Curitiba, Brazil
4 days ago
LA Food Safety Sr. Manager

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.

You ensure deployment of Mondelēz International’s risk-based food safety management program from design to execution, including Internal Manufacturer, External Manufacturers, suppliers and trademark licensing agreements.

How you will contribute

You will support the business unit's global quality policies and capture operational feedback to help keep them up to date. You will also deploy food safety programs in your assigned area of responsibility. In addition, you will ensure that risk assessments are used as a key decision-making approach for product, process and package design safety and provide risk-based food safety verifications for suppliers, internal and external plants and warehouses. In this role, you will also support the effective management of operational food safety challenges at factories (including disposition decision making based on risk assessment and advice on risk management interactions with authorities), influence and partner with cross-functional peers, effectively communicating how food safety supports our company values, and implement a food safety culture across the organization.

What you will bring

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

Delivering risk-based food safety programs to drive commercial outcomes, ideally within fast moving consumer goods environmentInfluencing food safety strategy, providing operational observations and practical input that translates into significant business benefitCollaborating to complete the agenda by working effectively across functions, geographies, and with internal and externalRelentless curiosity and a continuous improvement mentalityBuilding an internal network that allows for effective communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement

Deep knowledge and proven experience with HACCP and Microbiology programs (GMP, Environmental Pathogen Monitoring, Quality Policies, etc.);Knowledge of Quality processes and systems (ISO, CODEX, etc.);Ability to identify, develop, and communicate Food Safety strategies;Ability to apply and communicate technical issues to address business opportunities related to Food Safety.Extensive experience in Food Safety within the food market (Chocolate, Dairy, Meat Processing, etc.);Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work in a highly diverse cultural environment, and adapt to fast decision-making in complex scenarios.Availability for travel: 25% to 30% within LATAM (with potential for global travel for meetings and team building);Fluent in English and Spanish.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz Brasil is Mondelēz International’s fourth largest operation in the world, with approximately 7,500 employees proudly producing, selling and distributing some of the most beloved brands of chewing gum, candies, powdered beverages, cream cheeses, chocolates, cookies and desserts in Brazil. We make the Brazilians’ favorite products such as Bis, Lacta, Oreo, Club Social, Sonho de Valsa, Trakinas, Trident, Halls, Royal, Tang and many others. We are truly part of the lives of Brazilians: You can find our mouth-watering products in more than 700,000 points of sale and we are present in more than 92% of Brazilian homes. Our factories are located in Vitória de Santo Antão, in the state of Pernambuco, and Curitiba, in the state of Paraná. We are also home to one of the company's 11 technology centers around the world, responsible for research and development, so we can continue to create new and innovative products, offering the right snack for the right time, done in the right way. 

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.

Job Type

Regular

Food safety

Product Quality, Safety and Compliance
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