Job Description

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

1. Risk & Resilience Strategy and Operating Model

- Own and annually refresh the North America Procurement Risk & Resilience roadmap and three-year strategic plan, aligned with business priorities and ambitious risk-reduction targets.

- Define the procurement risk operating model, including risk appetite, governance routines, intake and prioritization, KPI tracking and leadership escalation pathways.

- Build capability roadmaps covering future-state tools, process improvements, automation opportunities and data enhancements.

- Continuously improve risk frameworks, methodologies and controls based on business needs, emerging threats and lessons learned.

2. Material, Supplier and Supply Continuity Risk

- Own the Material Risk Assessment methodology and annual AROP cycle, including methodology refresh, category engagement, risk scoring, mitigation planning and progress tracking.

- Identify and refine the variables used to measure risk so that the highest-priority materials, suppliers and exposures are targeted for mitigation.

- Lead third-party risk management across strategic and critical suppliers, monitoring financial, operational, quality, regulatory, ESG, geographic and geopolitical risks.

- Partner with category teams to develop and advance mitigation plans, including alternate sourcing, dual sourcing, contingency planning and other resilience solutions.

- Develop procurement resilience playbooks, conduct scenario planning and disruption simulations, and support crisis response and business recovery during supply disruptions.





- Maintain accurate material risk trackers and optimize their usability, data quality and relevance for decision-making and reporting.

3. Responsible sourcing

- Own North America Procurement’s SEDEX compliance program, governance and annual priorities, aligned with global requirements and business needs.

- Manage supplier registration, site association and required information in SEDEX, partnering with category teams and suppliers to address gaps and maintain accurate records.

- Monitor supplier and site compliance, track completion against established requirements and follow up on overdue or incomplete actions.

- Coordinate with Sustainability, category teams and suppliers on SEDEX related issues, escalations and remediation actions.

- Maintain SEDEX compliance dashboards and reporting, providing leadership with visibility to coverage, gaps, progress and priority actions.

- Develop guidance and training to support consistent SEDEX compliance across North America Procurement.

4. Risk Decision Support and Category Enablement

- Serve as the primary Procurement Risk point of contact for North America category teams and emerging risk issues, coordinating rapid assessment, stakeholder alignment and response recommendations.

- Build and maintain a catalog of tools,



templates and risk profiles that enable category teams to incorporate risk into category strategies, sourcing strategies, supplier reviews, SRM activities and joint business plans.

- Lead regular category risk reviews, provide ad hoc guidance and troubleshooting, and drive mitigation progress against established KPIs.

- Assemble cross-functional teams and create situation-specific decision frameworks to prioritize and address complex or critical risk exposures.

5. Cross-Functional Governance and Business Partnership

- Lead governance routines with Supply Chain, Operations, Food Safety & Quality, R&D;, Finance, Legal, Sustainability and other partners, integrating cross-functional risks that may affect supply continuity.

- Partner with Business Units to prioritize critical mitigation projects, align resources and ensure the risk agenda supports strategic business objectives.

- Present risk exposure, mitigation progress and priority decisions through BU performance routines and to senior Procurement and business leadership.

- Strengthen procurement governance controls, monitor remediation and corrective actions, ensure compliance with policies and regulatory requirements, and support internal and external audits.

6. Digital Risk Intelligence, Data and Reporting

- Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of procurement risk technologies, predictive analytics and automated monitoring capabilities.

- Integrate relevant internal and external intelligence sources into risk processes and decision-making.

- Build executive-ready dashboards a

📌 Sr. Manager, Procurement Risk (Toronto)
🏢 Kraft Heinz
📍 Toronto