Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
This position is responsible for overseeing the end-to-end supply chain strategy and is responsible for supporting and managing the end-to-end business development strategy and project management for selected brands within the Confections Category.
How you will contribute
You will:
Lead Commercialization efforts for large complex projects platform innovation programs while supporting any capital related initiatives.Ensure effective team engagement which may includeestablishingand managing team meetings.
Review project timelines and cost regularly with the project teamfacilitatecreation of mitigation/contingencyplansand manage communication.
Lead network assessment and asset optimization with business partners.Ensureappropriate capacityfor new business initiatives and growth plans across product life cycle. Develop and recommend alternatives as needed.
Provide updates to leadership project sponsors and stakeholders as needed on key initiatives including progress against deliverables cost management nextstepsand needs from sponsors to alleviate hurdles.Escalate concerns and issues report project fact base define options/trade-offs and provide team recommendation that can be used in such forums as Supply Review PMR BMR or MOR.
Leads Project Development / Execution: Support I2M/IIM (Innovation 2 Market; Initiative Management); Provide AR write ups & prepare critical inputs specifically for IIM Design Reviews (DR2 DR6); define network capability (capacity/technology) and capital associated with developing such capability.Identifyimpact across the supply chainwith regard tocost of goods solde.g.route to market capacityutilization DIOH manufacturing efficiency quality safety. Lead AR development.
Manage and deliver assigned financial targetsto includethe delivery of capital projects trialactivityand start-up expenses while leading resource & funding prioritization.Drive development of COGS ensure alignment between category team and operations. Engage and support productivity agenda to deliver cost reduction targets.
Support Project Development in line with MSC Strategy Goals
Act as the source of internal and external information (contact for Commercial stakeholders and is the key interface between Category and Engineering / Manufacturing / R&D)
Support Business and Manufacturing Systems initiatives as (e.g.SAP) and support the continuous improvement of the commercialization process through collaboration with key stakeholders and best practice sharing.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
Strong operational & manufacturing experience in CPG industry with experience in TPM-Total productive maintenance 5s LEAN 6 sigma tools and concepts Safety & GMP standard
Good understanding of end-to-end processes in the manufacturing and business environment; working knowledge of commercialization processproject leadership / managementskillsand technical and financial aspects of the business
Experience with managing through complex projects and ambiguity
Proventrack recordof successfully obtaining project approvals projectprogressionor execution excellence.
Strategic thinking while havingabilityto excel in leading tacticalprograms.
Ability toinfluence up inthe organization.
Drive for results withsenseof urgency.
Highlyaction oriented drive for results innovative challenging actual set-ups entrepreneurialability.
Excellent communication (verbal & written) coaching and leadership skills in a team-basedenvironment.
Demonstrated abilities in analytics problemsolvingand teambuilding.
Possess excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively with colleagues at all levels of theorganization.
Influential leader with genuine interest on people/team development
More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
This role will manage both innovation and productivity related projects for the US and drive program synergies between programs like candy masterplan War on Waste and Road to profitability to optimize the category resources and maximize benefits. The role will interface with cross functional teams at all levels of the organization including relevant brand stewards in Marketing R&D Finance Quality as well as relevant technical and execution resources in Engineering and/or field addition the role will provide regular updates on progress project delivery status financials supply planning and next steps to project sponsors and key stakeholders as required. Finally the role will provide guidance in manufacturing sourcing capacity management and will support the development of capital approval requests where applicable to drive the overall supply network strategy.
Job specific requirements:
Minimum 5yearsexperienceEngineering Production or Research & Development
Minimum 5yearsexperienceProject Management in Consumer Products
Minimum 3yearsexperienceBasic Marketing/Finance/Product Supply/Procurement Principles
Education requirement:
Bachelors degree required.
Travel requirements:
25-30%
*This role is hybrid based at our East Hanover office and requires three days onsite per week. No option for 100% remote*
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack at the right moment made the right way. We have corporate offices sales manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brandsincluding Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies Ritz Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
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Mondelēz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We're leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. ... View more