Developer, Packaging Development & Engineering

Mondelēz International; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 in

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Learning & development programmes

Inclusive workplace culture

Job summary

Mondelēz International in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Packaging Development & Engineering professional to lead packaging design and deployment for innovative products. You will coordinate technical work across RDQ, marketing and manufacturing, driving trials, selecting materials, and ensuring compliance with quality standards.

You will influence senior stakeholders, mentor teams, and champion consumer-centric packaging solutions while progressing multiple priorities in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• Packaging development and/or packaging deployment, ideally within fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environment.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders.
• Strong planning and delivery of multiple priorities with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Innovate and develop packaging for new products and optimize existing solutions across chocolate, biscuits and meals portfolios.
• Apply technical understanding of materials and processes to ensure robust, scalable designs; manage trials and recommend materials.
• Translate brand strategies and consumer insights into tangible packaging concepts.
• Collaborate with marketing, supply chain and production to execute concepts from ideation to launch.
• Ensure compliance with high quality standards, regulatory requirements and sustainability commitments.
• Drive the packaging sustainability agenda and manage related projects.
• Communicate effectively to influence senior and cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills

Packaging development

Team leadership

Project planning

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Coaching & mentoring

Consumer focus

Technical curiosity

Job description

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Working as part of a cross functional team, you lead RDQ activities to complete packaging design and packaging deployment for innovation/growth projects and productivity projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience.

How you will contribute

You will independently coordinate technical work for projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks, and coordinate projects to determine appropriate packaging specification information using sampling and supplier management and pilot-plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In this role, you will also develop activities such as packaging design and specifications, scale up, commissioning, etc., and plan for the effective use of resources including the use of external agencies and suppliers. To succeed in this role, you will use your understanding of equipment design and manufacturing processes to ensure that packaging specifications are determined with excellence. You will be accountable for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions derived from the analysis and interpretation of results; develop and leverage connections both internally and with the external technical community; and create intellectual property to drive competitive advantage.

What you will bring

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

• Packaging development and/or packaging deployment, ideally within fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environment
• Leading teams and influencing cross-functional teams
• Planning and delivering multiple priorities
• Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions
• Influencing senior and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical reports
• Coaching and mentoring others
• Championing for consumer needs
• Technical curiosity and collaborative mindset

More about this role

The Opportunity

This exciting role offers you the chance to be at the forefront of packaging innovation&sustainability, shaping the future experience of some of the world’s most recognizable chocolateandbiscuitsbrands for consumers across the globe. You will be instrumental in driving technical excellence, and strategic foresight to develop breakthrough packaging solutions that delight consumers and meet stringent industry standards.

Location: candidates can bebasedprimarilyinBournville(UK) or Saclay (FR).

What You Will Do

• Innovate & Develop: Lead the development of packaging for new products andoptimizeexisting solutions for ourchocolate,biscuitsandmealsportfolios.

• Technical Expertise: Apply rigorous technical understanding of packaging materials, manufacturing processes,cost&supply chain considerations to ensure robust, scalable, and sustainable designs. Managetrials. Recommend materials and solutions that apply best to our business needs.

• Strategic Vision: Translate brand strategies and consumer insights into tangible packaging concepts.

• Collaboration: Work seamlessly within cross-functional teams, collaborating with marketing, supply chain, and production to bring innovative concepts from ideation to launch.

• Quality & Compliance: Ensure all packaging designs adhere to our high-quality standards, regulatory requirements, and our commitment to responsible and sustainable practices.

• Drive the packaging sustainability agendaand manage sustainability-focused packaging projects.

• Communication:Adapt communicationto beimpactfulandinfluencesenior and cross-functional stakeholders.

What You Will Bring

• A demonstratedtrack recordof success in packaging developmentfor min. 5 yearsideally within fast moving consumer goods or consumer packaging goods environment.

• A good understanding of various packaging materials, their properties, and conversion processes.

• Exceptional attention to detail, ensuring precision and excellence in all aspects of design and specification.

• A proactive,solution-oriented mindset with the ability to navigate complex challenges and drive projects forward.

• Strong communicationand collaboration skills to effectively partner with diverse teams and stakeholdersto influence strategic business decisions.

• Champion sustainable packaging strategiesandidentifyand evaluate new packaging materials and technologies.

Travel Requirements

The candidate must have availability to occasional travel within MEU (dependingon project requirements).

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and annual bonus scheme

• Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days remote)

• Pension scheme with employer contributions

• Private healthcare and wellbeing benefits

• Access to Mondelēz International’s global learning and developmentprogrammes

• A vibrant, inclusive, and collaborative workplace culture

Important: this is a fixed-term contract for 18months.

Relocation Support Available?

No Relocation support available

Job Type

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Packaging Development & Engineering

Science & Engineering

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.