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Indiana University
Andy Jansen
Agenda
Who is Kraft?Who is Kraft?
Role of Information Systems at Kraft and an overview of Role of Information Systems at Kraft and an overview of applied technologiesapplied technologies
A day in the life of an IS professionalA day in the life of an IS professional
InternshipsInternships
Employee DevelopmentEmployee Development
New Information Systems Professional CouncilNew Information Systems Professional Council
Some extrasSome extras
QuestionsQuestions
Kraft Portfolio
Who We Are ...Who We Are ... Largest branded food and beverage company headquartered
in the US
Part of the Philip Morris family of companies
113,000 employees worldwide with 55,000 + employees in the US
Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois
Management sites in Glenview, IL; Rye Brook, NY; Tarrytown, NY; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Madison, WI; and East Hanover, NJ
In 2001, Kraft generated 34 billion in revenue
Who We Are … Hold the #1 share position in 21 of 25 the most
profitable categories in the US
In 2001, 61 of our brands earned more than $100 million in sales
In 2001, 6 of our brands earned more than $1 billion in sales including:– Kraft cheeses, dinners and salad dressings– Maxwell House coffees– Nabisco cookies and crackers– Oscar Mayer meats– Philadelphia Brand Cream Cheese– Post Cereals
Our Mission ...
To be recognized as the undisputed leader of the global food and beverage industry in the eyes of our– Consumers– Customers– Stockholders– Employees
Our Core Values ...These are the values by which we operate and
which shape everything we do: Focus Innovation Passion Speed Trust Teamwork
What You Probably Don’t Know
99 percent of US households enjoy Kraft products 99 percent of US households enjoy Kraft products
Each day, more than 100 million consumers across Each day, more than 100 million consumers across North America enjoy at least one Kraft productNorth America enjoy at least one Kraft product
Leading marketplace innovator in the food industry, Leading marketplace innovator in the food industry, with more than 500 new patents granted since 1990with more than 500 new patents granted since 1990
One in every 10 cows in America supplies Kraft with One in every 10 cows in America supplies Kraft with raw materials for the company’s dairy productsraw materials for the company’s dairy products
Kraft focuses philanthropic donations in the areas of Kraft focuses philanthropic donations in the areas of hunger, domestic violence and arts educationhunger, domestic violence and arts education
Our Success Is Driven By Growth Two avenues are being aggressively pursued to grow our Two avenues are being aggressively pursued to grow our
business.business.
AcquisitionsAcquisitions– Nabisco (biscuits, snacks and confections)Nabisco (biscuits, snacks and confections)– Balance Bar (health and wellness)Balance Bar (health and wellness)– Boca Burger (health and wellness/vegetarian)Boca Burger (health and wellness/vegetarian)
New Products/Product InnovationsNew Products/Product Innovations– Altoids Citrus, Sour Citrus, Sour Tangerine & Ginger Altoids Citrus, Sour Citrus, Sour Tangerine & Ginger
(new flavors) (new flavors)– DiGiorno Bread BakesDiGiorno Bread Bakes– Oreo Cookie Barz and Chips Ahoy Cookie BarzOreo Cookie Barz and Chips Ahoy Cookie Barz– Pasta ProntoPasta Pronto
And A Winning Work Climate
Value our employeesValue our employees Value diversityValue diversity Committed to helping you manage Committed to helping you manage your work and your personal lifeyour work and your personal life Fun, Supportive EnvironmentFun, Supportive Environment
Role of IS At Kraft Role of IS At Kraft
And And
An Overview of Applied An Overview of Applied TechnologiesTechnologies
Kraft IS staff totals approximately Kraft IS staff totals approximately 13001300 people people
IS professionals at Kraft provide:IS professionals at Kraft provide:– The technology and information that help make The technology and information that help make
more timely and strategic business decisionsmore timely and strategic business decisions– Strategies to improve business results Strategies to improve business results – Ideas to more efficiently and effectively manage Ideas to more efficiently and effectively manage
Kraft's work processesKraft's work processes
Role of Information Systems
Supporting the Business
A systems group supports A systems group supports each business functioneach business function
IT supports the IT supports the infrastructure ofinfrastructure ofthe entire companythe entire company
Corporate AffairsCorporate Affairs
FinanceFinance
Human ResourcesHuman Resources
Marketing ServicesMarketing Services
OperationsOperations
ProcurementProcurement
Sales and Customer ServiceSales and Customer Service
R&D/QualityR&D/Quality
ITIT
Technology Infrastructure
Shift from mainframe to client server and AS/400 Shift from mainframe to client server and AS/400 platformsplatforms
Increased use of intranet/internet technologyIncreased use of intranet/internet technology– Recent development of E-Commerce divisionRecent development of E-Commerce division– Increased development of “Web Based” Increased development of “Web Based”
applicationsapplications
Overall reduction in the number of languages used Overall reduction in the number of languages used in development to help streamline supportin development to help streamline support
