Procurement & Quality

The Associate Director, HR
- Procurement & Quality is a key leadership role responsible for providing strategic HR leadership to the NA Chief Procurement and Sustainability Officer and VP, NA Quality and their leadership teams. This position’s main focus will be shaping and leading strategies centered around people development, talent pipeline, organization development and effectiveness, change management, and driving cultural transformation. This role leads a team of Sr.

HR managers and sits on the NA Supply Chain and Procurement HR leadership team.

This is a Hybrid Position local to Chicago, IL (3 Days a week Onsite at Aon Center)

• Own the talent and performance management process.
• Assess organizational structures on a regular basis to ensure proper staffing levels. Partner with leaders to proactively handle and facilitate the movement and development of talent in alignment with staffing needs;
• Drive the Kraft Heinz Culture and Values; credible partner in driving big cultural initiatives Continuous Improvement and process mapping, as well as ensuring Meritocracy happens at all levels of the organization.
• Partner with leaders to enhance ways to build our talent and skill capability at all levels; work across the organization to improve training and development, Ownerversity, career experiences, mentoring and rotations. Conduct various training sessions; acting as mentor; acting as 360 coach to leaders.
• Work with leaders to actively lead and resolve performance issues proactively, minimizing any risk. Evaluate Employee Relations on macro and micro level to identify any trends and regularly train managers and team leaders on applicable processes and communication channels.
• Analyze HR metrics and data to inform business decisions and drive HR initiatives, including talent management and organizational design.
• Provides budgeting oversight and control for people related ZBB packages.
• Lead and manage a team of HR professionals, providing coaching, guidance, and development opportunities to ensure the team is equipped to deliver high quality support to the business.

• 10+ years of dynamic Human Resource experience, including 5+ years in an HR business partnership-oriented role for executive leaders.
• Proven experience in leading HR teams and developing HR strategies that drive business results.
• Experience in a manufacturing or operations environment, preferably in the food industry.
• Strong knowledge of employment laws, regulations, and HR best practices.
• Strong strategic mindset and ability to both develop long term strategy and translate into short-term action plans
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Influencing/aligning strategy around talent capability and behaviors.
• Ability to analyze complex HR data and develop insights to inform business decisions.
• Strong business acumen.
• Strong knowledge of process improvement methodologies, such as Lean or Six Sigma.

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.

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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

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