Product developer - Chocolate Benchmarking

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondel?z 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

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. The PQB team looks after chocolate benchmarking. You will be responsible to conduct AMEA PQB studies and follow ups. You will conduct competitive benchmarking analysis and competitor watches.

What you need to know about this position:

What extra ingredients 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
• Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities
• Maintain accurate records of practical work, report findings, make recommendations and contribute to decision making
• Organise and execute pilot plant and scale up trials and host clients/stakeholders when required
• Contribute to/prepare high quality final reports and presentations for internal stakeholders and external clients as appropriate

Communication & Influence

• Participate in internal stakeholder meetings as required
• Deliver presentations as required to team members, stakeholders/clients and as requested at forums etc.

Education / Certifications:

Bachelor or Master Degree in Food Science & Nutrition, Food Technology or Engineering

Job specific requirements:

• Experience of product development and formulation together with an understanding of food manufacture and related disciplines
• Accountable, honest, hardworking and able to work efficiently in a team
• Flexible and adaptable to meet customer/business requirements.
• Meticulous attention to detail and an ability
• Self motivated, enthusiastic and quick to learn.
• Able to organise own work to maximise output
• Knowledge of food ingredients

Travel requirements:

Work schedule:

Business Unit Summary

At Mondel?z International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broad 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 globally and locally including many household names such as , and biscuits , and chocolate candy and gum. We are proud to hold the top position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy and the second top position in gum.

Our 80,000 makers and bakers are located in more than80countries and we sell our products in over150countries around the world. Our people 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.

Mondel?z 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.

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