**Job Description** **Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?** **Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.** We now have an exciting opportunity for a talented R&D professional to join our MEU R&D Growth Platform in the role of Senior Technologist II for the Italian portfolio. This is a key opportunity to contribute to locally recognized brands, driving innovation and technical excellence in the snacking category. The role offers a chance to make a significant impact on product development, industrial performance and consumer experience within our Italian market. As Senior Technologist II, you will play a central role in the Italian brand’s development (Biscuits and Savoury Snacks), leading crucial initiatives and fostering business and technical collaboration. **Your responsibilities will include:** + Interface with Italian business partners for Oro, Tuc brands: Drive innovations, renovations, quality improvement within Capriata bakery, ensuring projects meet consumer expectation, brand specific strategy and market demands. + Interface with Manufacturing partners in Capriata d’Orba : Define and Improve manufacturing performance of the Sweet and Savory production lines + Project Leadership & Technical expertise: Autonomously plan and manage complex business projects ensuring compliance to technical policies and procedures, deliver technical input to address business needs and have clear priority mindset to promote Consumer Inspired Quality initiatives For this role, we are seeking for a candidate that will easily flex priorities and get extensive technical competencies to support the team. **Primary Accountabilities** + As R&D representative, lead communication within the business and manufacturing team about progress and risks for product and process development + As R&D representative, link with R&D stakeholders to get decisions made + Manage several projects in parallel and/or a highly complex project with limited coaching + Shape & propose project Timelines, Design and Develop products & processes in order to deliver project to the required standards, policies, agreed timescales / cost and meet objectives without compromising quality for Consumer. + Organize and execute pilot plant &, plant trials, industrial launch, provide recommendations to the project team + Connect and use network to develop better and faster products & processes + Recommend consumers’ product validation process and manage R&D product validation with consumer science. + Travels required across Europe (for around 20-30% of a time) **Profile & Competencies** + Hold a Master’s degree (or higher) in Food Science Engineering or a related field + Significant professional experience 5-10 years in Biscuit / Savory Snacks (e.g. implementation of new technology, productivity, quality improvement or innovation growth). + Knowledge and experience in Biscuit/Cereals/Bread and/or Chocolate technologies, ingredients and processes. Knowledge and experience in Nutrition is a plus. + Leadership capabilities, including the ability to guide and develop a small team + Ability to manage evolving priorities and adapt to changing business landscapes + Excellence in execution, solid organization skills, projects and time management. + Strong collaboration and influencing skills across diverse teams. + Fluent in English is mandatory and ideally a second language. **Relocation Support Available?** No Relocation support available **Business Unit Summary** **We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!** **_Our people make all the difference in our succes_** 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. **Excited to grow your career?** We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply! **IF YOU REQUIRE SUPPORT TO COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION OR DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECRUITER** **Job Type** Regular Product development Science & Engineering At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about. We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast. Join us and Make It An Opportunity! Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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 847-943-5460 for assistance.