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Senior Manager, IT – Manufacturing Capabilities

Kraft Heinz

Amsterdam

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The Senior Manager, IT – Manufacturing Capabilities leads technology programs for manufacturing operations at Kraft Heinz in Amsterdam. This role requires 8+ years of IT experience, with 4+ years in project delivery, and expertise in manufacturing systems. The position is on-site with 20-30% travel.

On-siteFull-timeDirectorProject GovernanceVendor Management

Senior Manager, IT – Manufacturing Capabilities

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On-siteFull-timeDirectorProject Governance

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

On-site

Experience Required

8 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior Manager

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Project GovernanceVendor ManagementChange ManagementManufacturing SystemsERP IntegrationShop Floor IntegrationWaterfallHybridAgileCybersecurityBudget ManagementStakeholder ManagementCloudOn Premise

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationMentoringProblem SolvingContinuous Improvement

Key Responsibilities

•Own delivery of manufacturing projects from initiation through Hypercare, ensuring on-time, on-budget execution and measurable business outcomes.
•Establish and lead project governance: charters, stage gates, risk/issue management, decision logs, and steering committee cadence.
•Drive integrated plans across IT, OT/automation, process engineering, validation, cybersecurity, and vendors; manage interdependencies across sites and systems.
•Ensure strong change management and readiness planning (training, SOP updates, cutover, support model) to drive adoption at the shop floor.
•Coordinate solution design with enterprise architecture and manufacturing standards to ensure repeatability across plants and alignment to roadmaps.
•Maintain appropriate documentation, testing evidence, and operational handover artifacts.
•Build project estimates and budgets, manage forecasts, PO spend, and benefits tracking.
•Develop and mentor project managers and delivery leads, promote standard delivery practices and continuous improvement.
•Serve as a trusted IT partner to plant leadership, communicate status, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
•Align global and site stakeholders on priorities, sequencing, and operational impacts.

Senior ManagerITManufacturingProject ManagementFood and BeverageAmsterdamOn-siteFull-time

Key Responsibilities

•Own delivery of manufacturing projects from initiation through Hypercare, ensuring on-time, on-budget execution and measurable business outcomes.

•Establish and lead project governance: charters, stage gates, risk/issue management, decision logs, and steering committee cadence.

•Drive integrated plans across IT, OT/automation, process engineering, validation, cybersecurity, and vendors; manage interdependencies across sites and systems.

•Ensure strong change management and readiness planning (training, SOP updates, cutover, support model) to drive adoption at the shop floor.

•Coordinate solution design with enterprise architecture and manufacturing standards to ensure repeatability across plants and alignment to roadmaps.

•Maintain appropriate documentation, testing evidence, and operational handover artifacts.

•Build project estimates and budgets, manage forecasts, PO spend, and benefits tracking.

•Develop and mentor project managers and delivery leads, promote standard delivery practices and continuous improvement.

•Serve as a trusted IT partner to plant leadership, communicate status, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

•Align global and site stakeholders on priorities, sequencing, and operational impacts.