Amanda is the Director of Ingredient Procurement for Meat and Cheese at Kraft Heinz. With over 20 years of experience, she has delivered across many platforms of the organization. This includes successes with improving supplier partnerships, unlocking innovation, promoting and executing sustainability strategy all underpinned by increasing revenue for the business. As a leader, Amanda is described as authentic and collaborative with a passion for exceeding customer expectations and empowering her team.
Amanda has a full understanding of the Kraft Heinz business as she has had progressive leadership roles within major functions across the organization. She developed technical depth and leadership within research and development and even holds three patents! She then led a team in sales that developed and executed strategic plans that transformed transactional customer relationships into true partnerships while achieving and improving sales value. Combined with her leadership in procurement, Amanda is truly an enterprise business owner.
Amanda earned her BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her Masters in Engineering Management from Northwestern University. Amanda lives in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Anthony, and their three children. She enjoys spending time with her family, trying new recipes, hiking, biking, and traveling.
