Strategy Manager(UK Visa Sponsorship)
Job Description
About the Opportunity
Kraft Heinz is looking for an experienced Strategy Manager to help shape the future of our UK & Ireland business. This role sits within our UKI Strategy & Revenue Growth function and is part of our in-house Strategy & Consulting team, reporting directly to the Head of Strategy and Revenue Growth.
You’ll take ownership of high-impact strategic initiatives that support our three-year growth plan, working closely with senior leaders across the UKI and European organisations. This is a highly visible role with real influence — ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, turning data into insight, and helping leadership make confident, long-term decisions.
UK visa sponsorship is available for eligible candidates with the right to work or reside in the UK
What You’ll Be Responsible For
Acting as a Strategic Partner to Leadership
- Support the UKI and European Leadership Teams as a trusted advisor on business strategy
- Translate complex challenges into clear, actionable recommendations for senior stakeholders
- Lead structured problem-solving using data analysis, market benchmarking, and stakeholder interviews
- Shaping the UKI Growth Strategy
- You’ll help define both where we compete and how we win, including:
- Identifying priority consumer segments, channels, and demand spaces
Defining the initiatives that drive growth across innovation, brand communication, pricing, revenue growth management, channel execution, and value engineering
Delivering High-Impact Strategic Projects
As an internal consultant, you’ll lead and contribute to projects across the business, with a strong focus on growth and value creation. Typical projects may include:
- Brand strategy: performance assessment, opportunity sizing, and strategic prioritisation
- Foodservice / Away-From-Home strategy: identifying priority customers and routes to win
- Value engineering: benchmarking and margin improvement opportunities
You’ll collaborate closely with commercial, marketing, finance, and operations teams, building strong cross-functional relationships while keeping a long-term, enterprise-wide perspective.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven experience in strategy-focused roles
- Typically 3+ years in strategy consulting or 5+ years in an in-house strategy role
- Background in a top-tier strategy consultancy or FMCG strategy function (essential)
- Strong analytical capability and confidence working with large, imperfect data sets
- Ability to simplify complex problems into clear, compelling narratives
- Experience conducting stakeholder interviews and synthesising insights
- Comfortable presenting to, and influencing, senior leaders
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
What Kraft Heinz Offers
Career & Culture
- A clearly defined, industry-recognised career development framework
- Performance-driven, meritocratic reward approach
- A collaborative, inclusive office culture with regular social events and team activities
- Active Business Resource Groups that promote inclusion, education, and allyship
Flexibility & Family Support
- Hybrid working and flexibility, including opportunities to work abroad
- Market-leading parental leave policies aligned with UK statutory guidance
- Family-friendly benefits, including a sponsored nursery scheme
Health & Wellbeing
- Private medical insurance and access to a Digital GP
- Life assurance and group income protection
- Gym discounts, cycle-to-work scheme
- Premium Calm App membership
- Company sports teams and social clubs
- Three paid volunteering days per year
Inclusion & Accessibility
Kraft Heinz is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. We are happy to provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process in line with UK
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value diversity across ethnicity, gender, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other protected characteristics under UK equality legislation
