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.

As the Business Development Engineering Manager, you'll be responsible for leading the I2M process for the factory, overseeing new product development, design changes, and productivity projects. Additionally, you'll lead the project engineering team, ensuring compliance with corporate policies, engineering standards, and legal requirements. Acting as a crucial interface with Commercial units, R&D, and PCM, you'll drive effective communication processes and spearhead the BDE team's development.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with PCMs and other BU representatives to facilitate cooperative change management.

• Collaborate across categories within Chocolate to implement optimal business solutions for category-based opportunities.

• Lead planning and factory implementation of projects, overseeing engineering, trials, materials delivery, and training coordination.

• Support cross-functional team members to meet Engineering, NPD, and change project objectives.

• Manage project agenda, forecast capital budgets, and ensure compliance with capital processes.

• Ensure engineering projects adhere to legal and corporate standards, focusing on quality, health, and safety requirements.

• Communicate project objectives, timelines, and accountabilities clearly, ensuring key milestones are met.

• Keep stakeholders informed of project progress, escalating risks appropriately and driving corrective actions.

• Provide expertise on plant technical capability, influencing MEU sourcing strategies.

• Contribute to site leadership team for strategy and long-range investment/business plans.

• Collaborate with RD&Q/Commercial teams for new product development aligned with brand strategy.

• Drive cost reduction through process optimization and waste minimization in NPD.

What you’ll bring:

• Familiarity with I2M and IIM processes preferred.

• Extensive experience in manufacturing organizations and project implementation.

• Leadership experience with large, complex projects and global technology standards/programs.

• Proficiency in engineering standards, process requirements, and SAP.

• Strong process management and ambiguity handling skills.

• Demonstrated ability to develop direct reports and teams.

• Prior experience in driving transformational change and exemplifying organizational values.

• Degree-level education, preferably in engineering.

Management and Development:

This role seeks an individual adept at navigating complex manufacturing landscapes, driving projects from ideation to implementation while fostering collaboration and innovation within cross-functional teams. A strategic thinker with strong leadership and technical acumen will excel in this position.

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The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland .

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez Europe, we are proud, not only of the iconic brands we make, but also of the people who make them. Our delicious products are created in 52 plants across Europe by more than 28,000 passionate people. We are the top maker of chocolate and biscuits and a leading maker of gum and candy. We make sure our powerful global brands and local jewels like Cadbury, Milka and Alpen Gold chocolates, Oreo, belVita, LU and Tuc biscuits get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. 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.

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