Product & Process Improvement Manager

Mondelēz International • Chicago, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Working as part of a cross-functional team, you will lead the RDQ activities required to complete new product development and maintain portfolios and/or productivity projects, keeping in mind the goal to deliver the desired consumer experience. You will work independently to plan, lead and coordinate technical projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements. You will effectively communicate status and risks and plan, lead and coordinate pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In addition, you will plan, lead and coordinate development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation, etc.). To provide direction for product development, you will use digital simulation models to obtain, understand and interpret consumer insights and commercial information. In this role, you will create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications and be responsible for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions made from analysis and interpretation of results.

Requirements

• Leading RDQ teams
• Influencing cross-functional teams
• Handling multiple priorities
• Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions
• Applying technical curiosity and understanding to interpret and analyze data
• Effectively influencing senior-level and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical report conclusions
• Coaching and mentoring others

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead and coordinate technical projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements
• Effectively communicate status and risks
• Plan, lead and coordinate pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements
• Plan, lead and coordinate development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation)
• Use digital simulation models to obtain, understand and interpret consumer insights and commercial information
• Create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications
• Stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions made from analysis and interpretation of results

Benefits

• health insurance
• wellness and family support programs
• life and disability insurance
• retirement savings plans
• paid leave programs
• education related programs
• paid holidays
• vacation time
• bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed