Business Development Project Specialist, Manufacturing

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.

Mondelēz International empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We're leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as Oreo, Cadbury, Philadelphia, Pascall, The Natural Confectionery Company, Belvita, Ritz and Toblerone with global revenues exceeding $31 billion USD.

Based at our Candy Site based in Scoresby, this exciting role will see you working across the full scope of Mondelez ANZ brands Pascall, The Natural Confectionery Co. and Sour Patch Kids. This role will give you exposure to working with various functions across the business while bringing to life new products projects.

You are responsible for ensuring that projects are successfully completed on time and on budget to support Scoresby growth agenda. This includes project governance, budget and timeline development, build quality, testing and operational readiness, and the complete project’s readiness to go live. You will also be accountable for the delivery of product, package and process change by directing the manufacturing commercialisation.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Drive consistency and quality in the execution of projects using the appropriate methodology and tools
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project-level risks and escalate them to global leads and/ or the program manager when needed
• Be the key contact for the site with respect to cost, capability, product and processes.
• Lead end-to-end project trials onsite in collaboration with RDQ teams. Lead project review/evaluation meetings post project commercialisation for continuous improvements.
• Business partner with capital engineering team on major capital projects
• Responsible for technical input into the I2M process and is the interface between the plants and the Commercial side of the business. Owns work processes within IIM process at site level integral to project delivery
• Provide project reporting and status updates using scorecards, status reports and monthly review meetings and leading stakeholder meetings
• Contribute to budget management, resource planning and utilization
• Confirm the completion and consistency of projects and their readiness to go live
• Own the relationship with the external vendors including quality assurance in all phases of project delivery

What you will bring

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

• Proven experience in project management methodology.
• Excellent communication skills and able to drive effective discussions with project resources from tactical execution level up to steering committee members
• Excellent project planning and proactiveness in identifying risks and mitigations and managing strict timelines
• Strong focus on cost, schedule and quality of project delivery
• Knowledge of relevant business processes and related technology solutions  
• Stakeholder management and ability to influence positively in decision making
• Proven ability in building effective teams across internal and external partners
• Strong conceptual and analytic skills – enjoys problem solving
• Technical skills on process and product along with mechanical aptitude preferred.
•  Experience in starch moulding jelly confectionary advantageous

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

This is an exciting opportunity for a curious and driven individual to direct the manufacturing commercialisation at our Candy Site! Establish yourself as pivotal member of our Site Manufacturing Team, where opportunities to develop your career in Mondelēz, are endless.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez International, our mission is to provide consumers with the right snack, for the right moment, made in the right way. We are one of the largest snack companies in the world, with global net revenues exceeding $31 billion USD. 

We have operations in more than 80 countries and employ approximately 91,000 diverse and talented employees in our factories, offices, research & development facilities and distribution activities around the world.

In Australia and New Zealand, we have 6 factories, and both global and local brands, employing over 2,000 people; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Oreo, Toblerone, Philadelphia, belVita, Pascall, The Natural Confectionery Company, Sour Patch Kids and Ritz.

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

Manufacturing support

Manufacturing