Mondelez International

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.

Working as part of a cross functional team, you lead RDQ activities to complete packaging design and packaging deployment for innovation/growth projects and productivity projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience.

How you will contribute

You will independently coordinate technical work for projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks, and coordinate projects to determine appropriate packaging specification information using sampling and supplier management and pilot-plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In this role, you will also develop activities such as packaging design and specifications, scale up, commissioning, etc., and plan for the effective use of resources including the use of external agencies and suppliers. To succeed in this role, you will use your understanding of equipment design and manufacturing processes to ensure that packaging specifications are determined with excellence. You will be accountable for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions derived from the analysis and interpretation of results; develop and leverage connections both internally and with the external technical community; and create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.

What you will bring

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

• Packaging development and/or packaging deployment, ideally within fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environment

• Leading teams and influencing cross-functional teams

• Planning and delivering multiple priorities

• Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions

• Influencing senior and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical reports

• Coaching and mentoring others

• Championing for consumer needs

• Technical curiosity and collaborative mindset

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

This is a Packaging Development R&D position in the NA Biscuit Category responsible for delivering against the commercialization agenda in the US physically located in the strategic location in Mexico operational Hub. The individual must possess experience in package development and plant trial execution during the commercialization process in a fast-paced environment.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Execute the packaging biscuits programs happening or with high demand activities in the Mexico HUB from concept initiation through commercialization. Developing timelines, risk assessment and contingency plans to ensure execution on projects with limited supervision.

• Lead and maintain an agenda and lead key project for the NA business projects including innovation, brand maintenance, capacity expansions, productivity, quality and BCPs

• Follow i2m process for assigned projects and keep communication with key stakeholders for implementation. This includes participating in project update meetings led by PCM or marketing and provide accurate status and in a timely manner to avoid potential delays on project ATOs.

• Lead and/or support plant trials for packaging materials, working with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Procurement, Business Development, Production, Supply Chain and Quality). Properly plan, coordinate and report each trial, provide appropriate level of technical support and troubleshooting to execute trial objectives and ensure proper documentation of each activity.

• Design, plan and conduct analytical testing, line trials and package performance testing.

• Build and maintain relationship and constant communication with key pack material vendors on the development of new concepts, materials, and quality improvement.

• Leverage and challenge suppliers and partners to develop new technologies and cost advantage packaging formats and materials to achieve business goals.

• Ability to generate, develop and execute packaging ideas by leveraging both existing equipment in the company and new equipment.

Education / Certifications:

industrial design. chemical in food

Travel requirements:

Minimum of 3 years in a packaging development or process development role working with plant personnel and management. Capacity expansion experience preferred.

• Experience working in a Research, Development and Quality function.

• Experience managing projects within a plant environment (Product Development, Process Technology, New Product Commercialization, etc.).

• Planning and project management abilities.

• Experience in package development processes.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

• Experience in development, trials and commercialization of packaging initiatives.Desired: Experience with Lean Six Sigma tools and process control systems, Intermediate Stats experience, including Design of Experiments and use of MiniTab

• Packaging Materials: apply technical material knowledge to current projects; provide technical based solutions.

• Product Packaging interactions: apply knowledge of product, process, and package interactions along with modes of failure to make material recommendations and narrow down variables during development process.

• Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of the organization.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to effectively communicate to all levels within the organization.

• Packaging Equipment: apply knowledge of equipment, operation, capacities, limitations, and potential mechanical shortfalls

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

Packaging Development & Engineering

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.