Sr. Brand Manager, Candy Innovation

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.

The Senior Brand Manager, Candy Innovation, will lead the innovation strategy and pipeline development, management, and execution for Candy. Candy is a growing category with strong future potential and innovation is a critical driver of category growth.

This leader will manage cross-functional project teams to ensure the ideation, development, and launch of successful innovations. This role involves driving recommendations and decisions while ensuring alignment among senior managers from various functions, including R&D, Manufacturing, Procurement, Consumer Insights, and Product Change Managers.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Leverage existingCandy and snackingtrends,identifynew ones, andleadtheUS Candy strategy.

• Own theCandy innovation strategy and pipeline,including Sour Patch Kids and Swedish Fish

• Identifynew growth opportunities and translate them into successful product bundles.

• Lead innovation projects fromideation throughto post-launch analysis, ensuring maximum success potential.

• Champion Innovation Excellence and best practices within Mondelez

• Manage and develop 1 direct report

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Growth Ambitions: DriveCandy strategy andgrowthobjectivesbyidentifyingnew growth opportunities inCandy,leveragingmarket trends, consumer insights, and need-state analyses.

• Strategic Planning: Develop a clear innovation, renovation, and portfolio strategy forCandy, aligning with brand strategies and business goals, while projecting future growth and scaling opportunities to inform long-term strategic decisions.

• Innovation Pipeline Development: Define and manage theCandyinnovation and renovation pipeline, ensuring alignment with category and brand strategies.

• Lead Innovation Projects: Contribute or lead idea generation, concept development, and qualification, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external partners.

• Maximize Innovation Impact: Develop and scale innovation bundles, ensuring they meet consumer needs and are aligned with brand strategies, including product concepts, packaging, and pricing.

• Engage Stakeholders: Foster strong engagement with regional and country stakeholders to maximize the scale of new innovations and integrate local requirements early in the process.

• Post-Launch Evaluation: Coordinate post-launch evaluations and recommend corrective actions if necessary. 

Inspire Innovation:

• Inspire a passion for innovation across the organization and encourage "out of the box" thinking.

• Demonstrate assertiveness and strong leadership whiledriving forspeed and simplicity.

• Foster alignment early in the process, aiming for fewer but bigger initiatives.

• Seeksimple, practical solutions andleveragebest practices to drive innovation.

• Capture trends, gather inspiration from competitors, and bring external insights into the organization.

• Challenge the status quo and advocate for a "Play to Win" mindset.

What extra ingredients you will bring:

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

• Higher education degree, ideally in Marketing or a related field

• 10+ years of marketing experience

• Proven experience in developing and marketing product innovations at a cross-country level

• 5+ years of experience in managing cross-functional teams

• Extensive experience in innovation management

• Experience working with design and innovation agencies

• Fluency in English

• Strong strategic agility

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Results-driven mindset

• Ability to motivate and inspire others

• High levelof creativity

Salary and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $140,300 to $192,940; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. 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 the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce 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 Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. 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 View phone number on click.appcast.io for assistance.

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Job Type

Regular

Brand & Portfolio Management

Marketing

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez 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 View phone number on click.appcast.io for assistance.