Job Information
Mondelez International Innovation chef, R&D bakery in East Suzhou, China
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.
Working as part of a cross-functional team you lead the RDQ activities required to complete new product development and maintain portfolios and/or productivity projects keeping in mind the goal to deliver the desired consumer experience.
How you will contribute
You will work independently to plan, lead and coordinate technical projects in line with RDQ, marketing and manufacturing requirements You will effectively communicate status and risks and plan, lead and coordinate pilot plant and factory trials in accordance with good manufacturing practice and HACCP requirements. In addition, you will plan, lead and coordinate development activities (e.g. product shelf-life testing, designing for quality, consumer test preparation. etc.). To provide direction for product development, you will use digital simulation models to obtain, understand and interpret consumer insights and commercial information. In this role, you will create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications and be responsible for stakeholder management and influencing decisions based on conclusions made from analysis and interpretation of results.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
Leading RDQ teams and influencing cross-functional teams
Handling multiple priorities
Proactively identifying complex technical or business problems and creating and implementing solutions
Applying technical curiosity and understanding to interpret and analyze data
Effectively influencing senior-level and cross-functional stakeholders verbally and in writing, including writing technical report conclusions
Coaching and mentoring others
More about this role
This position will need to focus on regional platform of cake & pastry, including innovation, rennovation, quality improvement projects to deliver technical solutions to support business. The individual should be capable of working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, applying technical expertise to solve complex problems, develop technical roadmaps, and deliver various soft bakery products launch to market compliance with MDLZ quality and local country regulation requirement
Main Responsibility
Being a champion of consumer needs, market trends, future back product design with creativity. understand/Immerse in Chinese/Asian culture.
Product Protoyping - Abilty to create Innovative cakes & pastry (priority), biscuit & bread.
Able to transform Café style Baked snack into a) longer shelf life stable products - by partnering teachnologists. b) Frozen product: both frozen to fresh or frozen to ambient.
Prepares detailed project plans and experimental design, for assigned projects. Ability to identify risks and contingencies.
Good execution in innovaiton development process, can gather and analyze data in a logical fashion/technical rigor.
Transform culinary idea/kitchen into commercial recipe and scale-up on commercial line. Develop Product Specification & technical documents. Participate in product assessment against regulations and corporate standard.
Education / Certifications:
'- Diploma and above in Bakery (Western pastry senior level above).
+3 years of work experience in food industry as innovation chef, or bakery shop/hotel/school as innovaitn chef.
Strong innovative mindet, technical expertise and problem solving;
Good communication skills with basic English preferred
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
Mondelēz International entered the China market in 1984. Headquartered in Shanghai, Mondelēz Greater China is a leading company in the snacks business, including biscuits, Chocolate, candy & gum, and beverages. With over 4,000 employees, Mondelēz has established manufacturing plants in East, South and North China as well as a Global Biscuit R&D Technical Center in Suzhou. The Chinese name Yi Zi (亿滋) represents the company’s vision to bring an abundance of deliciousness to consumers.
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
Product development
Science & Engineering
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 847-943-5460 for assistance.