Learning @ Kraft Heinz
At Kraft Heinz, we enable employees to Learn Like an Owner, so they can execute with excellence in their current roles, accelerate their learning curves and grow great careers.
Ownerversity is the company’s learning ecosystem. It provides a trusted source of learning for all employees, whether they are attending a live or virtual learning experience or accessing digital resources, participating in high-potential programs or championing their own development through curated offerings that span levels, functions, and aspirations.
Through Ownerversity, employees have access to custom Kraft Heinz training, learning and development materials, as well as external content libraries and articles, such as LinkedIn Learning and Harvard Business Review. Our learning offerings enable employees to live our Value of We dare to do better every day, and own their personal learning and development. Learning is tied to our robust talent programs that enable employees to receive regular feedback on their growth so that they may own their own development and career path.
All salaried employees at Kraft Heinz can access learning in Ownerversity through ten academies, three learning hubs, and a dedicated curriculum supporting our Kraft Heinz culture. These learning opportunities inspire and grow talent within Kraft Heinz while developing employees’ skills and competencies to help them navigate their career journey. In 2023, Ownerversity usage was 23 average learning hours per employee (both office professionals and production workers). A highlight each year is Ownerversity Day, our 24-hour event designed to bring the Kraft Heinz community around the world together for prioritized time to learn. In 2023, the theme of our Ownerversity Day was “Revolutionizing Creativity and Collaboration Through the Power of AI.”
The Learning & Development Value Proposition
Our Recipe for Success
Ownership
Learn Like an Owner
Seek out high-impact learning experiences.
Commit to a regular learning practice, even if it’s just a few minutes a day.
Encourage others to do the same.
Contribute to a culture of learning.
Performance
Execute with Excellence
Apply what you have learned to achieve your goals and targets.
Meritocracy
Grow Great Careers
Accelerate your learning curve.
Prepare yourself to take advantage of the opportunities that exist at Kraft Heinz to grow a great career.
Leadership Academy Highlights
The Leadership Academy is for all Kraft Heinz employees and focuses on leadership development and manager excellence. The academy offerings support the development of our WIN Leadership Principles – Work as a Team, Inspire Excellence, and Navigate Our Future – serving as a roadmap on how we will deliver results and activate our Values. It’s up to all Kraft Heinz employees to develop leadership skills, regardless of job title or level within the Company. Through award-winning programs such as our global new manager curriculum, democratized access to coaching and The WE Network – our leadership accelerator for women – the Leadership Academy develops and nurtures leadership skills across all levels of the organization.
Our 57 Days of Kraft Heinz “Culture Curriculum” supports employees to truly live our Values, every day in every way. The curriculum introduces employees to who we are, how we work, and where we win through immersive programs including “From Tomato to Table: How We Make Ketchup” which introduces employees to our beloved products, brands, and the teams that bring them to life, as well as a 70s style game show “Beloved Brand Bonanza” that introduces employees to our beloved global brands (among many others).
Our nine Functional Academies help facilitate the development of functional skills and competencies for employees and their teams to thrive in their roles, which delivers value to our organization. The Functional Academies focus on Finance, IT, Legal, Marketing, Operations, People, Procurement, R&D, and Sales. Award winning programs across our Global Functional Academies support skill and competency development while growing employee networks and communities of practice. Programs like “Fit2Win: Operations Masters” grow our plant managers at the heart of our business, and LevelUp, our HR Business Partner Accelerator program supports the development of cutting-edge HR professionals.
Kraft Heinz is proud to have been recognized externally and across the industry as a leader in the learning space. In 2023, we won nine Brandon Hall awards for our programs. In addition, Kraft Heinz earned a 2023 APEX Learning award.
