Regional Digital Smart Factory Apps Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

What You'll Do

Lead Digital Smart Factory Deployments

• Serve as the MDS functional lead for DSF rollouts in the MEU region, ensuring governance and best practices are maintained throughout deployment
• Drive discussions with plant stakeholders, challenging approaches constructively while maintaining collaborative relationships
• Manage escalations and pushbacks from plants, ensuring alignment with global standards and strategic direction
• Act as the primary focal point for MDS during complex deployments, coordinating across multiple workstreams

Collaborate Across the Global Organization

• Partner with Manufacturing business process leads, engineering teams, and the global MDS Manufacturing team to identify, select, design, and develop IoT applications
• Work closely with MEU regional teams, global engineering, global MDS, and global manufacturing stakeholders
• Facilitate seamless integration of IoT platform across our global operations
• Coordinate with various functional teams to ensure successful implementation of digital solutions

Drive Functional Excellence with Technical Understanding

• Lead the functional side of IoT application implementations while understanding technical discussions and architecture
• Utilize knowledge of manufacturing processes and systems to guide agile DevOps processes
• Own and govern application backlogs for new and existing IoT applications within DevOps frameworks
• Bridge business requirements and technical solutions, ensuring alignment between plant needs and technical capabilities

Manage Projects and Deliver Results

• Demonstrate strong project management skills to coordinate multiple concurrent projects and workstreams running in parallel
• Deliver projects on time and within budget, managing dependencies and risks proactively
• Track progress, identify blockers, and drive resolution across global teams
• Ensure successful deployment of custom IoT solutions aligned with our digital strategy

What You'll Need to Succeed

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Degree-level qualification
• 4-5 years of experience in manufacturing processes and systems (CPG preferred)
• Previous experience in functional roles with demonstrated ability to understand technical concepts
• Experience in plant operations, process engineering, or manufacturing IT

Technical Knowledge:

• Understanding of IoT architecture and technical solutions
• Knowledge of AWS and/or Azure platform integration services with applications and automation
• Exposure to or knowledge of SAP ECC/S4H Manufacturing modules (PP/PI, QM, WM, IM, PM)
• Ability to participate in technical discussions and understand architectural implications (no hands-on development required)

Project Management & Leadership:

• Strong project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage concurrent IT projects
• Proven ability to deliver projects on time and within budget
• Experience coordinating multiple workstreams and managing dependencies
• Track record of driving initiatives proactively, not just responding to requests

Communication & Stakeholder Management:

• Fluent English (written and spoken) - MUST HAVE
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead and drive discussions with business stakeholders
• Experience challenging approaches constructively and managing escalations
• Proven ability to work effectively with global teams across time zones
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to influence without authority

Personal Attributes:

• Agile and proactive mindset - takes initiative and drives outcomes
• Comfortable working in an international environment with diverse teams
• Resilient and adaptable when facing pushback or challenges
• Strong governance mindset with ability to maintain standards while being collaborative
• Willingness to travel

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturing
• Knowledge of quality processes in manufacturing (starting scope focus)
• Previous experience working in global matrix organizations
• Familiarity with agile DevOps methodologies

Why Join Our Team?

Global Impact: Work on digital transformation initiatives that impact manufacturing operations worldwide

Collaborative Culture: Join team of professionals who support each other across countries and time zones

Career Growth: Develop your skills in digital manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 technologies while building your project management and stakeholder management capabilities

Hybrid Flexibility: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work while being part of a global organization

Innovation Focus: Be at the forefront of Digital Smart Factory innovation, working with cutting-edge IoT technologies and platforms

Strategic Role: Serve as a key focal point for MDS during critical deployments, with high visibility and impact

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broad 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 globally and locally 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 top position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy and the second top position in gum.

Our 80,000 makers and bakers are located in more than 80 countries and we sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. Our people 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.

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

Project and Program Management

Business Capability