Director, Global Sustainable Packaging

Mondelēz International•East Hanover, NJ

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 drive the Mondelēz International sustainability agenda by working with the spend category team and suppliers to ensure there is a clear path and program in place that is relevant to the industry/ category. Working with the spend category team, you make sure Mondelēz external commitments and expectations are embedded in sourcing strategies and deliverables. You foster relationships with external stakeholders and NGO’s deliver sustainability reports and act as the point person for procurement How you will contribute You will ensure deployment of Mondelēz International’s sustainable sourcing agenda. You will support our strategy and develop an effective implementation plan. You will also participate in conferences to help promote our brand and share our best practices with others. In addition to these contributions, you will improve how initiatives are tracked and how to use technology to maximize impact with the resources available. You will also: Leads Sustainable Packaging pillar from a business perspective partnering with RDQ on technical side, Procurement and BUs for implementation. Develops overall strategy and roadmap on sustainable packaging infrastructure for MDLZ to be regulation ready and create value for business, consumers & customers. This entails outlining technical recycling approach, SPIs, geographies, partners, investment required, and milestones. Influences and leads industry coalitions in this space to move from conceptual, pilot phase to broad scale adoption as ongoing, affordable business and consumer process. Develops consumer engagement strategy to valorize packaging initiatives through relevant claims, collaborate with partners to educate and motivate consumers to use system and recycle flexible films. Supports overall BU engagement and activation, facilitating monthly BU connects and best practice sharing, supporting BU agenda across pillars. Support business integration and value creation with focus on evolved governance and integration of Sustainability in existing processes; customer and brand engagement

Requirements

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career with experience and knowledge in: Developing and implementing a sustainability strategy and program that across different areas, but especially sustainable packaging
Partnering with brands and business units to drive business growth through sustainability programs
Leadership roles in a sustainability platform, particularly in formulating the business case and securing investment
Expertise in Sustainable Packaging approaches and related cutting-edge innovation and technology
15 years of experience.
10+ years of experience in Packaging
Bachelor's degree required
FMCG (food manufacturing consumer good) industry experience

Responsibilities

Leads Sustainable Packaging pillar from a business perspective partnering with RDQ on technical side, Procurement and BUs for implementation.
Develops overall strategy and roadmap on sustainable packaging infrastructure for MDLZ to be regulation ready and create value for business, consumers & customers. This entails outlining technical recycling approach, SPIs, geographies, partners, investment required, and milestones.
Influences and leads industry coalitions in this space to move from conceptual, pilot phase to broad scale adoption as ongoing, affordable business and consumer process.
Develops consumer engagement strategy to valorize packaging initiatives through relevant claims, collaborate with partners to educate and motivate consumers to use system and recycle flexible films.
Supports overall BU engagement and activation, facilitating monthly BU connects and best practice sharing, supporting BU agenda across pillars.
Support business integration and value creation with focus on evolved governance and integration of Sustainability in existing processes; customer and brand engagement