Digital Supply Chain Engineering Director

Mondelēz International • East Hanover, NJ

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About The Position

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter. You develop the technical and engineering direction of digital transformation, ensuring alignment with Mondelēz International’s worldwide goals. Using your broad technical and in-depth knowledge in your specialty area, you identify, define and solve complex business problems and global standards to support growth, world-class manufacturing and productivity while ensuring the highest level of quality, safety and environmental requirements. As a senior member of the management team, you interact regularly with senior-level clients, the technical and digital community, suppliers and service providers. How you will contribute In collaboration with cross-functional partners, you will support in the development and implementation of the enterprise digitalization agenda. With senior supply-chain leaders, you will help drive major capital digitalization strategy and projects, ensuring they are completed within capex estimations and as per defined standards. You will also collaborate closely with internal cross functional stakeholders and support engineering teams in digitalization topics, monitor progress during project development, and participate in optimization efforts, using feedback learnings that global engineering teams can adopt. You will also use your technical expertise to develop and lead a digital community of practice. In addition, you will develop and maintain relationships with key suppliers and ensure they use the standards and technical track for enterprise digitalization-related issues. As a senior technical resource for the organization, you will interact regularly with cross-functional management, so good communication skills are key in this role. As a people leader, you will manage the technical resource needs and foster people development and capability building. What you will bring A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in: Technical excellence in your area Automation and manufacturing systems Influencing internal and external stakeholders and leading the technical direction in your area Leading direct and indirect multicultural teams and driving the strategic direction Project management More about this role The Digital Lead for Supply Chain coordinates and shapes the end-to-end digital and automation agenda for global manufacturing — from strategy to execution. The role supports development of defines a unified digital landscape aligned to IL6S maturity, maintainsgoverns a Ready-to-Scale catalogue of approved solutions, and drives the implementation of digitalization strategy globally. The role coordinates digital governance, including the 3-in-a-box ownership model, IIM for Digital methodology, data architecture standards, and a centralized AI-ready industrial data platform. It facilitates development ofproposes automation and robotics strategy, ensures TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) optimization through economies of scale and in-house deployment capabilities, and embeds digital KPIs into IL6S phase-gate progression. Working across Supply Chain, MDS, Engineering, CS&L, and Procurement, this role acts as the central coordination point for digital strategy, budget input, and decision-making — shifting the organization from fragmented, site-driven adoption to a scalable, globally governed digital engine for supply chain competitiveness. A critical dimension of the role is the deep integration of digital strategy into IL6S plant progression: ensuring that digital maturity assessments, mandatory solution minimums, and technology adoption roadmaps are directly linked to each site’s IL6S phase, accelerating loss eradication and operational excellence at every stage of the plant’s maturity journey. What you need to know about this position: 1. Supports development ofProposes and aligns a comprehensive digital strategy for Supply Chain, aligning with the business objectives and ensuring integration with other functions/ IL6S pillars. Proposes an aligned digital landscape matching plant maturity and needs, establishing a phased adoption roadmap tied to IL6S phase-gate progression. 2. Coordinates Global digital solutions governance, ensuring aligned development and deployment of digital solutions across Supply Chain. Aligns with Regional / BU digital teams, ensuring alignment between global strategy and local execution priorities and BU-specific requirements. 3. In collaboration with respective IL6S Pillar / Functional leads, coordinates and supports the identification, evaluation, and adoption of digital technologies and automation solutions, including but not limited to IoT, to improve operational efficiency. 4. Coordinates the global Digital Smart Factory rollout, including the IoT Platform. Supports the adoption of IoT-enabled automation technologies that streamline supply chain operations, ensuring seamless integration with APC systems for real-time process control. Co-ordinate with regional, business units and sites on change management during deployment. 5. Owns IIoT platform technical requirements and specifications to ensure growth and scalability. 6. Collaborates with cross-functional teams including MDS, MSC, CS&L and Procurement to assess current processes, identify automation opportunities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. 7. Owns relevant automation standards and playbooks. Establishes clear data governance for globally scaled solutions. 8. Tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the adoption, effectiveness and impact of digital initiatives. 9. Continuously evaluates emerging AI, machine learning, robotics, and automation technologies, conducting structured pilots and proof-of-concepts to assess applicability and readiness for global scale across manufacturing sites. 10. Fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the supply chain team, encouraging creativity and experimentation to drive business growth and competitiveness. 11. Ensures compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices related to data security, privacy, and intellectual property rights in all digital initiatives. 12. Represents the company in industry forums, conferences, and networking events to share insights, exchange best practices, and build strategic partnerships with technology vendors and solution providers. 13. Supports development ofDefine and own the global automation and robotics strategy for Supply Chain manufacturing, including identification of high-value use cases, technology selection, business case development, and prioritization framework aligned with IL6S loss elimination roadmap. Ensures robotics and advanced automation — including collaborative robots (cobots), Autonomous Mobile Robots for in-plant material transport and logistics, and machine vision systems — are evaluated, piloted, and scaled in a structured, site-maturity-led manner. 