Job Description
Join the dynamic team at Kraft Heinz as a Jr Growth Manager in Amsterdam and accelerate your career with one of the world's most renowned brands. In this role, you will contribute to the growth strategies within the Away From Home (AFH) sector across Europe and Pacific developed markets, directly reporting to the AFH Growth Platform Manager.
We seek a strategic problem solver with a creative edge and a hands-on approach, comfortable in managing relationships across various levels and familiar with both media and technical communication. If you're ready to join a high-performance team and make a significant impact, we're excited to hear from you!
About The Position
In brief, you will be responsible for:
- Support the development and execution of the AFH EPDM Portfolio and communication strategies.
- Analyze market trends to identify new opportunities and support product-market strategies within the AFH business framework.
- Collaborate in the agile product development process from ideation to market launch, ensuring strategic alignment and effective communication.
- Drive enhancements in existing product performance through innovative commercial strategies, while also managing the phase-out of underperforming products.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including R&D, marketing, and sales, to ensure stellar execution of plans in the local market.
Qualifications
Please kindly note that you need to have an EU Working Permit (Orientation Year Visa not included) in order to proceed for this position.
- Master's degree in a relevant field
- Entrepreneurial mindset with experience in consumer marketing, culture, new product ideas, and trends
- Ability to synthesize data into insights and to build compelling cases.
- Strong communication skills to listen, understand and influence senior partners
- Ability to simplify and understand complex legislative changes
- Ability to work in partnership with multiple internal functions
- Fluency in English
Professional Attributes
Communication Skills
At Kraft Heinz, you'll easily be exposed to senior management, no matter your level. Therefore, it's important you have excellent communication skills, to deal with all kinds of different stakeholders.
Analytical
We're a very data driven company. You know how to translate complex data into a simple solution with your analytical mindset. This can be penetration, consumer insights or other data.
High pressure
You don't get easily stressed by pressure, on the opposite, a demanding and dynamic environment is what keeps you energized.
Team player
Achieving results is nice, but achieving results with the team is simply the best. You're a team player, which means you're sometimes a leader, sometimes a follower but always working towards the same common goal.
What we offer you
- An ambitious employer; we only want the best for you.
- A fast career track like only few other companies can match.
- A competitive salary and excellent bonus structure (above market); at KraftHeinz we strongly believe and live by ownership and meritocracy.
- A hybrid working model; because we believe the future of work is based on a building modern, adaptable, and agile workplace culture. 3 days from our office in Amsterdam and 2 days from home with additional 20 days per year to work from 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 KraftHeinz's partnerships on fashion, electronics, travels and many 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 in action.
Our Hiring Process
After the application and CV screening, you are invited to complete our Cognitive Assessment and will have an introductory call with the Talent Acquisition Team. If positive, you will interview with:
1. Growth Platform Manager and HR Business Partner
2. Head of Platform and Cross-functional Interviewer
3. All positive? Job offer!
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.
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
At the heart of this journey is our ambition to create an enterprise where powerful AI solutions augment humans and where small mission-based teams are in relentless pursuit to solve tangible problems for our consumers, customers, and the enterprise. That ambition requires us to create a modern cloud and data ecosystem - a one of its kind that becomes the neural network of our company. We want you to bring your tech-self to us. We use Python, R, Spark, React, Tableau, Snowflake, Azure, and others to solve the problem on hand. In-turn, you can look forward to high-impact challenges, no bureaucracy, entrepreneurial small teams, and a unique opportunity to create and build something bold, awesome, and impactful – all while honoring our 150-year heritage and a portfolio of 200 iconic and emerging brands!
Why Work With Us
Our ambition is to become a best-in-class Digital leader by making data-driven investments that drive smarter business decisions. You’ll invent the next wave of augmented intelligence products where software & humans work side-by-side to rethink every aspect of our company. You’ll make an imprint & leave your legacy on every part of our business.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We also believe providing a more flexible and agile model is essential in today’s workplace. A majority of our office-based employees will be able to work remotely for up to two days each week.
