Procurement Specialist

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.