Project Senior Specialist, Product Change

Project Senior Specialist, Product Change role in Mondelēz organizational structure is responsible for project managing business change initiatives – for example product innovation, pack change, quality improvement, 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 such brands 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 and Customer Service and Logistics), to deliver projects within the specified time, cost and quality parameters.

Your responsibilities will include:

• 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 forming a team to deliver the project brief;
• Monitoring project progress and provide corrective action if necessary;
• Maintaining project documentation and reporting to communicate clear status of projects, key timings, issues & risks;
• Maintaining quality communication with all functions engaged in the project, including raising profile of projects through representation of projects 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.

What you need to be successful:

• Project Management experience and knowledge, preferably New Product Launches or Product Change;
• Working knowledge of the supply chain and basic supply chain principles is an advantage;
• Qualifications – degree level or equivalent, Project Management 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.

What we offer:

As a Project Senior Specialist, you will have various exciting possibilities of growth in our Company, both vertical and lateral. Your next potential role in the team could be Project Manager and after that, Senior Project Manager. After experiencing Project Management roles, many of our employees have the opportunity to move to different functions like procurement, supply planning, demand planning, marketing and more.

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.

Job Type: Regular

Project and Program Management

Business Capability

Seniority level: Not Applicable

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Project Management and Information Technology

Industries: Food and Beverage Manufacturing, Food and Beverage Services, and Manufacturing

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.