Scientist I

Mondelez International Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Mondelēz International, Inc. is seeking a scientifically minded professional to lead RDQ activities for major chocolate SKUs, including pilot plant and factory trials, and cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Insights and Analytics.

You will assess samples, benchmark competitors, organize projects with global stakeholders, and write technical reports to support consumer-led product development.

Qualifications

• Science or engineering degree required.
• Experience in food science or engineering, preferably in FMCG.
• Experience with pilot plant and factory applications preferred.
• Chocolate making experience and chocolate technology knowledge preferred.
• Team or independent work under guidance from a manager.
• Strong prioritisation and time management.
• Proactive problem solving with independent solutions.
• Ability to interpret data and draw clear conclusions.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including technical writing.
• Customer-focused development mindset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee RDQ activities for major chocolate SKUs and benchmark competitors.
• Coordinate sample selection, analysis, and data tracking for traceability.
• Collaborate with regional/global teams including Marketing and Insights.
• Compare pilot plant masses with plant-made equivalents for flavor/texture.
• Support competitor surveillance and update activities as needed.
• Plan and execute projects aligned with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing needs.

Skills

Team collaboration

Independent work

Problem solving

Data analysis

Technical writing

Communication

Consumer focus

Education

Science/Engineering degree

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 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

• Main responsibility in that global R&D role is to oversee the process for some of our biggest chocolate SKUs and leading the competitor benchmarking process.
• Accountability for sample selection and approval, various analysis and maintaining the database for tracking and traceability purposes.
• Work with regional and global stakeholders across the globe and various functions, like Marketing, Insights and Analytics and the regional R&D.
• Linked to that, but not exclusively the roles responsibility is comparing specific Pilot Plant made chocolate masses vs plant made and their equivalency, in terms of flavor and texture. This involves collaboration with our process, mass and Consumer Science teams.
• Responsibility for specific competitor surveillance activities, with a scope that varies depending on stakeholder’s strategic interest. On top, some of historical competitor surveillance activities may need to be revised and updated regularly or on demand.
• With the support and guidance of a manager, you will organise and execute projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks.
• 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.).
• 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.
• A global role which requires technical rigor and attention to detail, with plenty of opportunities to collaborate, to raise the bar when it comes to processes and ways of working on all aspects of the role mentioned before and to build a cross functional Mondelez network, inside and outside R&D.

What you will bring

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

• A science or engineering degree
• Food science, science, or engineering experience ideally in a fast-moving consumer industry (preferred)
• Practical pilot plant and factory application experiences are preferred
• Practical chocolate making experiences and a good understanding of the Chocolate category specific technology and processes/lines is preferred
• 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

This is a temporary fixed term contract role until February 2028

The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We are leading the future of snacking with mouth-watering iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita, LU and Ritz biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Green & Blacks, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Philadelphia and Dairylea cheese; and Maynards Bassetts, Trebor and Trident gums. Our more than 80,000 colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

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

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Product development

Science & Engineering