Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Business Unit Summary
Mondelēz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We are leading the future of snacking with mouth-watering iconic brands such as Oreo , belVita , LU and Ritz biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk , Green & Blacks , Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Philadelphia and Dairylea cheese; and Maynards Bassetts , Trebor and Trident gums. Our more than 80,000 colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. That's who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking.

Working as part of a cross-functional team you lead the RDQ activities for Chocolate activities required to complete new product development and maintain portfolios and/or productivity projects keeping in mind the goal to deliver the desired consumer experience.

How you will contribute

You will work independently to plan, lead and coordinate technical projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements You will effectively communicate status and risks and plan, lead and coordinate pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In addition, you will plan, lead and coordinate development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation. etc.). To provide direction for product development, you will use digital simulation models to obtain, understand and interpret consumer insights and commercial information. In this role, you will create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications and be responsible for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions made from analysis and interpretation of results.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

Leading strategic projects and influencing cross-functional teamsHandling multiple prioritiesProactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutionsApplying technical curiosity and understanding to interpret and analyze dataEffectively influencing senior-level and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical report conclusionsCoaching and mentoring others

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

Lead multiple strategic projects in MENAP with the proper validation protocol, overseeing project governance, Budget and timelineRisk Management: proactively identifying and mitigating potential risksStakeholder management: Building and maintaining relationship internally and externally, while communicating effectively with various project stakeholders.  Building future proof innovation pipeline in line with commercial strategic plan and growth ambitionApplies advanced technical knowledge of impact of formulation, process changes and/or interactions on product characteristics and consumer impact in project work.  Provides guidance to others.Lead and coordinate factory trials, commissioning & validation in collaboration with Quality & MSC teams.Provide regular progress updates against agreed deliverables & objectives and timely communication.Build a global Network with the R&D community across chocolate platforms & ensure full knowledge transfer & global practices implementation.

Education / Certifications:
Bachelor’s degree in science or chemical/mechanical/industrial engineering,
Masters degree is a plus.

Job specific requirements:

Min of 6 years of relevant experienceStrong project management skills and organizational abilitiesExperience in managing complex projectsExcellent communication and stakeholder management skillsFamiliar with business processes and technology solutionsFlexibility & Agility: ability to cope with fast changing environmentProblem solving: Utilizing analytical and conceptual skills to solve problemsLanguage: English, high proficient in both spoken and written

Work schedule: Full Time

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan serves the Middle East and Africa markets as well as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we have more than 2600 employees working across seven plants and six commercial offices; we make, bake, sell and deliver our products to customers. We are market leaders in key snacking categories with iconic global and local brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Milka, Oreo and belVita biscuits, Barni Cakes,Tang powdered beverage, Chiclets and Trident gum and Halls candy. 

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Product development

Science & Engineering