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 lead the RDQ activities required to complete new product development and maintain portfolios and/or productivity projects keeping in mind the goal to deliver the desired consumer experience.

How you will contribute

You will work independently to plan, lead and coordinate technical projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements You will effectively communicate status and risks and plan, lead and coordinate pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In addition, you will plan, lead and coordinate development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation. etc.). To provide direction for product development, you will use digital simulation models to obtain, understand and interpret consumer insights and commercial information. In this role, you will create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications and be responsible for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions made from analysis and interpretation of results.

What you will bring

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

Leading RDQ teams and influencing cross-functional teamsHandling multiple prioritiesProactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutionsApplying technical curiosity and understanding to interpret and analyze dataEffectively influencing senior-level and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical report conclusionsCoaching and mentoring others

Reporting to: Vietnam R&D Leader Biscuits

JOB SCOPE

• R&D Assistant Manager is an experienced R&D product professional who can lead product projects independently and provide product technical support. This person acts as a business partner who works with business teams (Marketing for example) to provide technical solutions to drive business growth.

• With limited support and guidance of a manager, this person will organize and execute projects in line with R&D, marketing and manufacturing requirements, effectively communicating status and risks. This person will plan and conduct pilot plant and factory trials following good manufacturing practices, HACCP requirements and development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation etc.). This person will also write technical reports that will require the analysis and interpretation of results and lead to conclusions and recommendations and create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications.

• This person is accountable for product development for Vietnam within AMEA region. Product development may cover New Product Development (NPD) program, productivity, quality improvement and technical support.

This position requires a detailed understanding of product development process, depth knowledge of product technologies to make a significant contribution to project objectives and outcomes. Furthermore, a consumer-oriented sense is very important during development, basic business knowledge is also necessary.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and deliver projects including new product development, productivity and quality improvement for Vietnam.• Work as a business partner, providing General Technical Support to business. Actively participate in developing, recommending, planning and delivering in line with business process.• Other tasks assigned by line manager.REQUIREMENTS:• Bachelor's degree or higher education level with major in Food Science• Working experience background with Food science, science, or engineering, from-5-year experience in bakery product development in a fast-moving consumer goods market is an advantage for the role;• Prioritizing and managing activities• Working on teams and independently with the guidance of a manager• 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• Good English commandNumber of Openings Available0

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Headquartered in Singapore, Mondelēz International’s Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region is comprised of six business units, has more than 21,000 employees and operates in more than 27 countries including Australia, China, Indonesia, Ghana, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Seventy-six nationalities work across a network of more than 35 manufacturing plants, three global research and development technical centers and in offices stretching from Auckland, New Zealand to Casablanca, Morocco. Mondelēz International in the AMEA region is the proud maker of global and local iconic brands such as Oreo and belVita biscuits, Kinh Do mooncakes, Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Milka chocolate, Halls candy, Stride gum, Tang powdered beverage and Philadelphia cheese. We are also proud to be named a Top Employer in many of our markets.

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

Product development

Science & Engineering