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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 Matter.

Location: USA Headquarter locations preferably, with flexibility for other locations globally.

As Senior Manager, Global Category Marketing in Mondelēz’s International Global Category Marketing Team, this role will support the development of global growth strategies by identifying major long-term growth priorities, developing compelling and clear action plans to capture these opportunities, and supporting their execution. The role will specialize in overseeing the adoption, execution, and continued enhancements of the Global Growth strategy with focus on priorities that are relevant across all core categories of Chocolate, Biscuits and Baked Snacks as well as driving specific projects that are category specific. It will oversee research and analytics along cross-functional and multi-Business Unit (BU) teams to identify and evaluate critical growth opportunities, developing strong strategies, business cases, partnering with BU / key functions to drive action while ensuring all initiatives are in service of the Global Category Strategies.

This person will: 

  • Initiate, define and support the development of key strategic initiatives which include category & platform strategies, global and business unit roadmaps and learning plans, on-going consumer/regulator/competitive monitoring to inform application/refinement of strategy and future opportunity studies & recommendations across functions and BUs by:
  • Identifying and prioritizing the next major sources and enablers of growth for our company in line with the focus areas of the enterprise strategy 
  • Supporting the development of compelling disruptive growth strategies and business cases informed by deep market and business understanding, strong external insights, and robust analytics (across industry, category, consumer, regulator, customer and competitors)
  • Building alignment and effectively influencing stakeholders across different geographies, functions, and levels of the organization
  • Driving action against the strategy and roadmap in a prompt, efficient manner; partnering with BUs and functions to drive executional excellence and an agile mindset to learn and further clarify platform roadmaps and successful implementation.
  • Support the on-going management, continued evolution, and application of the Global Category Growth Strategy as it relates to the corporate strategic plan, providing respective inputs into key senior level decision forums (e.g., MLT, Board presentations).
  • Drive specific initiatives that span across categories and will benefit from a cross-category leadership vs. a category-specific leadership (e.g. Playbook for V30 BU portfolio strategy, Category Atlas, etc.)
  • Be a key go-to person for senior leadership including for strategic thinking in relation to the growth strategy execution and opportunities to drive growth globally.

Excellent opportunity for exposure to top leaders in the company. Frequent contact with business and functional leaders across local and global teams. This role will work with key stakeholders on specific challenges (like prioritization, application of strategy locally, positioning) and requires interaction with Marketing, Insights & Analytics, R&D, Finance, and ISC staff to drive actionable plans and enable execution. 

Critical Values/Behaviors:

  • Lead the future: forward-looking, strategic thinking, ability to spot consumer and market-driven opportunities and to translate them into agreed strategic priorities and business development plans.
  • Love our consumers & brands: deep understanding of MDLZ categories, markets, portfolio, and competitive environment; strong business acumen and understanding of MDLZ corporate strategy.
  • Grow everyday: leads cross-BU cross-functional Growth Acceleration Teams & Steer Co., inspires collaboration, and builds strong partnership with functional and BU peers.

Qualifications:

  • BA/BS or equivalent experience is necessary, and MBA is preferred.
  • Minimum of five years of experience either in a comparable role (e.g., marketing, strategy role) in a multinational FMCG Company or at a leading consulting firm or investment bank; focused on consumer goods and/or retail
  • Demonstrated sound, well-structured and excellent analytical capabilities, hypothesis-driven problem-solving orientation
  • Ability to combine strategic vision and thinking with everyday tactical detail with a strong orientation to action
  • Strong financial acumen (experienced in modeling and detailed financial analysis)
  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills and ability to formulate complex business insights in executive level presentations
  • Proven ability to adjust and work across-cultures
  • Strong learning agility
  • Effective inter-personal skills, relationship-builder who is collaborations-oriented and can effectively link the interests of multiple stakeholders
  • Availability to travel abroad for key meetings and project reviews
  • Ability to work with speed and agility

No Relocation support available, however 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

Growth Strategy

Strategy

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