**Job Description** **Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?** **Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.** Do you have a passion for sweet success? This is your chance to drive impact at the heart of our most beloved treats. As the PCM Lead for the Confections cluster, you will lead a deliciously complex portfolio spanning Everyday Confections, Chocolate, Halls and Seasonals Innovations across both the Confections and Biscuits categories. From refreshing classics to launching breakthrough ideas, your leadership will ensure our products delight consumers – on time, in full, and with excellence. This is more than project management – it is about being a strategic enabler of growth, a connector across functions, and a role model in execution. If you love orchestrating change and energizing cross-functional teams, this role was made for you. **How you will contribute** As the Confections PCM Lead you will play a key leadership role in enabling and supporting the successful execution of innovation, renovation, and productivity initiatives. You will contribute across the following areas: **Strategic Contribution** + Actively contribute to the implementation of Best-in-class PCM processes and continuous improvement initiatives. + Represent the Confections cluster in different forums, supporting the PCM Director on cluster-level priorities. + Translate business strategy into executable plans by working closely with Marketing, R&D, Regulatory and other key stakeholders. + Enable informed decision-making by providing visibility on pipeline progress and risks. **Project & Portfolio Management** + Support the delivery of the project pipeline by enabling robust project planning, cross-functional alignment, and proactive risk management. + Drive clarity around timelines, milestones, interdependencies, and change control processes. + Ensure accurate and complete data, supporting governance, reporting, and decision-making routines. + Drive portfolio clarity highlighting interdependencies and bottleneck and propose risk mitigation strategies. **Leadership & Team Management** + Lead and develop a team of PCMs, setting clear expectations, coaching for performance, and fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and accountable team culture. + Promote collaboration, ownership, and solution-oriented mindset within the team and across interfaces. + Provide continuous feedback, support development plans and role model PCM core behaviors. + Act as a senior point of contact and escalation for project risks and decisions. **Business & Functional Excellence** + Master the I2M framework understanding the E2E process, interdependencies, and critical milestones. + Ensure accurate and tailored reporting to stakeholders at all levels using scorecards and governance meetings. + Stay informed about the strategic direction, size, and ambition of the platforms supported, maintaining a business-growth mindset. + Drive adoption of standardized tools, routines, and governance for the PCM community. **Culture & Capability Building** + Foster a culture of continuous improvement, curiosity, and cross-functional learning within the team. + Encourage the team to propose process enhancements, challenge status quo, and elevate execution standards. + Drive capability-building efforts through coaching, training, and role modeling. **What you will bring** A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge: + Minimum 8 years of experience in project management, preferably within FMCG of food industry. + A proven track record managing complex project portfolios with confidence and clarity. + Deep knowledge of commercialization process (Idea to Market), and a love for structure that drives results. + Excellence stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills. + Comfort navigating ambiguity, balancing the now with the next, and influencing across functions and levels. + Ability to manage and prioritize multiple cross-functional projects within varying timelines. + Curiosity to understand our business, platforms, and consumer – and use that insight to drive execution forward. + Experience leading and growing talent. + Passion for collaboration, communications, and making things happen. ​ **What you need to know about this position:** This position plays a critical role within the PCM and Confections team, enabling Mondelez` growth agenda through structure and efficient delivery of the Confections pipeline. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across regions and categories and support a diverse and fast-moving portfolio. Experience in the Confections category is a plus, given the cluster`s strategic importance and unique seasonal dynamics. **What extra ingredients you will need:** + A growth and collaborative mindset and relentless drive for improvement. + Business acumen to connect project execution to strategic goals. + Confidence to challenge the status quo. + Energy to lead in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment with multiple seasonal deadlines and high business visibility. + Strong business acumen and the ability to connect dots other might miss. + Joy in building brands that people love – and being part of a team that delivers them with pride. ​ **Compensation:** The base salary range for this position is $117,400 to $161,425; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company. No Relocation support available **Business Unit Summary** The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country. Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance. For more information about your Federal rights, please see eeopost.pdf ; EEO is the Law Poster Supplement ; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision ; Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal **Job Type** Regular Project and Program Management Business Capability At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader 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 – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They 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. Join us and Make It An Opportunity! Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.