Sales Tech Innovation 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 deliver and develop detailed continuous business and customer analysis and insights with a focus on driving best practice through simplification, efficiency and consistency by aligning common outputs across accounts. You also provide leadership to direct reports and work collaboratively across sales.
How you will contribute
You will:

• Manage a team that enables sales delivery by providing the tools and data necessary for the smooth running of the business and the development and execution of the sales strategy.
• Coordinate national and regional sales system projects for field service.
• Test and implement new systems.
• Conduct market research on current developments and trends for a continuous optimization of the systems - both data and digital.

What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Relevant experience in sales/IT
• Knowledge of field service systems and understanding data and digital tools
• Experience in people management and project management
• Strong analytical, communication and networking skills

More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
Technology Innovation Manager
How you will contribute
The role calls for working with new-age technologies to develop business solutions for the dynamic sales landscape for Mondelez India:

• Identify, test and develop 0 to 1 business use case applications of technology
• Build a strong partnership with Transformation team, CPA, Field teams, MDS and build a strong pipeline of ideas to pursue
• Own the Stage gate process for new innovation through coping, aligning, adopting, and leveraging Emerging technology for respective Test & Learns(T&Ls) through a defined stage-gate process
• Strong Product Management and Inclination towards Technology to quickly execute these initiatives

THE KEY RESPONSIBILITES FOR THE ROLE:

• Identify and Evaluate Emerging Technologies: Research and analyse emerging technologies (e.g., Gen AI, Consumer 360, Image Recognition) and assess their potential applications within the Mondelez Sales
• Stay Ahead of the Curve: Continuously monitor the evolving technology landscape and identify new opportunities to leverage technology innovation for competitive advantage
• Promote a Culture of Innovation: Foster a culture of innovation within Sales and across the organization, encouraging experimentation and creative problem-solving
• Understand business priorities, identify innovation opportunities, help analysing business benefits, evaluating ROI and work on evaluating initiatives to develop digital agenda
• Work on the Stage-gate process to evaluate innovation T&Ls to be scaled up
• Leverage technical capabilities to effectively work with technology partners to rapidly deliver scalable initiatives
• Communicate the benefits, and champion innovation initiatives throughout MDS and across the enterprise.

THE KEY EXPERIENCE FOR THE ROLE:

• Proven track record of successfully leading and implementing digital innovation projects preferred
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Passionate about innovations, digital technologies and possess technical acumen to evaluate new opportunities with internal and external partners
• Ability to understand a variety of disruptive technology products and services that will guide across the Sales function
• Understand the impact of data and digital technologies in the context of business

COMPETENCIES/ABILITIES:

• Understanding of how sales work in FMCG with experience in multi-channel and multi-geography role
• Knowledge of Project Management, Systems development methods, and Support processes
• Ability to think outside of own process stream (end to end process integration)
• Ability to evaluate effects of changes (business analyst capabilities)
• Good written and verbal English communication skills
• Ability to collaborate, influence, and engage others
• Ability to build and maintain productive working relationships with stakeholders and colleagues

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
Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands-and mouths. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 - the fourth time we've received this award.
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
Sales Operations
Sales