Expansion of database environment to leverage data Expansion of database environment to leverage data warehousing technologywarehousing technology
A Day In The Life Of An IS Professional
Same Title, Different Description
Every position at Kraft is different.Every position at Kraft is different.– Will be placed according to skills and interestsWill be placed according to skills and interests– Hundreds of projects are running concurrentlyHundreds of projects are running concurrently– Each project is in a different stage of it’s lifeEach project is in a different stage of it’s life cyclecycle– Each business function has different projects.Each business function has different projects.– Each project has different demands.Each project has different demands.
Two Key Areas of Responsibility
Application Development Application Development – Designing, coding, testing and implementing and Designing, coding, testing and implementing and
supporting new systems that are used to support the supporting new systems that are used to support the business functional areasbusiness functional areas
– Development in COBOL, Visual Basic, JAVA ...Development in COBOL, Visual Basic, JAVA ...
Information TechnologyInformation Technology– Provide the data, tools and capabilities to deliver core Provide the data, tools and capabilities to deliver core
information services in such areas as Operating systems information services in such areas as Operating systems (Unix, AS400, NT), Internet technologies, Database (Unix, AS400, NT), Internet technologies, Database administration (DB2, ORACLE)administration (DB2, ORACLE)
– These positions tend to, but not necessarily, support cross These positions tend to, but not necessarily, support cross company projects or more than one user groupcompany projects or more than one user group
What To Expect
A position that has responsibilities in both A position that has responsibilities in both Application Development and Information Application Development and Information TechnologyTechnology
Main objective will be to support the businessMain objective will be to support the business– To support your Client on an adhoc basisTo support your Client on an adhoc basis– To support applications and vendor softwareTo support applications and vendor software
Manage small projectsManage small projects
Early responsibility/visibility/impactEarly responsibility/visibility/impact
Make a difference from the outsetMake a difference from the outset
Employee Development
Career Planning and Development
Individual, interactive career planningIndividual, interactive career planning– Semi-annual review processSemi-annual review process– Continual manager/employee one-on-onesContinual manager/employee one-on-ones– Internal job posting systemInternal job posting system
Lateral job changesLateral job changes PromotionsPromotions
– Business division vs. corporate functional areasBusiness division vs. corporate functional areas– New Information Systems Professional CouncilNew Information Systems Professional Council– Career development seminarsCareer development seminars– Open door policy with all levels of managementOpen door policy with all levels of management
Career Planning - All Things Considered
Room to growRoom to grow– IT Professional or Application Development career paths IT Professional or Application Development career paths
are available are available – Platform of interestPlatform of interest– Corporate function vs business unitCorporate function vs business unit
Programs in place to meet your development needsPrograms in place to meet your development needs– MAP rating processMAP rating process– Mentor programsMentor programs– Kraft core competenciesKraft core competencies
Training Opportunities
On-the-job trainingOn-the-job training– Knowledge sharing between team membersKnowledge sharing between team members– Hands on experiencesHands on experiences– Self taughtSelf taught
Classroom trainingClassroom training– Kraft instructedKraft instructed– Vendor instructedVendor instructed
In-depth business or technical trainingIn-depth business or technical training– Brown bags and seminarsBrown bags and seminars– Encouraged to attend your clients training to better Encouraged to attend your clients training to better
understand the businessunderstand the business
Training Opportunities Cont’d
Minimum of 10 Kraft Education Unit (K.E.U.) are Minimum of 10 Kraft Education Unit (K.E.U.) are required per yearrequired per year
Project management certification programProject management certification program– Managing projects in organizations Managing projects in organizations – George Washington University courses taught George Washington University courses taught
on-siteon-site
Kraft education assistance programKraft education assistance program
Above And Beyond Every Day Responsibilities
In Addition To Your Every Day Responsibilities
Opportunities to voluntarily participate in Opportunities to voluntarily participate in – Junior AchievementJunior Achievement– NISPCNISPC– Habitat for HumanityHabitat for Humanity– Kraft Cares DayKraft Cares Day– Hispanic CouncilHispanic Council– African American CouncilAfrican American Council– Asian American CouncilAsian American Council– RecruitingRecruiting– Many more...Many more...
