Director, Indirect Procurement – Capex, MRO, and Utilities

The Kraft Heinz Company•Chicago, IL

1d•$190,300 - $237,900•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Indirect Procurement leads procurement strategy and execution for Capex, MRO, and Utility Services across North American manufacturing and operations. The role partners with business units and functions from plant teams through executive leadership, as well as strategic suppliers, to align priorities and deliver business outcomes. It leads and develops the procurement team, establishes governance and decision-making routines, and shapes the category operating model, including adoption of digital tools that improve efficiency, compliance, spend visibility, data integrity, and contractual coverage. The director oversees category strategy, sourcing, negotiation, contracting, implementation, and ongoing category management. The role drives continuous improvement and productivity while supporting asset acquisition and protection, operational reliability, supplier performance, and business continuity. It collaborates with Global Procurement, manages portfolio performance measures, develops talent, strengthens supplier and contractual governance, and maintains a forward-looking productivity pipeline. The position is based at Chicago/Aon Center in a typical office environment with moderate travel to customer locations, stores, and manufacturing facilities. Chicago/Aon Center-based employees may work virtually up to two days each week and are expected to work in person at their assigned location at least three days per workweek during defined core days. The role is eligible for a performance-based bonus and equity compensation. Kraft Heinz describes employee benefits and wellbeing programs that may vary by role and other factors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, finance, operations, engineering, or a related field.
Significant procurement experience, ideally including CAPEX, maintenance, utilities, or related categories.
A track record of building high-performing teams through clear direction and priorities, coaching, empowerment, and accountability.
Strong experience in category strategy, strategic sourcing, negotiation, contracting, supplier relationship management, commercialization support, and operating model leadership.
Strong business acumen and ability to connect procurement decisions to business strategy, financial performance, and growth outcomes.
Results-oriented approach and ability to solve complex challenges, deal with ambiguity, and anticipate and adjust for obstacles.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a record of building effective business relationships.
Effective stakeholder management skills, especially with senior leadership.
Negotiation and influencing skills, with demonstrated examples involving internal stakeholders and external suppliers or partners.
Ability to lead through ambiguity, balance multiple priorities, and make sound, data-driven decisions.
Strong organizational agility and ability to get work done through formal and informal channels.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
Understanding of source-to-pay tools such as SAP, Ariba, or Workday.

Nice To Haves

MBA and/or advanced procurement qualifications.
Curiosity about AI, digital tools, and emerging capabilities, with ability to identify practical applications that improve decision quality and organizational effectiveness.
Solution-oriented approach, including ability to simplify complexity, frame pragmatic paths forward, and help teams move from identifying issues to aligned action.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain relationships with business units, Engineering, Operations, Finance, Legal, other stakeholders from plant to executive leadership, and strategic suppliers.
Lead and develop the Capex, MRO, and Utility Services Procurement team to create and execute category strategies, deliver commitments, and build procurement capabilities.
Lead sourcing and category management across complex, business-critical categories supporting North American manufacturing and operations.
Shape the procurement category operating model and drive adoption of digital tools and capabilities to improve buying efficiency, compliance, spend visibility, data integrity, and contractual coverage.
Establish governance, prioritization, and decision-making routines with business units.
Lead category strategy, sourcing, negotiation, contracting, implementation, and ongoing category management.
Drive continuous improvement and cost reduction by challenging the supplier base, processes, and ways of working.
Ensure sourcing initiatives apply appropriate competition, stakeholder engagement, commercial evaluation, risk assessment, and governance.
Collaborate with Global Procurement to align strategies, leverage Kraft Heinz's scale, share supplier capabilities, and support business priorities.
Monitor and manage portfolio performance measures across sourcing, contracting, productivity, supplier performance, spend, and implementation.
Coach and develop talent, establishing clear priorities, expectations, accountability, and ownership for results.
Continuously assess procurement processes to increase digital tool adoption, improve spend and supplier data integrity, strengthen supplier management, and make buying more frictionless.
Build strategic supplier relationships and a resilient supplier base to protect business continuity, manage risk, improve performance, and meet changing needs.
Establish contractual relationships and governance, ensuring agreements define commercial terms, service expectations, performance measures, risk protections, and accountability, and are monitored throughout the contract lifecycle.
Deliver productivity commitments and maintain a sustainable, forward-looking productivity pipeline aligned with business plans.