**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.** Working as part of a cross-functional team you 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. **How you will contribute** 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. **What you will bring** A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge: + Leading RDQ teams and 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 **Job specific requirements:** + BS or MS in Food Science, Chemical Engineering or related field. + Desirable knowledge R&D food or demonstrate a thorough understanding. + Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to effectively communicate to all levels within the organization. + Work on several projects, multi-tasking and managing priorities. + Ability to develop, plan for, and carry out plant trials. + Strong technical foundation and technical curiosity. + Participate in cross-functional teams to identify and resolve technical issues. + Able to develop and drive technical projects with proper scientific rigor: conduct appropriate testing, gather and analyze data, and develop recommendations based on findings. + Knowledge of Quality Systems (BPM, HACCP, ISO) + English fluency (written and spoken). **The candidate should:** + Communicating technical information effectively verbally and in writing + Relevant engineering experience, ideally within a fast-moving consumer goods environment + Technical curiosity, continuous learner and a drive to ensure technical rigor + Be able to manage multiple stakeholders, influence cross-functional teams + Quality and Laboratory requirements and practices **Additional details:** + Traveling: yes, periodical tris to all MX Manufacturing Plants. + Working model: 80% in the office/labs and 20% remote. No Relocation support available **Business Unit Summary** **Mondelez México has been in the country since 1927 and currently employs 6,000 wonderful people. Our diverse portfolio includes iconic and mouth-watering global brands such as** **_Trident_** **,** **_Oreo_** **,** **_Philadelphia_** **, and local jewels like** **_Clorets_** **and** **_Bubbaloo_** **. We are leaders in the making of cream cheese, powdered beverages and confections—in fact, we make seven out of every 10 chewing gums consumed by Mexicans. Our growth is supported by our cutting-edge manufacturing facilities, such as our Puebla Plant and Nuevo León HUB, which are the largest gums, candies and biscuits factories in the world in terms of volume. You can buy are products in 900,000 places in Mexico. We are also home to one of the 11 technology centers Mondelez International has worldwide, a specialized gum and candy facility that places us at the forefront of innovation and development in the country and drives our purpose to lead the future of snacking. We are pioneers in the country in work-life balance practices such as extended maternity leave, open spaces, remote work and flexible working hours.** Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. **Job Type** Regular Product development Science & Engineering At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about. We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast. Join us and Make It An Opportunity! Mondelez 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.