A great way to become more involved with KraftA great way to become more involved with Kraft
MissionMission– To assist in the development and recruitmentTo assist in the development and recruitment of Kraft IS of Kraft IS
Professionals by providing opportunities to build working Professionals by providing opportunities to build working relationships and become knowledgeable about areas of relationships and become knowledgeable about areas of the Kraft IS Organization outside of their project teamsthe Kraft IS Organization outside of their project teams
Benefits of JoiningBenefits of Joining– A fun way to develop as a Kraft EmployeeA fun way to develop as a Kraft Employee– Team building and networking opportunitiesTeam building and networking opportunities– Exposure to other divisions and their projectsExposure to other divisions and their projects
Community service eventsCommunity service events
Social eventsSocial events– Systems volleyball tournamentSystems volleyball tournament– After work happy hoursAfter work happy hours
Professional growth and developmentProfessional growth and developmentseminars and brown bag lunchesseminars and brown bag lunches– E-Commerce updatesE-Commerce updates– Career planning overviewCareer planning overview
Quarterly newslettersQuarterly newsletters
Extras That Help Make Kraft A Great Place To Work
Facilities
Work out facilitiesWork out facilities– Inside gym and outdoor trackInside gym and outdoor track– Basketball and volleyball tournamentsBasketball and volleyball tournaments– Fitness classesFitness classes– Golf league, bowling league, running clubGolf league, bowling league, running club– Gym laundry serviceGym laundry service
Company storeCompany store– Discounted Kraft productsDiscounted Kraft products– Film processingFilm processing– Gift packagesGift packages
Dry cleaning servicesDry cleaning services
Facilities Cont’d
Travel servicesTravel services– Corporate and personal travelCorporate and personal travel
Health servicesHealth services– Flu shotsFlu shots– Cholesterol screeningCholesterol screening
Credit unionCredit union– Personal bankingPersonal banking– Competitive rates for loans and leasesCompetitive rates for loans and leases
Work Life Balance
Flex time Flex time – 37.5 hour work week37.5 hour work week– Core work hours Core work hours – Select opportunities to occasionally work from home Select opportunities to occasionally work from home
depending on job responsibilitiesdepending on job responsibilities
Great benefits and extrasGreat benefits and extras– Health, dental and thrift plansHealth, dental and thrift plans– Discounted auto insuranceDiscounted auto insurance– Travel specialsTravel specials– Business casual dress codeBusiness casual dress code– Many more...Many more...
Why Kraft?
Kraft realizes that you are important to the business Kraft realizes that you are important to the business and provides the opportunities to manage visible and provides the opportunities to manage visible projects on Your ownprojects on Your own
Kraft is a large, dynamic, international food company Kraft is a large, dynamic, international food company with endless opportunities to grow and develop in with endless opportunities to grow and develop in ways that meet your personal goalsways that meet your personal goals
It’s a fun place to work where it’s easy to meet It’s a fun place to work where it’s easy to meet people professionally and sociallypeople professionally and socially
Come Check Us Out...
Questions?