Senior Manager – Digital Transformation & Plant Analytics

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Our Manufacturing Network

Join our mission to modernize how we make pack ship our products and collaborate with our supply chain partners. Bring data automation and AI to the shop floor.

The role will provide hands-on digital leadership across our six U.S. manufacturing plants Chicago (IL) Naperville (IL) Richmond (VA) Portland (OR) Twin Falls (ID) and Indianapolis (IN) currently operating with minimal digital tooling in the network and on the shop floor. The Senior Manager will identify the highest-value digitization opportunities from day one and convert them into working solutions using Power BI Power Automate Agentic AI and the broader Microsoft and FMCG digital manufacturing stack.

Partnering closely with our Strategy & Transformation team this leader will co-define and execute the multi-year digital roadmap for the plant network while personally building dashboards automating workflows and coaching plant resources so that digital capability becomes embedded not dependent on central support.

How you will contribute
You will:
Walk the floor at each of the six plants in the first 90 days to identify quick-win digitization opportunities across production quality maintenance supply and labor.
Co-develop and own the digital roadmap for the plant network jointly with the Strategy & Transformation team sequencing initiatives by value feasibility and plant readiness.
Design build and deploy production-grade Power BI dashboards that give plant leaders real-time visibility into OEE downtime scrap yield labor and cost variance.
Automate manual paper-based and spreadsheet-driven processes using Power Automate Power Apps and SharePoint to reduce administrative burden on plant teams.
Pilot and scale Agentic AI use cases (Copilot Studio Azure AI Foundry and equivalent platforms) for shift handovers root-cause analysis document search and operator assistance.
Establish the data foundation connections to MES ERP/SAP CMMS and historian systems so analytics and AI initiatives can scale beyond one-off prototypes.
Define data governance naming standards security and access controls in partnership with IT so that what is built at one plant is reusable across the network.
Coach and upskill plant resources (operations quality maintenance planning) through hands-on workshops citizen-developer training and embedded pairing so plants own and extend the tools after go-live.
Track and report business value delivered (cost throughput quality safety) for every initiative on the roadmap and course-correct quickly when value is not materializing.
Act as the digital voice into plant leadership meetings S&OP and capital planning ensuring digital investments are tied to operational priorities.
Develop management reports and dashboards and share weekly with management including insights and recommended actions.
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Facilitate weekly performance meetings with management with the right data and insights working very closely with the plants.

What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
Deep hands-on expertise with Power BI (DAX data modeling) Power Automate Power Apps and the broader Microsoft Fabric / Azure data stack you can build not just direct.
Practical experience deploying AI and Agentic AI solutions (Copilot Copilot Studio LLM-based agents RPA) in an operational or manufacturing setting.
Strong manufacturing data fluency comfortable working with MES SCADA/historian SAP (PP MM PM) CMMS and quality systems and translating between IT and OT.
Proven track record of taking plants from low digital maturity to functioning analytics and automation including the change management required to make it stick.
Excellent communication coaching and stakeholder skills equally credible with a plant operator a plant manager and an executive sponsor.
Strong financial and business acumen with the discipline to prioritize work by value not by technology novelty.

More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
This role supports digital transformation across our U.S. manufacturing network and is preferably based at one of our six plant locations: Chicago (IL) Richmond (VA) Portland (OR) Twin Falls (ID) or Indianapolis (IN). For exceptional candidates located elsewhere we are open to a remote arrangement from the candidates home location with regular on-site presence at the plants.

What extra capabilities you will bring:
Comfort operating in environments with low digital maturity meeting plants where they are not where the tools assume they should be.
Ability to balance roadmap discipline with rapid prototyping; willing to ship a useful v1 before perfecting v3.
Strong influencing skills in a union and multi-site environment without direct authority over plant resources.
Bias for teaching: every solution should leave behind a more capable plant team.

Education / Certifications:
Bachelors degree in engineering Computer Science Data Analytics Industrial Engineering or a related technical field required. Masters degree MBA or certifications in Power BI Azure Data AI/ML Six Sigma or Lean are a plus.

Job specific requirements:
7 years of progressive experience in data analytics digital transformation or digital manufacturing with at least 3 years in an FMCG CPG or process manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated delivery of Power BI dashboards Power Automate / Power Apps solutions and at least one production AI or Agentic AI use case.
Experience defining and executing a multi-plant or multi-site digital roadmap ideally in partnership with a Strategy or Transformation function.
Working knowledge of SAP (PP MM PM) MES and CMMS data structures.
Familiarity with data governance cybersecurity considerations in OT environments and food safety / GMP regulatory context (FDA OSHA).
Strong written and verbal communication in English.

Travel requirements:
Regular travel to the six U.S. manufacturing sites is expected. Approximately 4050% travel for candidates based at a plant; up to 60% for candidates working remotely from outside a plant location.

The base salary range for this position is $140300 to $192940; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience skills education and addition to base salary this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. In addition Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance wellness and family support programs life and disability insurance retirement savings plans paid leave programs education related programs paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available

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.

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability protected Veteran status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact for assistance.

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