Procurement Specialist
About this role
Job Description
Kraft Heinz is looking for Procurement Specialist that will support procurement operations activities by coordinating with suppliers and cross-functional teams, monitoring process execution, and ensuring smooth follow-up on shipments, documents, supplier performance, and compliance trackers. The position also contributes to process improvement, operational reporting, and daily alignment across procurement, logistics, finance, and planning stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Support critical procurement and supply cases and ensure timely follow-up until resolution
- Monitor procurement operations processes, identify gaps, and support process improvement initiatives
- Follow up on imported shipments and ensure all required documents are shared with the logistics team on time
- Coordinate communication between logistics teams and foreign suppliers to ensure smooth shipment and documentation flow
- Share logistics comments and required document updates with suppliers and ensure timely corrective action
- Review updated supplier documents and coordinate submission and confirmation with the logistics team
- Follow up with suppliers on demurrage charges and support discussions to recover or refund related costs
- Align production trials with cross-functional teams and follow up with stakeholders to collect technical reports, then share the required updates with suppliers
- Monitor material risk and contract compliance trackers and ensure timely follow-up on open points
- Handle the supplier performance evaluation application, share evaluation scores with buyers, and follow up with suppliers on CAPA closure
- Monitor supplier performance and ways of working to support on-time delivery, quality issue resolution, and smoother payment processes
- Support the finance team on day-to-day activities related to supplier invoices and payments
- Participate in daily and weekly cross-functional meetings related to operations, commercial updates, material risk, procurement, and finance
- Support stronger coordination across procurement, logistics, finance, and supply planning stakeholders
- Lead on the Compliance committee by monitoring all procurement compliance KPIs and presenting it quarterly to the LT
- Monitor contract compliance and ensure proper tracking of contracts is in place
- Responsible for spend analysis report and ensuring it is shared monthly with the team
- Responsible for all procurement function reporting
- Covering R&P and imported indirect procurement categories.
Location(s)
6 October Factory
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
Company at a glance
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. While Kraft Heinz is co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, 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.
We spark joy around mealtime with our iconic brands, including Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Maxwell House, Capri Sun, Ore-Ida, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Primal Kitchen, and Classico, among others.
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 37,000+ 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!
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