Strategy Manager UK Visa Sponsorship

Job Description

Location: London – The Shard
Business Unit: UK & Ireland (UKI)
Working Pattern: Full-time | Hybrid
Visa Sponsorship: Available for eligible UK residents

About the Opportunity

Kraft Heinz is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Strategy Manager to play a meaningful role in shaping the future of our UK & Ireland business. Sitting within our in-house Strategy & Consulting team, this role reports directly to the Head of Strategy and Revenue Growth and works at the heart of decision-making across the business.

You will be trusted with delivering high-impact strategic initiatives aligned to our three-year growth strategy, working closely with senior leaders across the UKI and European regions. This is a role with visibility, influence, and the chance to help define long-term business direction—not just respond to short-term challenges.

Visa sponsorship may be available in line with UK immigration rules under the Skilled Worker route, subject to eligibility criteria outlined by the UK government:
https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Your Impact

As a Strategy Manager, you will act as a strategic partner to the UK leadership team, helping translate complex insights into clear, actionable decisions. You will lead and contribute to major strategic projects that influence where we invest, how we grow, and how we win in our priority markets.

This role offers extensive cross-functional exposure and the opportunity to collaborate with teams across marketing, sales, finance, innovation, and operations—while keeping a strong focus on long-term value creation.

Key Responsibilities

Shaping the UKI Strategy

• Define where to play by identifying priority segments, channels, consumer groups, and demand spaces
• Clarify how to win, developing strategic initiatives across communication, innovation, revenue growth, channel execution, and value engineering

Delivering High-Value Strategic Projects

As an in-house consultant, you will lead or support strategic initiatives across the business, with a strong emphasis on growth priorities. Projects may include:

• Brand strategy development, including performance analysis and identification of priority growth levers
• Foodservice and Away-From-Home strategy, defining target accounts and winning propositions
• Value engineering and benchmarking, assessing opportunities to improve efficiency and competitiveness

Insight, Analysis, and Storytelling

• Conduct external benchmarking, data analysis, and stakeholder interviews
• Distil complex and imperfect data into clear insights and concise, leadership-ready recommendations
• Present findings confidently to senior stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making

What We’re Looking For

A proven background in strategy, ideally:

• Around 3 years in a strategy consultancy, or
• 5 years in an in-house strategy role

Experience within a major strategy consultancy or FMCG strategy function (essential)

• Strong analytical capability, with confidence working through large and imperfect data sets
• Ability to break down complex problems and communicate clear, practical solutions
• Excellent stakeholder management and interview experience
• Confident presenter, comfortable engaging with senior leaders
• Collaborative mindset and strong team orientation
• Bachelor’s degree or higher

What We Offer

At Kraft Heinz, we believe great people do their best work when they feel supported, included, and inspired.

Career & Culture

• Clear, industry-recognised career development pathways
• Performance-driven, merit-based reward structure
• Collaborative and social office culture, with regular events and celebrations
• Active Business Resource Groups promoting inclusion, education, and allyship

Flexibility & Family Support

• Flexible and hybrid working, including opportunities to work abroad
• Market-leading parental leave and a sponsored nursery scheme

Health & Wellbeing

• Private medical insurance and Digital GP access
• Life assurance and group income protection
• Gym discounts and cycle-to-work scheme
• Premium access to the Calm wellbeing app
• Company sports teams and social clubs

Giving Back

• Three paid volunteering days each year, supporting causes such as food poverty and children’s wellbeing

Accessibility & Inclusion

Kraft Heinz is a Disability Confident employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure every candidate can perform at their best.