Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

• A new enterprise business team is being set up; this team will be completely dedicated to the success of MDLZ entry into a new snacking category. 

• In this key position, you will play a pivotal role in the development & growth of the MDLZ category growth, working with the Insights Director, by leading and partnering on key initiatives with the Innovation and Category team. You will lead the process of identifying consumer & shopper insights that influence strategy and actions.

How you will contribute

You will :

• Lead all innovation related research for MDLZ’s new snacking category team at an enterprise level
  • Support the development of brand innovation strategy & a multi-year innovation agenda that aligns with the category’s growth strategy and financial targets using agile methodologies
  • Provide deep understanding of the consumer, brand, and category dynamics to inform development of relevant innovation across channels
• Partner with the New Category Enterprise team to develop a compelling customer category growth story
  • Conduct periodic situation assessment spelling our key category challenges & opportunities
  • Identify category purchase driver & barriers and articulate the unmet needs at a channel level
  • Champion category development via lens of 3mores & growth territory
  • Partner with Innovation team in crafting compelling story on how MDLZ brand-bundle will drive category growth
• Partner with commercial teams in building a compelling shelving transition roadmap 
• Partner with RGM team in building MLDZ pricing strategy and channel specific PPA for this new category
• Partner with commercial team to frame key in-market T&L’s KPIs and evaluation 

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Managerial experience in insights for consumer products, gained in industry and/ or consulting
• Experience working on agile & new category / segment entry
• Consumer marketing acumen with an understanding of innovation research
• Proficiency in NIQ/Circana database to identify category/ customer/ channel issues & opportunities 
• Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability and know-how to navigate the organization across functions.
• Proven track record of working with cross-functional teams, including influencing without direct authority
• 7+ number of Year experience

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and  Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.  

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

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Job Type

RegularInnovation insightsInsights