Away From Home Growth Manager in Amsterdam

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Job Description

• About
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Position: The "Away from Home" (On-Trade) team has strong ambitions for growth.

Join the team with a chance to shape the future direction and deliver the strategy and execution of key portfolio and innovation projects to accelerate the business.

This role requires an understanding of the consumer, customer and company context, including significant senior stakeholder management across the globe, Europe & the zone, and countries, to build and execute the portfolio and innovation strategy.

A large focus of this role will be on packaging, with responsibility for reviewing the full Away From Home packaging portfolio, building the future packaging strategy, and executing it with speed and excellence.

And what a time to join to lead this with regulation shaking up the packaging context.

In brief, you are responsible for

• Combining long-term strategy (3-5 years out) with brilliant execution, by influencing, leading and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.
• Define pack strategy, project-level strategy, execute with excellence to influence holistic portfolio decisions cross-functionally, and present the project for sign off to EPDM Leadership Team.
• Own end-to-end innovation delivery from insight to launch, coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Synthesize consumer, customer and category insights into compelling pack strategy.
• Develop and maintain innovation toolkits, templates and playbooks to accelerate market roll‐out.
• Monitor project KPIs, budgets and risks; facilitate cross functional alignment and escalate to the relevant leadership teams with clear mitigation plans.
• Prepare business cases, slide decks and stakeholder communications to enable timely decisions.
• Support Away From Home Lead on general team activities

Qualifications: Please kindly note that you need to have an EU Working Permit (Orientation Year Visa not included) to proceed for this position.
Must-have qualifications & skills:

• 6+ years of experience in marketing and portfolio and innovation management, with a proven track record of leading projects from strategy and ideation through to successful in-market delivery, ideally across both market and central teams;
• Strategic mindset;
• Strong sense of initiative;
• Hands-on, solution-oriented mindset;
• Strong influencing skills;
• Marketing fundamentals.

What Will Help You Succeed

• Great people skills, ability to influence senior stakeholders, very strong technical marketing, innovation delivery and project management foundations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects from idea to execution and to deliver impactful output.
• Strong organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and parallel projects.
• Clear written and verbal communication; experience synthesizing insights into concise recommendations and executive-ready materials.
• Proactive, pragmatic, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
• Comfortable working with cross-functional teams and translating consumer/category trend data into actionable plans.
• Solution-first mindset with experience addressing challenges & mitigating risks to ensure on-time project delivery.

What We Offer You

• An ambitious employer; we only want the best for you.
• A fast career track like only a few other companies can match.
• A competitive salary and excellent bonus structure (above market); at Kraft Heinz we strongly believe and live through ownership and meritocracy.
• A hybrid work model; because we believe the future of work should be based on building modern, adaptable, and agile workplace culture. 3 days from our office in London or Amsterdam and 2 days from home with additional 20 days per year to work anywhere you want!
• Additional benefits such as Commuting Allowance, Hybrid Work Allowance & Reimbursements, Bicycle & Gym Discount Plan, Employee Assistance Program and Supplemental Health Insurance.
• A wide range of discounts with Kraft Heinz's partnerships on fashion, electronics, travel and more!
• Last but not least; there is always room for new insights: If you have an idea, please let us know, and we can set it into action!
• About

Us: Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage.

With iconic and emerging food and beverage brands around the world, we deliver the best taste, fun and quality to every meal table we touch.

We're on a mission to disrupt not only our own businesses, but the broader global food industry.

A consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress as we drive innovation across every part of our company.

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 Us?

We 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.

• Location(s)
• Amsterdam

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.