Portfolio & Innovation Senior Manager EM

Job Description

The Portfolio and Innovation Manager will play a central role in shaping the growth agenda across Emerging Markets by identifying, framing, and advancing transformational innovation opportunities across the region.

This role is focused exclusively on transformational projects with the potential to scale across at least two Business Units. From a regional perspective, this person will lead the early phases of innovation with depth and rigor, translating business objectives, consumer opportunity, size of prize, and business case into strong proposals for market execution.

The position is highly connected with Global Innovation PODs, Nijmegen, and the 5 Emerging Markets BUs, ensuring alignment, cross-market visibility, and efficient collaboration across regional and global teams.

Key responsibilities

• Curate the regional transformational innovation agenda across priority platforms such as Advantage Affordable, Mayo 2.0, Modern Condiments, and AFH
• Lead the Front End Innovation (FEI) phase for transformational projects in close partnership with Global PODs and Nijmegen, translating opportunities into strong DFV proposals
• Consolidate and report regional innovation and renovation tracking across Emerging Markets for regional and global visibility
• Partner closely with R&D on the Product Superiority program and longer-term technology platforms over a 3–5 year horizon
• Stay connected to all innovation pipeline and help facilitate cross-market alignment, synergies, and lift-and-launch opportunities across BUs

Profile
We are looking for an open-minded professional with previous experience in marketing, category, innovation, or strategy. The ideal candidate combines strong interpersonal skills with analytical thinking and is able to foster collaboration and alignment across diverse teams and stakeholders.

Previous experience in product development and innovation is highly valued, as this role requires critical thinking, strategic judgment, and the ability to quickly identify and unlock category and product opportunities across the region.

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Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.