Website Mondelez International
MondelÄ“z International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a whole new company reimagined with a single focus in mind: create delicious moments of joy by sharing the world’s favorite brands. Our Brands We make some of the best-known snacks brands around the globe. Our 15 global Power Brands in bisc… read moreuits (Oreo; Chips Ahoy!; TUC; belVita; Club Social and Barni), chocolate (Milka, Lacta, Toblerone, and Cadbury Dairy Milk) and gum & candy (Trident, Chiclets, Halls, Stride and Cadbury Dairy Milk Eclairs) are expected to drive 60 percent of our company’s growth going forward. Our People Our 100,000+ diverse colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Our Strategies Consistently delivering top-tier growth.
Key Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Chocolate Category Lead, the Innovation Manager for Chocolate Portfolio (CDM & Countlines) is required to:
Lead the development of the Brand Innovation Strategies and 3-year Innovation funnel
Lead Innovation projects, including Value Enhancement and New Product Development (NPD), from ideation through to execution, ensuring they are launched within agreed timelines
Idea to market best-in-class project management, including realistic and timely critical path management as well as conflict resolution
Analyse data to identify business opportunities and propose portfolio improvements to increase brand efficiency and focus
Identify and understand key market trends
Liaise and manage key stakeholders to ensure project buy-in, whilst unpacking cost, capacity, capability, and complexity of innovation projects
Deliver Net Revenue, Gross Project, GP%, Marketing Investment and Instrumentality Targets on Innovations only
Complete post launch evaluation, in partnership with the brand team, and ensure monitoring the performance against key performance indicators
Stakeholder management and the ability to influence key stakeholders throughout the Innovation process. Key Stakeholders include Brand Management Teams, Project Commercialization Managers, Category Planning and Activation, Category Development Teams, Research & Development Supply Chain, Procurement,National and Key Account Managers.
Whilst the above content is a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities there may be other additional elements that form part of the Innovation Manager role that have not been captured but are still part of daily work activities.
Education / Certifications:
Tertiary Qualification in Marketing or related field of study
Minimum 5 Years’ experience as the Innovations Manager/product Developer in a similar role (Marketing, Brand and/or Project Management)
Apply via company website ( https://www.mondelezinternational.com ) or
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