**Job Description** **Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?** **Business Unit Summary** Mondelēz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We are leading the future of snacking with mouth-watering iconic brands such as Oreo , belVita , LU and Ritz biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk , Green & Blacks , Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Philadelphia and Dairylea cheese; and Maynards Bassetts , Trebor and Trident gums. Our more than 80,000 colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. That's who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. 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. **Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking.** Working as part of a cross-functional team you lead the RDQ activities for Chocolate 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 strategic projects 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 More about this role What you need to know about this position: + Lead multiple strategic projects in MENAP with the proper validation protocol, overseeing project governance, Budget and timeline + Risk Management: proactively identifying and mitigating potential risks + Stakeholder management: Building and maintaining relationship internally and externally, while communicating effectively with various project stakeholders. + Building future proof innovation pipeline in line with commercial strategic plan and growth ambition + Applies advanced technical knowledge of impact of formulation, process changes and/or interactions on product characteristics and consumer impact in project work. Provides guidance to others. + Lead and coordinate factory trials, commissioning & validation in collaboration with Quality & MSC teams. + Provide regular progress updates against agreed deliverables & objectives and timely communication. + Build a global Network with the R&D community across chocolate platforms & ensure full knowledge transfer & global practices implementation. **Education / Certifications:** Bachelor’s degree in science or chemical/mechanical/industrial engineering, Masters degree is a plus. **Job specific requirements:** + Min of 6 years of relevant experience + Strong project management skills and organizational abilities + Experience in managing complex projects + Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills + Familiar with business processes and technology solutions + Flexibility & Agility: ability to cope with fast changing environment + Problem solving: Utilizing analytical and conceptual skills to solve problems + Language: English, high proficient in both spoken and written **Work schedule:** Full Time No Relocation support available **Business Unit Summary** **Mondelēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan serves the Middle East and Africa markets as well as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we have more than 2600 employees working across seven plants and six commercial offices; we make, bake, sell and deliver our products to customers. We are market leaders in key snacking categories with iconic global and local brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Milka, Oreo and belVita biscuits, Barni Cakes,Tang powdered beverage, Chiclets and Trident gum and Halls candy.** 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.