Manager, Global Innovation Insights

Overview

Manager, Global Innovation Insights As a key strategic business partner and consumer insights subject matter expert for the Global Disruptive Innovation team, you will have the opportunity to directly impact growth for our global brand portfolio. This person will lead the consumer and marketplace learning agenda across brands and channels to identify innovation opportunities rooted in consumer behavior that drive top and bottom-line growth for Kraft Heinz and retail partners.

• Strategic:
  Be a strategic business partner to the marketing team and a key agent for organizational change. Demonstrate understanding of the consumer, research methodologies/techniques, standard processes, and experience to drive the business forward.
• Influential:
  Influence the organization and work seamlessly with cross-functional teams. Engage with senior management and present insights to senior executive leaders.
• Impactful:
  Make concrete recommendations grounded in deep understanding of marketing, business, and consumer. Robust communication and interpersonal skills to connect disparate data into a cohesive and compelling story.
• Owner:
  Independently lead with the ability to dive into detail and craft a function against a blank slate without relying on pre-packaged solutions or methodologies.
• Collaborative:
  Build and maintain partnerships within agile pods and across functions.
• Flexible:
  Be flexible and creative to adjust to changing priorities and business challenges. Thrive in ambiguity with strong drive for results and adaptability.
• Self-Starter:
  Demonstrate independence, resilience, leadership/ownership, with limited oversight.

• Strategic insight leadership for Global Disruptive Innovation initiatives.
• Leverage knowledge of consumer and culinary trends, competition, and shopper behavior to ideate and encourage growth strategies.
• Develop and lead agile research plans for new products using risk-based approaches across whitespace identification, opportunity assessment, innovation forecasting, and validation (consumer testing and/or in-market testing).
• Identify ways to drive speed through experimentation to learn and implement opportunities.
• Evaluate sales impact of innovation and identify lessons learned to improve trial, velocity, and incrementality of future innovations.
• Help develop research best practices for the organization.
• Work with research vendors to provide outstanding research approaches for agility, speed, and breakthrough insights.

• Proven Strategic Insights/Consumer Research experience, preferably within CPG.
• Proficient in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Experience with primary and secondary data sources.
• Expert knowledge of syndicated tools (e.g., Nielsen, Circana).
• Strong storytelling and ability to influence all levels of an organization.
• Proficient with innovation and custom research methods for CPG products.
• Experience using syndicated services (Nielsen or IRI, Mintel, Numerator, Technomic, etc.).
• Strong analytical skills, including pricing and designing and implementing in-market tests.
• Ability to lead multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication, organization, and presentation skills (written, oral, and across Microsoft Office Suite).

This is a Hybrid role with 3 days a week in the local office, with limited travel or visits to external locations; offices are open work spaces.

Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz’s strategy and values.

New Hire Base Salary Range $ - $

Bonus This position is eligible for a performance-based bonus as provided by the plan terms and governing documents.

The compensation offered will take into account internal equity and may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.

Benefits Coverage for employees (and their eligible dependents) through affordable access to healthcare, protection, and saving for the future;…