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About the Role

Shape the next chapter of growth across our mayo portfolio. This role leads the Mayo agenda across EPDM, with end-to-end accountability for strategy, innovation pipeline, growth priorities, and key cross-functional initiatives, working closely with the brand team to bring innovations to consumers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mayo strategy and innovation agenda, identifying consumer, market, and category opportunities, challenging existing thinking, and defining where to play to drive sustainable growth.
• Own the short- and long-term Mayo innovation pipeline, prioritizing opportunities and translating consumer insights, business priorities, and growth opportunities into clear innovation strategies, priorities, and plans.
• Lead cross-functional innovation initiatives from opportunity identification through development and launch, ensuring strong collaboration across Brand, R&D, Insights, Sales, Finance, and other relevant functions.
• Partner closely with the brand team to translate innovation strategies and propositions into compelling campaign execution and consumer activation.
• Drive core value engineering initiatives, balancing topline growth with profitability and bottom-line impact.
• Manage and develop the Mayo Growth Manager, providing clear direction, coaching, and challenge to build capacity and performance.
• Own core business and innovation routines, driving clear decision making, pace, quality, and follow-through across the innovation agenda.

Requirements

• Must hold a valid EU work permit (excluding an Orientation Year Visa) or a valid UK work permit, depending on the location.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in marketing, innovation, or a related commercial discipline, preferably within Consumer Goods/FMCG.
• Proven track record of identifying consumer opportunities and translating them into successful innovation strategies that drive brand and business growth.
• Strong strategic and commercial acumen, with the ability to assess opportunities, develop compelling business cases, and make clear choices on where to play and where to invest.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional innovation initiatives from opportunity identification and strategy through development, launch, and post-launch evaluation.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complexity, challenge constructively, and create alignment across functions.
• Proactive, pragmatic, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, iterative environment, with a strong bias towards action and learning.

Skills

• Strong innovation and strategic thinking, with the ability to identify growth opportunities, challenge existing thinking, and shape a clear innovation agenda and pipeline.
• Strong consumer, shopper, and market understanding, with the ability to turn insights, trends, and data into compelling, differentiated consumer propositions.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to align Brand, R&D, Insights, Sales, Finance, Supply chain, and external partners around a common ambition.
• Strong collaboration with Brand, working together to translate innovation strategy and propositions into compelling campaign and activation execution.
• Confident people leader, with experience developing others and fostering a positive, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.

Location

• London
• Amsterdam

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 8+ years

Salary/Compensations

• Competitive salary and excellent bonus structure (above market)

Benefits

• Commuting Allowance
• Hybrid Work Allowance & Reimbursements
• Bicycle & Gym Discount Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Health Insurance
• A wide range of discounts with KraftHeinz’s partnerships on fashion, electronics, travel and many more!

About the Company

• Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type.
• Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.

Equal Opportunity

• All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.