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.

You lead a portfolio of projects that follow a globally harmonized process to ensure the right decisions are made at key points through the project lifecycle. Projects are aligned with our business strategy and senior stakeholder management engagement is required. Managing the portfolio of projects includes standard project processes, but also the tools used to plan, create, assess, balance and communicate execution of projects that support our global and/or regional goals and strategies.

You are responsible for ensuring that projects are successfully completed on time and on budget to ensure that benefits can be realised.

How you will contribute

You will:

Lead cross functional project teams to ensure the delivery of various strategic projects.Drive consistency and quality in the execution of projects using the appropriate methodology and tools. This will include managing weekly project team meetings, sharing project meeting minutes and updates, and reporting on progress in various forums.Manage a portfolio of projects, with multiple projects executing at the same time.Confirm the completion of projects and their readiness to go live.Identify, assess, and mitigate project-level risks and escalate them to the appropriate parties as requiredProvide project reporting and status updates using scorecards, status reports and monthly review meetings and leading stakeholder meetings.Where necessary, engage with the external stakeholders including quality assurance in all phases of project delivery.Support the use of processes and tool used to manage projects

What you will bring

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

Strong, proven experience in managing multiple projectsProven experience in project management methodologiesAbility to influence and interact with senior stakeholdersExcellent communication skills and able to drive effective discussions with project resources from tactical execution level up to steering committee membersExcellent project planning and proactiveness in identifying risks and mitigations and managing strict timelinesStrong focus on cost, schedule and quality of project deliveryKnowledge of relevant business processes and related technology solutions  Stakeholder management and ability to influence positively in decision makingProven ability in building effective teams across internal and external partnersStrong conceptual and analytic skills – enjoys problem solving

More about this role

What extra ingredients you will bring:

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and multitaskExperience in commercialisation projects would be beneficial to the roleManufacturing plant or productivity experience would be beneficial to the role

Education / Certifications:

Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalentProject management certification

Travel Requirements:

Occasional travel to plants or other BU offices

Work schedule:

Standard Business Hours

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International’s Sub Saharan Africa Business Unit is made up of three key focus areas namely Southern Africa, West Africa and the Rest of Africa Markets.  The Business Unit is home to approximately 1000 Makers and Bakers who strive to bring only the best quality and loved brands to our consumers. Mondelēz International in Sub Saharan Africa is proud to house global legacy brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk, Oreo, Halls and Bournvita, together with local jewels such as Cadbury LunchBar, Chappies, TomTom and Dentyne.  The Business Unit’s Markets have consistently been awarded Top Employer certification, and has been recognised as a Top Employer in Africa.  

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

Project and Program Management

Business Capability