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.
As a leader in RDQ, you are a senior technical resource and internal expert in areas of critical importance to organization who regularly interacts with senior management. You apply your broad technical knowledge and in-depth knowledge of your technical specialty to identify, define and solve complex business problems.
How you will contribute
You will be the point of contact for multiple internal and external locations on quality related topics, ensuring products meet design, food safety and quality policy requirements. In this role, you will support R&D to design products, specifications and capabilities to bring consumer-inspired quality to life. To excel in this role, you will drive implementation of regional and global strategies; identify, report, monitor and direct corrective and preventive actions associated with quality KPIs, and partner with cross-functional internal and external business partners (R&D, regulatory, marketing and manufacturing) to meet our quality agenda. In addition, you will lead regional quality programs; share best practices among manufacturing sites through quality benchmarking; manage special situations and early warnings with respect to plant investigations, root-cause analysis and follow-up to protect Mondelēz International and our consumers, and; be an ambassador, driving quality and sharing expertise with colleagues to ensure that quality improvement becomes an instinctive culture across the business.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
- Related experience in operations, quality and/or R&D
- Knowledge of quality systems (HACCP, ISO9001 and FSSC22000)
- Microbiology and food safety and sanitation experience
- Handling multiple tasks and prioritize
- Communication and leadership skills on cross-functional teams
- Statistical processes and problem-solving techniques
- Business acumen and influencing and negotiating
- Auditing certification or equivalent experience is a decided advantage
More about this role
In this position, you will be responsible for supplier management, focusing on the Southern Cone and Wacan.
Main Requirements:
• Solid knowledge of quality systems, microbiology, sanitation, and biotechnology for supplier management.
• Advanced English and Spanish (conversational)
• Degree in Food Engineering, Production Engineering, Pharmacy-Biochemistry, Chemistry, or related fields.
• Availability for occasional regional travel.
Location: Curitiba/PR
We are aware of our role as transformation agents to generate positive change, so diversity, equity and inclusion are one of our priorities. We believe in breaking down stereotypes and barriers to ensure the representation of society within our company. And for that, we have a Diversity Committee that operates on four fronts, People with disabilities (PCD), Ethnic-Racial, Women and LGBTQIAP+, in addition to being part of MOVER – Movimento pela Equidade Racial.
Mondelez International is attentive to the future of work and values the well-being of our people, seeking to provide the best experiences. Therefore, some of our administrative vacancies are eligible for the hybrid model, allowing remote work on certain days of the week.
No Relocation support availableBusiness Unit Summary
Our Latin America region is comprised of four Mondelez International business units: Brazil, México, Southern Cone (which includes Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay) and WACAM (which includes 12 South American countries and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico); and one stand-alone market: Venezuela. We have approximately 20,000 passionate employees who put in all their energy, hearts and souls to create, market and sell our global iconic brands and beloved local jewels such as Lacta, Field and Terrabusi among others. We are known for our resilience and good humor and live our purpose with passion and commitment.
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.