Product Development Specialist

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.
To be part of the Chocolate Development team will be exciting! After all, you will be working on brands that matter to millions such as Milka, Cadbury and many others. In this role you will lead or participate in the execution of various Chocolate development projects. As such it is crucial to ensure consistency and technical precision as well as manage and interpret research data in a business-relevant way. But of course you will not be working alone in the corner of a laboratory, but interacting very actively with other developers and people from functions such as marketing, procurement or supply-chain, so influencing others and managing cross-functional projects is going to be a big part of your working day.
On this role you will:

• plan, conduct and execute small and middle level of projects and develop functional expertise, responsible to lead one of the Pilot Plant Chocolate technology
• be responsible for development and implementation new chocolate tablets across MEU Region
• develop new products in line with consumer centric design and P3DE principles, including prototypes development in Pilot Plant
• Create and implement Digitalization, M&S tools to simplify project development
• develop and agree all Technical Product Documentation (HACCP document, Specification, trails report, FPA- first production approving, Shelf-life tests, etc.)
• closely cooperate with Marketing, Operations, Consumer Science, Consumer Insight, Product Change Management, Procurement, Quality, External Manufacturing and suppliers

Requirements:

• Master Degree in Chemical engineering, Food Technology or Food Engineering
• Experience in food industry and confectionery is a strong advantage
• General knowledge of food manufacturing technologies, ingredients and technical curiosity, ability to operate or to learn fast how to operate pilot plant equipment
• Enthusiasm and full accountability for the results, self standing, open and ready to learn on the job
• Can do attitude, thinking out of the box, creativity and happy to take up the challenges
• Ability to work independently, under time, resources, data constrains on daily tasks and projects
• 1-2 years of experience in product or packaging development will be an advantage
• Fluency in English is a must, other European language skills are beneficial

We offer a fixed-term contract for 24 months.
The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland.
Business Unit Summary
Mondelēz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We are leading the future of snacking with mouth-watering iconic brands such as Oreo , belVita , LU and Ritz biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk , Green & Blacks , Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Philadelphia and Dairylea cheese; and Maynards Bassetts , Trebor and Trident gums. Our more than 80,000 colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Great people and great brands. That's who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made 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
Temporary (Fixed Term)
Product development
Science & Engineering