Sr. Manager, Us Network Manufacturing

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

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

You manage technical and scientific professionals responsible for initiation and execution of programs. This is a leadership role in cross-functional teams and regularly interacts with R&D and cross-functional senior management.

How You Will Contribute

The Sr. Manager, US Network Manufacturing position provides leadership and management of the Sr. Manager, US Network Manufacturing position organization in ensuring Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance of internal and /or external manufacturing plants. This position is responsible for leadership in the areas of quality manufacturing strategic direction, development of manufacturing quality personnel, Food Safety and Quality Systems, product standards and Regulatory Compliance. This position drives quality commitment at the plant level to assure achievement of superior customer satisfaction, consistency, value and food safety.

This position has responsibility for 2-5 direct reports, with indirect reports at internal and external manufacturing facilities. This position ideally requires experience with Snacks or Confections quality and/or manufacturing, understanding of Quality & Business Systems and the ability to influence stakeholders.

This position would report to the US network Director and indirectly report to the operations leader of internal and/or external manufacturing.

Success in this role will require strong leadership, managing a remote team, working well with others, deep knowledge of quality principles / programs, strong technical skill, strong influencing skills, and a sound understanding of the commercial business.

What You Will Bring

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

• Work with plant quality managers to develop the plant Quality departments and capabilities. Provide necessary training and development in product knowledge, process technology, process control, optimization techniques, QP’s and Mondelez competencies to increase employee effectiveness and achieve optimum performance levels. Ensure direct staff is properly trained, focused and viewed as exceptional partners to the plants and external manufacturers.
• Manage direct reports in providing audit support to sites and facilitates in corrective/preventive action plans. Work with facilitates to ensure achievement of certification for 3rd party program, FSSC.
• Drive the successful implementation of quality policies, programs, tools and technologies that position Quality as a competitive advantage. Leverage shared services to enable achievement of manufacturing goals. Ensure preparedness for internal and 3rd party audits.
• Influence Senior Operations and R&D Management and lead the development and implementation of a manufacturing quality strategic plan that sets a strong Quality direction for the Manufacturing network. Deliver continuous improvement across manufacturing network through new tools / application, network benchmarking and leveraging cross-category, cross-region collaboration to ensure product design processes and quality systems are best in class.

More About This Role

What you need to know about this position:

What extra ingredients you will bring:

Education / Certifications:

B.S./M.S. in a related scientific discipline

Job specific requirements:

• Minimum 8-10 years of related experience (Operations and/or RDQ) with demonstrated technical and managerial ability.
• Demonstrated ability to work with all levels of the organization within corporate and manufacturing settings.
• Excellent leadership capabilities, interpersonal relations skills and problem-solving skills.
• Extensive knowledge of Quality Principles and Mondelez Quality programs and Policies.

Travel requirements:

50% Travel

Work schedule:

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

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.

Job Type

Regular

Corporate Quality Assurance

Product Quality, Safety and Compliance