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 spending 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.
Qualifications
- 0–1 year of experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering, Supply Chain, Logistics, or a related discipline.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Effective stakeholder management and collaboration skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organization and time management skills
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.
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