Technical Innovation Manager_ Technical Lead

Mondelez International; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 97,300 - 133,815; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Paid holidays and vacation time

Education related programs

Job summary

Mondelez International Naperville, IL seeks an Technical Innovation Manager to lead RDQ activities for process design and deployment across geographies, delivering consumer-centric specifications and optimizing costs. You will drive modelling, simulations, and scale-up with GMP/HACCP compliance while coordinating with marketing and manufacturing teams.

You will mentor teams, manage stakeholders, and leverage external partners to accelerate innovation and ensure robust process performance.

Qualifications

• Experience in process development and deployment in an FMCG environment.
• Ability to lead project teams and influence cross-functional teams.
• Strong planning and prioritization across multiple initiatives.
• Identify complex technical or business problems and implement solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical work across multiple projects aligned with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements.
• Communicate status and risks to stakeholders.
• Generate process information using modelling and simulation; lead pilot plant scale up and factory trials per GMP and HACCP.
• Manage resources effectively, including external agencies, to deliver consumer-centric process specifications.

Skills

Process development

Cross-functional leadership

Planning and delivery

Problem solving

Equipment understanding

Data-driven decisions

Coaching and mentoring

Consumer-centric mindset

Education

N/A

Job description

## Technical Innovation Manager\_ Technical LeadApplylocations: Naperville, Illinois, United Statestime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R-173860## 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.**As a member of a cross functional team, you lead RDQ activities required to complete process design and process deployment for innovation, growth and cost optimization projects across multiple geographies with an emphasis on delivering the desired consumer experience.**How you will contribute**Working independently, you will lead technical work across multiple projects aligned with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. You will also lead activities designed to generate appropriate process information using modelling and simulation, and pilot plant scale up and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. You will be involved with/lead process design and specifications, process scale-up and commissioning and will ensure the effective use of resources, including the use of external agencies. This position requires you to manage stakeholders and to influence decisions based on data analysis and interpretation of results; create and maintain accurate consumer centric process specifications; leverage connections to internal and external technical communities, and; create intellectual property that gives Mondelēz International a competitive advantage.**What you will bring**A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:* Process development and/or process deployment ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods environment* Leading project teams and influencing cross-functional teams* Planning and delivering on multiple priorities* Identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions* Understanding equipment design and manufacturing processes to support process specifications* Using technical data to influence stakeholders* Coaching and mentoring others in a process community* Being a constant champion for the consumer## **Salary and Benefits:**The base salary range for this position is $97,300 to $133,815; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. 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, weproduce 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 Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. 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**RegularProcess Development & EngineeringScience & Engineering0:00 / 0:21At 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 gumOur 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!