Developer, Product Development

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 deliver the RDQ activities required to complete new product development, portfolio maintenance and/or productivity projects with an emphasis on meeting the desired consumer experience.

How you will contribute

With the support and guidance of a manager, you will organize and execute projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. You will plan and conduct pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements and development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation etc.). You will also write technical reports that will require the analysis and interpretation of results and that lead to conclusions and recommendations and create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications.

What you will bring

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

• Food science, science, or engineering ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods market
• Working on teams and independently with the guidance of a manager
• Prioritizing and managing activities
• Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently
• Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing
• Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

• With the support of a manager and technical coaches, you will design and implement projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements and effectively communicate project statuses and risks.
• As part ofthatyou willbe responsible forthe process development, optimization, and commercialization of snack products within theGum &Candy category, while influencing technology decisions and pipeline development on associated brands.
• You will have the opportunity to work on multiple technologies in plant, and build strong relationships across RDQ, Supply Chain, Marketing, Research, etc. running technical risk assessments and creating and maintaining accurate consumer centric process specifications.
• You will also develop and manage project plans and timelines, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of an organization
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; able to effectively communicate to all levels within an organization
• Ability to influence others and get results through working with a diverse team
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage complexity

Education / Certifications:

BS or MS in chemical engineering, food engineering, or similar discipline

Job specific requirements:

• Relevant engineering experience, ideally within a fast-moving consumer goods environment
• Executional excellence, personal leadership, time management and problem-solving competencies
• Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data and to reach clear conclusions
• Communicating technical information effectively verbally and in writing
• Technical curiosity, continuous learner and a drive to ensure technical rigor
• Lead plant trials, working with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Procurement, Business Development, Production, Supply Chain and Quality). Properly plan, coordinate, and report each trial, provide appropriate level of technical support and troubleshooting to execute trial objectives and ensure proper documentation of each activity. 

Travel requirements:

None

Work schedule:

Full-Time

No Relocation support availableBusiness Unit SummaryMondelēz 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 TypeRegularProduct developmentScience & Engineering