Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a whole new company that has been reimagined with a single focus in mind: create delicious moments of joy by sharing the world’s favorite brands.
Launched on Oct. 1, 2012, and employing around 100,000 people around the world, Mondelez International comprises the global snacking and food brands of the former Kraft Foods Inc. While Mondelez International is new, the company’s brands are as diverse and rich with heritage as the 170 countries in which its products are marketed.
As the world’s pre-eminent maker of snacks, Mondelez International has leading shares in every category and every region of the world in which it competes. The company holds the No. 1 position globally in Biscuits, Chocolate, Candy and Powdered Beverages as well as the No. 2 position in Gum and Coffee.
Mondelez International is a global snacks powerhouse with billion in revenues and operations in more than 80 countries. More than 80 percent of our revenues are generated outside North America. Our brand portfolio includes such well-known brands as Oreo, Trident, Cadbury, LU, Toblerone, Halls and Milka. For more information, visit http://www.mondelezinternational.com/ and www.facebook.com/mondelezinternational.
Are you fascinated by our delicious business around the Globe? Are you excited about Change?
 
We have a fantastic opportunity to join with us!
 
Mondelez International is looking for: Group Leader Consumer Science Beverage
 
Position Purpose

• Provide Consumer Science related support to Mondelēz global legal entities. This includes the Latin America beverage category as well as may also include support to other beverage regions as organization priorities dictate.
• The role leads and manages a team of scientists and technicians at several organizational levels and generally does not manage other managers. The jobholder has broad consumer science experiences including sensory/consumer including qualitative/quantitative and non-standard methods.
• The role requires the jobholder to work with a high degree of autonomy developing departmental plans consistent with the functional strategic goals. The jobholder assumes leadership role of the team and interfaces with R&D peers and leaders as well as cross-functional senior management. The jobholder is responsible for the quality of work done by the team and directs activities of junior professionals to deliver against organizational goals. The jobholder interacts regularly with key stakeholders and delivers expert technical knowledge representing the function. The jobholder is able to solve complex problems and get things done through both formal and informal channels.

Main Responsibilities 

• Oversee single or multi stage medium scoped projects, ensuring they deliver to the required standards and agreed timescales, including overseeing the design of research to meet objectives, produce good quality, actionable data and responsible for the recommendations coming from the research.
• Coach staff in understanding and applying the many different consumer science practices
• Contribute to the development of departmental strategic plans; and set and monitor individual annual goals for all staff
• May be responsible for a departmental budget including development, monitoring and delivery in line with corporate requirements
• Effectively applies varying subject matter vocabulary to various constituencies.
• Seeks improvement on existing methods in line with good scientific principles.
• Develops staff to translate technical information to non-technical business partners.
• Direct all aspects of research both qualitative and quantitative including the integration/linking of descriptive and consumer data into a cohesive story.
• Oversee the execution of CAD (Consumer Aided Design) work including the design of the research program and all executional elements including Knowledge Mapping, Value Diagramming, Product Labs and subsequent analysis and reporting of results.
• May work on own projects with high degree of technical skill
• Effectively partner with stakeholders (R&D and Commercial / Insights) ensuring that the work undertaken by staff is in line with the strategic priorities of the business.
• Can effectively make a business case for resources required and find strategies to secure those resources.
• Prioritize and delegate the work assignments to colleagues in order to deliver agreed annual plans.
• Role model leadership behaviors and deputize for senior manager as required.
• Ensure an efficient and safe running of the sensory laboratory, including maintaining the quality system, ensuring that procedures are followed properly and highest standards of work and environment, health and safety are maintained.
• Contribute to CS Team goals by participating or leading teams where new methodologies and capability are evaluated, proposed and implement.

 
 
The Success Candidate Will be:
 
Academic Knowledge 

• Educated to at least degree level in a scientific subject and/or appropriate post graduate qualifications.
• Mastery in Discrimination, Descriptive Analysis and Consumer tools and techniques.
• Strong knowledge of statistical theory and its application to sensory/consumer research.
• English and Spanish required.

Working Knowledge  

• Relevant training / work knowledge.
• Knowledge in Project Management.
• Management Knowledge.
• Proven track record in effective partnering with clients and/or stakeholders.
• Demonstrable competence in primary software applications (Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations etc.).
• Knowledge with Consumer Aided Design Techniques.
• Practical knowledge of application of statistical analysis.
• Knowledge in facilitating cooperation across businesses and sites as well as with customers and suppliers.

Competencies:  

• Team Leadership
• Adherence to time scales
• Coaching, Mentoring, Delivering Feedback
• Organizing and prioritizing duties of others
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Intellectual curiosity
• Demonstration of proactivity
• Business Acumen
• Motivate and inspire team to achieve to their highest potential
• Clearly communicates goals and collective purpose

Abilities

• Ability to discuss in teams, align on issues and take decisions
• Ability to break down complex things to be understood by others
• Ability to articulate issues/opportunities in an appropriate way
• Strong negotiation and influence skills

 
Mondelez International, Inc. is an equal opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We actively seek to maintain a diverse work force, and Mondelez International, Inc. therefore recruits qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or Vietnam veteran status.
 
We invite you to leave your CV to be part of this great team of people and brands who make Mondelez International.
 
Join our dream of creating delicious moments of joy!