Manager, Project & Program Management Project Management

Posted 2 Days Ago
9 Locations
Remote
117K-161K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Food • Hardware • Machine Learning • Retail • Automation • Manufacturing
We're a global snacking company empowering people to snack right.
The Role
Manage high-impact projects focusing on Labor Management Standards, collaborating with DSD branch personnel, executing risk management, overseeing project budgets, and coaching teams to achieve productivity savings and efficiency.
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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 Uniquely Yours
In this role, you'll take ownership of high-impact projects, starting with our Labor Management Standards initiative. You'll work cross-functionally with DSD branch personnel, collaborating closely with a national counterpart and local warehouse supervisor teams to ensure quality, consistency, and operational efficiency in all phases of project delivery. If you're passionate about our brands and committed to building a culture of efficiency and engagement, we'd love to meet you!
Key Responsibilities:

  • Project Execution: Travel to 10 DSD branch locations and assess their current productivity targets. Create alignment of warehouse tasks for each position to remove operational bottlenecks. Track Key Performance Indicators that will lead to productivity savings. Coach team to use tools and processes to reach productivity savings.
  • Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate project-level risks, escalating issues to global leads or the program manager as necessary.
  • Reporting and Stakeholder Management: Provide weekly detailed project reporting and updates, utilizing scorecards, status reports, and monthly SteerCo review meetings. Lead stakeholder meetings to align on project progress and outcomes.
  • Budget and Resource Management: Oversee project budgets, resource planning, and utilization to optimize project efficiency.
  • Project Completion: Coach our warehouse supervisor teams to meet the newly defined KPI goals to achieve their productivity savings.
  • Vendor Relationship Management: Manage relationships with external vendors, including quality assurance throughout all phases of project delivery.


Deliverables:

  • In this position you will be responsible for assessing a 10 warehouse locations current performance, introducing a Labor Management Standard for the site to follow, and a systematic process for management team to track and coach performance, while maintaining and/or improving metrics in safety and service.
  • Deliver defined savings with the operational efficiencies gained in the first year.


Qualifications:

  • Experience: 5+ years of experience in project management, particularly within logistics, distribution, customer service, or supply chain operations.
  • Project Management Skills: Proficient in using project management tools and methodologies. PMP or Six Sigma certification, PowerBI, Smartsheets, Quickbase is preferred.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to work across teams and departments, particularly in large, complex organizational structures.
  • Communication and Leadership: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with experience leading stakeholder meetings and managing relationships with external partners.
  • Passion for Brand and Culture: Enthusiastic about building a culture of dedicated, efficient teams within DSD warehouses.


This role is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact within our logistics and customer service teams. We are committed to fostering a collaborative culture and are seeking someone who is not only experienced in project management but also passionate about making a positive contribution to our brand's mission and values.
The base salary range for this position is $117,400 - $161,425. The exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. 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 a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company."
Within Country Relocation support available and 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, weproduce 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
Project and Program Management
Business Capability

The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
90,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is an American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company based in Illinois which employs approximately 90,000 individuals around the world.

Our Purpose
Our purpose is to empower people to snack right. We will lead the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Our Brands
We’re leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum.

Our People
Our 90,000+ colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Our Values and Leadership Commitments of Love our Consumers and Brands, Grow Every Day, and Do What's Right shapes our culture – what we believe in, stand for, and what guides our actions and decisions. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are.

Our Strategies
We are uniquely positioned to lead the future of snacking with strong leadership in our categories, an unparalleled portfolio of global and local brands, and a solid footprint in fast-growing markets. Aimed at delivering sustainable growth, our strategic plan is centered around three strategic priorities:

• Growth: accelerate consumer-centric growth
• Execution: drive operational excellence
• Culture: build a winning growth culture

Why Work With Us

We offer passionate, energetic and curious people a huge choice of careers in our fun, fast-paced, global business. We operate in four regions: Asia, Middle East & Africa; Europe; Latin America; and North America. And in over 80 countries our people are united in a common purpose to empower people to snack right.

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