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Mondelez International Regional Engagement Lead - R&D Technical Centers in Mexico City, Mexico

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.

You provide software and application knowledge to support implementation of the given solutions.

How you will contribute

You will ensure that delivered services are optimized to meet business demands and the service operations strategy, plan, measure, report and communicate service improvement initiatives, and serve as a consultant on issues and resolutions. You will also recommend actions that can be taken to optimize investments and benefits and to mitigate risks. This role will require you to identify suppliers, evaluate them, on-board new vendors, establish and run vendor governance; collaborate with management and follow-up on requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, and payments; work with project resources to provide design collateral and to configure software components so they are aligned with security policy and governance; and ensure adherence to development and configuration standards and processes.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:

  • Working collaboratively with multiple vendors

  • Leading complex projects - project management

  • Stakeholder management and influencing skills

  • Managing infrastructure services delivery, support and excellence

  • Working in global IT function with regional or global responsibilities in an environment like Mondelēz International

  • Working with IT outsourcing providers using frameworks such as the IT Infrastructure Library

  • Working with internal and external teams and leading when necessary

More about this role

Will collaborate with global and regional teams to optimize & integrate data & applications across Mondelez R&D Technical Centers, translating business needs into functional, technical, and data requirements. You will then work with various internal and external partners to implement various strategic initiatives, and manage the applications, infrastructure, and data that resides within the R&D technical centers.

What you need to know about this position:

  • Understand the business process areas within the Research & Development (R&D) function, including the business needs and challenges within existing solutions.

  • Work with various stakeholders across R&D and the Mondelez Digital Services (MDS) architects to understand R&D’s existing infrastructure and data landscape.

  • Translate R&D’s business needs into technical solutions that delivers business value to the function and support the business’ connectivity requirements.

  • Work with R&D’s Data architect to align initiatives with the R&D data architecture landscape in alignment with business goals.

  • Collaborate with the business to own the prioritization of developments and identify vendors to perform such improvements.

  • Partner internally across various IT groups & externally (e.g., Vendors, Architects or Application Development Factory) to lead the delivery of such solutions.

  • Collaborate with MDS teams to integrate infrastructure, networking, and data components seamlessly into R&D applications.

  • Support various R&D digital & data strategic initiatives and incorporate related data where needed into R&D models and solutions.

  • Work with Mondelez Enterprise Architects to maintain the organization's technical infrastructure architecture, ensuring applications are supported.

  • Manage a portfolio of IT solutions used by the R&D Technical Centers, including the application lifecycle, ongoing cost ownership, and roadmap of future solutions in this space.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

Degree in IT/IS Computer Science or equivalent.

Education / Certifications: Degree in IT/IS Computer Science or equivalent.

Job specific requirements:

  • Technical, infrastructure, and data skills and business acumen to support the development of technology and capability changes.

  • IT solution, integration, and data architecture

  • Knowledge of systems and business processes

  • Influencing others based on earned respect and experience.

  • Analytical and problem-solving abilities

  • learning agility, proactive

  • Managing multi-country stakeholders

  • Knowledge of R&D or pre-manufacturing processes and/or applications is a plus.

  • Knowledge of Data & Analytics or Modelling & Simulation solutions is a plus.

  • Travel: 10-25% to selected R&D technical center sites as needed (United States and Brazil)

Work schedule: Full time

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez México has been in the country since 1927 and currently employs 6,000 wonderful people. Our diverse portfolio includes iconic and mouth-watering global brands such as Trident , Oreo , Philadelphia , and local jewels like Clorets and Bubbaloo . We are leaders in the making of cream cheese, powdered beverages and confections—in fact, we make seven out of every 10 chewing gums consumed by Mexicans. Our growth is supported by our cutting-edge manufacturing facilities, such as our Puebla Plant and Nuevo León HUB, which are the largest gums, candies and biscuits factories in the world in terms of volume. You can buy are products in 900,000 places in Mexico. We are also home to one of the 11 technology centers Mondelez International has worldwide, a specialized gum and candy facility that places us at the forefront of innovation and development in the country and drives our purpose to lead the future of snacking. We are pioneers in the country in work-life balance practices such as extended maternity leave, open spaces, remote work and flexible working hours.

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

Software & Applications

Technology & Digital

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.

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