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Mondelez International

Makes cookies, chocolate, gum and candy worldwide

Director – Supply Chain Project & Program Management - Portfolio

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 11
Full-timeEast Hanover, NJ, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A technical or engineering degree, or equivalent experience, with a strong foundation in manufacturing, process engineering, or supply chain operations.
  • Significant hands-on manufacturing experience in a consumer packaged goods or fast-moving consumer goods environment, with a deep understanding of plant operations, process improvement, and technical problem-solving.
  • Proven experience in supply chain operations, program/project management, or strategy.
  • Demonstrated experience in network design, capacity planning, and multi-year scenario modeling, including investment, divestment, consolidation, and greenfield analysis.
  • Demonstrated experience commercializing new products or innovations, from pipeline development through launch execution.
  • A track record of driving transformation and step-change improvements through cross-functional collaboration and strategic execution.
  • A track record of developing and implementing growth and/or productivity strategies in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
  • A strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain and manufacturing processes, including commercialization (Innovation-to-Market or equivalent).
  • Familiarity with capital budgeting, resource planning, and financial aspects of project delivery.
  • Working knowledge of Total Productive Maintenance, 5S, Lean, and Six Sigma tools and methodologies.
  • Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies such as Stage-Gate, Agile, and Microsoft Project or equivalent.
  • Strong analytical skills, including the ability to translate data into actionable insights through scenario modeling and financial analysis.
  • Knowledge of relevant business processes and supporting technology solutions, including enterprise resource planning and manufacturing execution systems.
  • An entrepreneurial and transformation-oriented mindset, with the ability to identify growth opportunities, challenge the status quo, and drive step-change results with a bias for action.
  • Strong business acumen, including understanding how engineering and supply chain decisions translate into commercial outcomes and category growth.
  • Strong communication skills, verbal and written, to engage effectively from the shop floor to executive steering committees.
  • Strong stakeholder management and the ability to positively influence decision-making across functions and levels.
  • The ability to think strategically while leading tactical, hands-on programs.
  • Demonstrated coaching and team-building capabilities.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with colleagues at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with site leadership to develop and execute site strategy and the plant roadmap, integrating innovation and renovation plans into long-term supply plans.
  • Lead network design and optimization, including long-term capacity planning and multi-year scenario modeling to identify investment, divestment, plant consolidation, and greenfield opportunities.
  • Provide strategic thought leadership through scenario brainstorming, identifying project interdependencies, sharing best practices, and reviewing structured outputs with senior stakeholders.
  • Develop and implement growth and productivity strategies with Commercial, Finance, Research and Development, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams, ensuring alignment across the value chain.
  • Serve as the key interface between Category, Commercial, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Research and Development teams to align priorities and drive decisions.
  • Lead capacity and sourcing assessments to address current and future supply and demand gaps.
  • Support site capital expenditure budget development with Engineering, ensuring bottom-up capital planning and prioritization.
  • Lead end-to-end commercialization of new innovations from concept through market launch.
  • Own and drive the Innovation-to-Market and Initiative & Innovation Management processes at the site or cluster level.
  • Lead project verification and design reviews (DR4–DR7), ensuring site readiness milestones are met.
  • Ensure effective planning and execution of changes related to new and existing products, packaging, and processes.
  • Lead site post-project evaluations and communicate outcomes to key stakeholders.
  • Drive consistency and quality in project execution using appropriate methodologies and tools, such as Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, and Stage-Gate.
  • Develop and manage project budgets, timelines, and resource plans.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate project-level risks, escalating them to leaders as needed.
  • Provide regular project reporting and status updates through scorecards, status reports, and stakeholder review meetings.
  • Confirm project completion, quality, and readiness to go live.
  • Collaborate across functions and bakeries to continuously improve processes, deliver productivity, and support new product commercialization.
  • Integrate the overall site change management agenda to maintain service levels while delivering projects.
  • Manage ongoing reprioritization and de-complexity initiatives.
  • Ensure execution of regional and global menu cards and that manufacturing hurdle rates are met.
  • Own productivity delivery for the pillar, including in-year net productivity deliverables and development of a sufficient future-year pipeline.
  • Support delivery of the site productivity and continuous improvement agenda.
  • Own relationships with cross-functional teams and manufacturing sites, ensuring quality assurance across all phases of project delivery.
  • Manage and influence stakeholders from tactical execution through steering committee level, driving alignment and effective decision-making.
  • Build high-performing cross-functional teams across internal and external partners.

About the Company

Mondelez International

Makes cookies, chocolate, gum and candy worldwide

Mondelez International makes snack foods sold in grocery stores, convenience shops and online from North America and Europe to Latin America, Asia and Africa. Its brands include Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies, Cadbury, Milka and Toblerone chocolate, Trident gum and Halls cough drops. The company runs factories around the world, buys large amounts of cocoa and wheat, and ships finished snacks to retailers and distributors. It earns money by selling these branded snacks at wholesale, and it grows by adding local brands and buying regional bakeries and snack makers. Mondelez took its current name in 2012, when Kraft Foods split off its North American grocery business, and is based in Chicago.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Founded
1903

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