14. Builds and maintains a Ready-to-Scale catalogue of approved digital and automation solutions — a curated, governed library of validated technologies (IoT applications, robotics, analytics tools, AI models) that sites can deploy with confidence. Ensures each solution in the catalogue is accompanied by deployment playbooks, TCO benchmarks, integration requirements, and minimum IL6S maturity prerequisites, enabling rapid and consistent global rollout. 15. Leads governance of the 3-in-a-box model for digital and automation solution ownership, ensuring every solution in the portfolio has clearly defined accountabilities across Product Owner (Why/What), MDS (Platform), and Engineering (How). Drives adoption of IIM for Digital methodology to standardize solution development, validation, and scale-up across regions and business units.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8-10 years of progressive experience in supply chain management, with a focus on digital transformation, automation, and technology-enabled process improvement.
• Proven track record of successfully leading digital initiatives and driving significant business impact within complex manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of supply chain processes, including procurement, production planning, inventory management, and distribution logistics.
• Understanding of Industry 4.0 concepts and experience in industrial automation and system integration projects such as MES and SCADA, OPC-UA Companion Specifications. Familiar with programming languages including Python, C#, C++, Java, REST, MQTT.
• Experience in using and managing GitHub/Jira/GitLab.
• Expertise in implementing and managing enterprise-wide software systems such as ERP, WMS, TMS, and advanced analytics platforms.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, manage multiple projects simultaneously, and deliver results within established timelines.
• Effective communication and leadership abilities, with experience in leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strategic mindset with a focus on driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and delivering value-added solutions to support business growth and competitiveness.
• Knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and emerging trends in digital technology, automation, and supply chain management.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports development ofProposes and aligns a comprehensive digital strategy for Supply Chain, aligning with the business objectives and ensuring integration with other functions/ IL6S pillars. Proposes an aligned digital landscape matching plant maturity and needs, establishing a phased adoption roadmap tied to IL6S phase-gate progression.
• Coordinates Global digital solutions governance, ensuring aligned development and deployment of digital solutions across Supply Chain. Aligns with Regional / BU digital teams, ensuring alignment between global strategy and local execution priorities and BU-specific requirements.
• In collaboration with respective IL6S Pillar / Functional leads, coordinates and supports the identification, evaluation, and adoption of digital technologies and automation solutions, including but not limited to IoT, to improve operational efficiency.
• Coordinates the global Digital Smart Factory rollout, including the IoT Platform. Supports the adoption of IoT-enabled automation technologies that streamline supply chain operations, ensuring seamless integration with APC systems for real-time process control. Co-ordinate with regional, business units and sites on change management during deployment.
• Owns IIoT platform technical requirements and specifications to ensure growth and scalability.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams including MDS, MSC, CS&L and Procurement to assess current processes, identify automation opportunities, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Owns relevant automation standards and playbooks. Establishes clear data governance for globally scaled solutions.
• Tracks key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the adoption, effectiveness and impact of digital initiatives.
• Continuously evaluates emerging AI, machine learning, robotics, and automation technologies, conducting structured pilots and proof-of-concepts to assess applicability and readiness for global scale across manufacturing sites.
• Fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the supply chain team, encouraging creativity and experimentation to drive business growth and competitiveness.
• Ensures compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices related to data security, privacy, and intellectual property rights in all digital initiatives.
• Represents the company in industry forums, conferences, and networking events to share insights, exchange best practices, and build strategic partnerships with technology vendors and solution providers.
• Supports development ofDefine and own the global automation and robotics strategy for Supply Chain manufacturing, including identification of high-value use cases, technology selection, business case development, and prioritization framework aligned with IL6S loss elimination roadmap. Ensures robotics and advanced automation — including collaborative robots (cobots), Autonomous Mobile Robots for in-plant material transport and logistics, and machine vision systems — are evaluated, piloted, and scaled in a structured, site-maturity-led manner.
• Builds and maintains a Ready-to-Scale catalogue of approved digital and automation solutions — a curated, governed library of validated technologies (IoT applications, robotics, analytics tools, AI models) that sites can deploy with confidence. Ensures each solution in the catalogue is accompanied by deployment playbooks, TCO benchmarks, integration requirements, and minimum IL6S maturity prerequisites, enabling rapid and consistent global rollout.
• Leads governance of the 3-in-a-box model for digital and automation solution ownership, ensuring every solution in the portfolio has clearly defined accountabilities across Product Owner (Why/What), MDS (Platform), and Engineering (How). Drives adoption of IIM for Digital methodology to standardize solution development, validation, and scale-up across regions and business units.

Benefits

• health insurance
• wellness and family support programs
• life and disability insurance
• retirement savings plans
• paid leave programs
• education related programs
• paid holidays and vacation time
• participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results and eligibility to participate in our long-term incentive program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees