Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.

You oversee the successful delivery of a portfolio of projects led by a team of project managers. You prioritize projects and resources to ensure objectives are met. You may also manage some project(s).

How you will contribute

You will:

• Coordinate and align plans and deliverables with cross-functional teams, engaging with internal and external partners to ensure successful program delivery
• Own project lifecycles with direct responsibility of managing their budgets, timelines, build quality, testing, and operational readiness, including confirming the completion and consistency of all projects and their readiness to go live
• Identify, assess and mitigate program/project-level risks, escalating to global leads when necessary
• Drive consistency and quality in project execution using the appropriate methodology
• Communicate program-level reporting and status updates
• Develop the resources on your team. You will also coach and mentor project managers from other teams to build capability in the organization

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Excellent program management skills with experience leading and delivering large projects in multiple regions/markets
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to drive effective discussions with project resources from tactical execution level up to steering committee members
• Deep knowledge of relevant business processes and related technology solutions
• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to positively influence decision making
• Focus on cost-effective innovation in program delivery
• Proven ability in building effective teams across internal and external partners

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

Education / Certifications:

• A 4-year BS/BA degree is required.

Job specific requirements:

• 5 to 7 years of operational experience
• 5 to 7 years of Leadership experience
• 5 to 7 years of Continuous Improvement experience. 
• Prior technical experience in processing and packaging in food manufacturing is desired
• Computer skills in Microsoft word, excel, power point, and outlook is required
• Prior experience in lean six sigma is desired
• Exceptional English communication (verbal and written) skills required
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to influence without authority is required
• Demonstrated skills in conflict management and fair management practices is required
• Demonstrated ability to lead and provide direction to teams is required
• Demonstrated ability to coach and develop teams is required
   

Work schedule:

• Must be able to work any shift, weekends and overtime as needed

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.

Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process.  Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.

Job Type

Regular

Project and Program Management

Business Capability