Product Change Manager Productivity

Job Description

Product Change Manager Productivity - Biscuits & Gum, Candy, Beverages and Meals - MEAMondelez International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 160 countries around the world. Were 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. We are stronger through our diverse, inclusive and connected community and bring our values and commitments to life!Join us for an exciting career opportunity in the Customer Service & Logistics function, in the capacity of Product Change Manager Productivity Biscuits & Gum, Candy, Beverages and Meals - MEA. This role is based in Cairo Festival City BU.The role of the Product Change Manager is responsible to manage all productivity product change projects in the Biscuits and Gum, Candy, Beverages and Meals categories across MEA and ensure issues are escalated and risk mitigated to ensure overall business plans & strategies are delivered.Main responsibilities:- 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 (idea to market) principles ensure the Product Change Manager team delivers project management excellence to meet MEA 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.- 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 monthly Productivity review process to ensure all projects are properly documented and have been reviewed and agreed upon by all appropriate stakeholders.- Continuously improve the Product Change 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. REQUIREMENTS: QualificationsKnowledge, Skills and Experience Required:- Experience in Project Management and Stakeholder Management- 5-7 years experience in a consumer products environment, typically in a Supply Chain / Production / Procurement / R&D / Project Management role- Bachelors degree preferred in relevant field of study- Fluency in English & Arabic- Proficiency in MS Office

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About Company

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is one of the worlds 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 worlds 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.