Sr. Buyer, Indirects – CapEx, Design Construction

As an Sr. Buyer, you will be responsible for leading and supporting all strategic sourcing activities for Capital Procurement including but not limited to Equipment, Engineering, Construction Services and Design Build with a total spend of +$600MM. You will directly manage a portion of this spend amounting to $150MM+ across the Kraft Heinz North American Zone (U.S. and Canada). You will leverage your experience and knowledge to build comprehensive strategies at the category level and implement the strategy through the sourcing process.

You will drive program compliance through Supplier and Contract Management, creating value for Kraft Heinz, and reviewing key performance indicators (KPIs) and facilitating quarterly business reviews. This position will support balanced strategies that actively seek to reduce and control costs for materials and services while growing efficiencies for the business. You will work closely with partners in various Business Units, Operations, Finance, and other corporate functions to provide innovative new products and services to meet business objectives.

Success in this role requires focusing on balancing outstanding service to internal business clients, global collaboration, and growing value for the company of materials and services purchased.

• Engage and help manage mid to executive-level clients and supplier relationships on an ongoing basis to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Support Sourcing and Category Management for a wide portfolio of complex and/or critical categories to Kraft Heinz.
• Establish and deliver performance goals for a portfolio of categories representing significant spend.
• Lead various sourcing projects for supplier selection/optimization to implement Category Management vision and strategies.
• Manage Supplier Relationships and conduct Supplier Business Reviews – you will act as a high-level critical issue point for performance and risk Issues (experience with the largest food equipment manufacturers and industry leaders is a plus!).
• As part of Supplier Management, segment suppliers at category level.
• Research and support in the development of the supplier base for specific categories.
• Lead discussions with identified suppliers around long-term objectives and strategies, ongoing market trends, innovation and technology advances, and potential investment decisions.
• Support major supplier issues and work with major partners to identify and drive resolution.
• Identify business needs at the sourcing and category project level in the following areas:
  Assurance of Supply, Quality, Service, Cost, and Innovation (AQSCI).
• Support the development and growth of multi-year category vision and strategy based on data, insights, and business requirements.
• Build strong business relationships to increase influence over total category spend.
• Identify and support the evaluation of potential value generating projects based on complexity, resources, risk, time to implement, and estimated financial impact.
• Manage prioritized portfolio of projects for the category in the near and long term.
• Support and lead the supplier selection and RFx award process for assigned projects.
• Complete complex contracts in accordance with policies and processes; ability to apply competency across categories.
• Actively maintain strong understanding of category dynamics (current market, pricing, cost drivers, industry, and supplier variables) through trade groups, publications, etc. and communicate changes to business partners.
• Support Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) at the category level through collaboration with data analytics, accountable for measuring and reporting value delivery.
• Be an enabler for continuous process improvement and cost reduction.
• Ensure the strategic sourcing process is robustly applied to all sourcing projects.
• Collaborate with global procurement peers to ensure support of and alignment to the supported functions.

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, finance, business, engineering or related field. Candidates with extensive relevant experience and certifications (e.g., CPM, CPIM, etc.) may be considered in…