Senior Project Manager, North America Initiatives

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.

You are responsible for ensuring that projects are successfully completed on time and on budget. This includes project governance, budget and timeline development, build quality, testing and operational readiness, and the completed project’s readiness to go live. 

How you will contribute

You will:

Drive consistency and quality in the execution of projects using the appropriate methodology and tools 

Identify, assess, and mitigate project-level risks and escalate them to global leads and/ or the program manager when needed 

Provide project reporting and status updates using scorecards, status reports and monthly review meetings and leading stakeholder meetings 

Lead budget management, resource planning and utilization 

Confirm the completion and consistency of projects and their readiness to go live 

Own the relationship with the external vendors including quality assurance in all phases of project delivery 

What you will bring

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

• Proven experience in project management methodology
• Excellent communication skills and able to drive effective discussions with project resources from tactical execution level up to steering committee members
• Excellent project planning and proactiveness in identifying risks and mitigations and managing strict timelines
• Strong focus on cost, schedule and quality of project delivery
• Knowledge of relevant business processes and related technology solutions
• Stakeholder management and ability to influence positively in decision making
• Proven ability in building effective teams across internal and external partners
• Strong conceptual and analytic skills – enjoys problem solving

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Bring Local cross-functional stakeholders together to align on program’s Scope & Milestones (including potential T&L and other extraordinary activities) 
• Clarify role & responsibilities across Functions 
• Integrate work streams into a single schedule with clear milestones 
• Construct a decision tree for critical decisions (e.g. package design, product design, Capex investment, etc.) 
• Create a drumbeat of meetings with key stakeholders to confirm progress, resolve gaps/misalignments, obtain decisions and closures. Leverage Sponsor as needed. 
• Coordinate communication of project status to senior stakeholders. Leverage Sponsor as needed. 
• Enable scaled decisions (e.g. supply chain) leveraging existing forums  
• Continue to coordinate network and timelines across different categories.

 

Education / Certifications:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Operations Project management or related field required. 

Project Management Certification required – PMP or equivalent international certification.  

Job specific requirements:

• 8-10 years of progressive project management experience, including management of global or multi-region initiatives. 
• Proven success leading complex, cross functional projects in a matrixed organization 
• High proficiency in project management software. 
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. 
• Additional global or cross-cultural project management training preferred.

 

Travel requirements:

10% travel 

Work schedule:

Onsite role based in East Hanover, NJ. 

Salary and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $140,300 to $192,940; 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, 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 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.

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Job Type

Regular

Project and Program Management

Business Capability