Scientist I

Mondelez International · Birmingham

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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

In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer an attractive benefits package within a highly successful international business that offers financial rewards and resources, including:

• Opportunities to learn and develop
• Performance Related Bonus scheme
• Contributory pension (between 8% to 11% employer contribution)
• Life assurance
• Personal Medical (Self)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• A flexible benefits programme (Gym discounts, private health insurance, restaurant discounts, etc).

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broad 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 globally and locally 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 top position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy and the second top position in gum.

Our 80,000 makers and bakers are located in more than 80 countries and we sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. Our people 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.

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.

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