Kraft Heinz is famous for its data driven and fact based way of working. The company owns brands that can almost be considered part of Dutch national heritage, such as Venz, de Ruijter and Honig. Kraft Heinz recently intensified its marketing approach, increasing focus on consumers and long-term brand equity. The company is hiring a new Category Director Benelux to make marketing concepts actionable and translate them into value creating partnerships with retailers.
With 26 billion in revenue, Kraft Heinz is the fifth largest food and beverage company in the world. The company owns some of the biggest global brands in the food industry. Heinz Ketchup is probably their most iconic. Besides global brands, Kraft Heinz's portfolio consists of a wide variety of local brands. In the Netherlands, they're most famous for Venz, de Ruijter, Karvan Cévitam, Roosvicee, and Honig. Household names that every family has in its fridge or pantry.
Kraft Heinz is aspiring to be the best food company in the world. They strive to have the highest EBITDA margins, grow their top line, own the most beloved brands and sell the highest quality products. To become the best, they hire the most talented people. Their philosophy: your people are your only true competitive advantage. That's why Kraft Heinz is only looking to hire the best and spends a great deal of time and effort in unlocking their full potential.
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Kraft Heinz has developed a coherent culture that values performance, not glamour; accomplishments, not age or status; contribution, not title; the talent, not the credentials; simplicity, not outfits; they have created a recipe for success and sustained results.
Jim Collins about Kraft Heinz in his famous book 'Good to Great'
Vacature
The Category Director is the primary P&L owner, which is unique to Kraft Heinz's organizational set-up. The company steers mainly on categories, instead of on brands or accounts. That gives the Category Director a very prominent role in the commercial organization.
He/she develops the plans that deliver the yearly sales targets. The Category Director sets the promotional plan, determines the pricing strategy and strategically times the introduction of innovations. He/she leads the category organization in the Benelux of about 12 fte and reports to Carlos Henrique Faria, the Managing Director Benelux.
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