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Ref: RP141-233
Job description / Role
Mondelez International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 160 countries around the world. We're leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. Our 90,000+ 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 mission to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack , for the right moment , made the right way . It's time for you to Make It with Mondelez International.
Customer Service & Logistics (CS&L) is where you'll integrate our end-to-end demand-driven supply chain. Working "from farm to shelf," you'll connect plants with customers to deliver best-in-class service in the most efficient way. Your goal will be to have the right products, at the right time, and with the right quantity and quality on the shelf.
Key Purpose: The PCM has the key responsibility to manage all Innovation and product change projects in the GCBM category for Pakistan and ensure issues are escalated and risk mitigated to ensure overall business plans & strategies are delivered.
Candidate will also be responsible for the management and execution of productivity projects for the Pakistan manufacturing sites.
The PCM drives the regional innovation and product change agenda in the GCBM category by managing the Global I2M process ensuring that all interdependencies are assessed and synergies are maximized to deliver best for business solution.
The PCM interfaces extensively with Consumer Marketing, RDQ, Procurement, Customer Development, Finance, and all functions within Supply Chain (BD, Manufacturing and Customer Service and Logistics), to deliver projects within the specified time, cost and quality parameters.
The individual will work closely with the PCDM GCBM Lead MEA to ensure consistent PCM ways of working and sharing of best practice.
Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Lead cross-functional teams in the development and implementation of a broad, coordinated set of projects to meet the revenue, volume, growth, productivity and quality goals and priorities of the business/category.
- Using Global I2M principles ensure the PCM team delivers project management excellence to meet AMEA GCBM and Productivity objectives.
- Own and drive the definition of project scope, goals, tasks and resource (people and cost) requirements; resolve or lead the resolution of conflicts within and between projects or functional groups; develop methods to monitor project progress and provide corrective action if necessary. Own the escalation to regional PCDM Manager.
- Create project timelines, assign tasks and activities to stakeholders.
- Follow up on stake holders to ensure timely completion of their tasks to delivery overall project timelines
- Ensure that project scope and timing take into consideration minimizing waste (raw, pack and finished goods write-offs) and reducing complexity (utilizing existing asset platforms, managing SKU proliferation) to the business; champion these activities within the business and project teams.
- Ensure that suitable risk assessment and contingency planning (for relevant projects) takes place, is communicated and agreed upon by all stakeholders and is acted on if necessary to keep the project on track or to accelerate the project if the business need exists.
- Actively participate in the Pakistan PAM review process and MEA Productivity review process to ensure all projects are properly documented and have been reviewed and agreed upon by all appropriate stakeholders.
- Continuously improve the PCM ways of working, project management toolkits and methodologies (Idea to Market, Project Management Principles) used within Mondelez; enable best practice sharing by ensuring all projects are properly closed out and key learnings are documented.
Qualifications
Knowledge: including education, qualifications and training
- Bachelor's degree preferred (Business, Marketing, Logistics, Engineering, Planning Operations).
- Strong knowledge of the local, regional & global supply chain.
Requirements
Skills/Leadership Competencies:
- Project management
- Broad understanding of internal functional roles and business processes. MS Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Experience:
- 5-7 years' experience in a consumer products environment, typically in a Supply Chain / Production / Procurement / R&D / Project Management role.
- Experience in People Management
Mondelez 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.
About the Company
Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is one of the world's largest snacks companies, with 2015 net revenues of approximately $30 billion.
Our dream is to create delicious moments of joy in everything we do. Nearly 100,000 employees support this dream by manufacturing and marketing delicious food and beverage products for consumers in approximately 165 countries around the world.
We are the world's pre-eminent maker of snacks, with leading market shares in every category in which we compete. Mondelez International holds the No. 1 position globally in Biscuits, Chocolate and Candy as well as the No. 2 position in Gum. (source: Euromonitor)
About 85 percent of our annual revenue is generated in fast-growing snacks categories, and nearly 75 percent of our sales come from outside of North America.