Project Senior Specialist, Product Change

The Project Senior Specialist, Product Change role within Mondelēzs organizational structure is responsible for project managing business change initiatives – for example product innovation, pack change, quality, limited edition – from project initiation through to implementation & launch. This role is part of our Bakery category, which gives you a unique chance to work with brands such as Oreo, Milka, Delicje, Belvita, San Łakotki, Prince, etc.

This role interfaces extensively with Consumer Marketing, Customer Development/Business Planning, Finance, RD&Q, Quality, Legal, Consumer Insights and all functions within Global Supply Chain (Procurement, Artwork Agency, Manufacturing, Customer Service, and Logistics), to deliver projects within the specified time, cost and quality parameters.

Responsibilities

• Project planning: facilitation of the definition of project scopes, goals, tasks and resource (people and cost) requirements;
• Cross‑functional project team management: identifying and engaging cross‑functional representatives to form a team that delivers the project brief;
• Monitoring project progress and providing corrective action if necessary;
• Maintaining project documentation and reporting to communicate clear status, key timings, issues & risks;
• Maintaining quality communication with all functions engaged in the project, including raising the project profile through representation at senior forums;
• Ensuring that suitable risk assessment and contingency planning takes place to keep the project on track, accelerate or stop the project if the business need exists;
• Ensuring that project scopes and timing take into consideration minimizing waste (raw, pack write‑offs) and unwanted complexity (utilizing existing asset platforms, SKU proliferation) to the business system;
• Ensuring correct Product Labeling Specifications (PLS) handling, artwork process coordination and co‑packing handling.

Qualifications

• Project Management experience and knowledge, preferably in new product launches or product change;
• Working knowledge of the supply chain and basic supply chain principles is an advantage;
• Qualifications – level or equivalent; Project qualification an advantage;
• FMCG experience is a benefit;
• Ability to demonstrate strong meetings management, advanced facilitation and communication skills across a broad range of stakeholders;
• Strong initiative to problem solving and framing alternative solutions and driving delivery;
• Process oriented – ability to monitor, measure, report;
• High level of experience with computer applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, etc.;
• Experience or eagerness to develop in team management will be a plus.

Benefits

As a Project Senior Specialist, you will have various exciting possibilities for growth within our company, both vertical and lateral. Your next potential role in the team could be Project Manager and, after that, Senior Project Manager. You will gain experience working with different departments, which gives you an amazing opportunity to learn about various parts of the company. Many of our employees who have experience in Project Management roles move to other functions such as procurement, supply planning, demand planning, marketing and more.

Company

At Mondelēz 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.