I’m a Pittsburgh guy, through and through. Having been born and raised in Pittsburgh, joining such a great company was a no brainer. Aside from attending Pitt games at Heinz field as a student and cheering for the Steelers every Sunday, Heinz was always a huge part of Pittsburgh and the fabric of the surrounding areas and was always highly regarded, justifiably so. Previous to my employment with KraftHeinz, I represented the 911th AW as an operations manager, overseeing a variety of critical functions in our civil engineering unit. Those years were the best years of my life. As I was coming to the end of my first enlistment, I made contact with a recruiter for KraftHeinz (Heinz at the time) who was also a vet and soon enough I was joining a company I never thought I would have had the chance to. My initial role was a Transportation analyst, then moved to a Customer Supply Chain analyst, and then to a Sales Manager role support none other than our Foodservice military accounts. Each role providing continued opportunity for growth, learning, and additional meritocracy. My current role is within our Foodservice logistics team, focusing primarily on supply planning. Our team is directly and indirectly responsible for planning finished good materials and their subsequent fulfillment for orders across our US Zone, representing over 3,300 SKUs at over 21 distribution locations which comprises over $2 billion in gross revenue annually. A part of our daily focus is to establish clear guidance and strategies to effectively manage the material movement through the product lifecycle, which requires keen attention to detail, cross-functional teamwork, and a heightened sense of urgency so that we uphold our obligations to our customers to have the product at the right place at the right time for their satisfaction. These characteristics, in addition to being able to adapt quickly, have all made this type of a role a perfect fit for me and any other vet who aspires to be a respective owner within your given role(s) and/or career path. Most importantly of all, our small team here in the Pittsburgh office has the same camaraderie as that of our military unit, which makes every day fun.