Associate Director, GBS - Material Planning

Job description

Manage and coordinate the organization's logistics and supply chain function, including acquisition, warehousing, materials management, and distribution, to meet business requirements. ## ## **About the Position** We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced **Associate Director, Materials Planning** to lead the end-to-end materials planning strategy and commercialization agenda across the organization. This senior leadership role will be responsible for ensuring material availability, optimizing inventory investment and enabling the successful execution of innovation, renovation, productivity and material-change initiatives. The Director will establish the strategic direction, governance and operating model required to deliver business growth while protecting service, cost and operational continuity. ## Key Responsibilities - Define and lead the Materials Planning strategy, translating commercial, financial, and demand plans into comprehensive material requirements. - Develop medium- and long-term capacity, availability, and supply-risk scenarios while actively contributing to S&OP and IBP processes. - Ensure the timely availability of raw materials, ingredients, packaging, and indirect materials, balancing service, cost, working capital, and obsolescence. - Lead mitigation and business continuity plans for critical materials, supplier disruptions, and capacity constraints. - Ensure effective MRP governance and execution, including planning parameters, master data quality, and process compliance. - Drive automation, exception-based planning, advanced analytics, and the effective use of planning platforms. - Lead strategic supplier collaboration, monitoring performance, capacity, service, and supply risks in partnership with Procurement. - Ensure material readiness for product launches, innovations, reformulations, packaging changes, and portfolio transitions. - Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, R&D, Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Planning, and Commercial teams. - Lead and develop an organization of approximately 60 employees, strengthening leadership capabilities, succession planning, talent development, and analytical skills. - Drive digital transformation, continuous improvement, and productivity initiatives across Materials Planning. ## Required Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering, Supply Chain, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA preferred. - 12+ years of experience in Supply Chain. - 8+ years of experience in Materials Planning and/or Supply Planning. - 5+ years of experience leading managers and large-scale organizations. - Experience within multinational consumer goods or manufacturing companies. - Strong knowledge of S&OP, IBP, MRP, inventory management, and supplier collaboration. - Experience with SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, OMP, or similar planning platforms. - Advanced English proficiency. ## Key Competencies - Strategic and enterprise-wide thinking - Leadership of leaders and talent development - Executive influence and communication - Change and transformation management - Data-driven decision-making - Risk and crisis management - Cross-functional collaboration - Strong results orientation ## Location(s) Mexico City - Antara Tower A - 5th Floor - Local Office **Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.**