Sr Product Change Manager - Confectionery (Everyday & Seasonal)

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.
The Senior PCM for Confectionery will lead the end-to-end execution of Everyday and Seasonal Innovation, renovation, productivity, and business continuity projects across the Confectionery portfolio. This role is responsible for driving strong project management discipline, ensuring projects are delivered On Time and In Full (OTIF), while balancing speed, complexity and business priorities.
How you will contribute
The role requires strong ownership, high organizational capability, proactive risk management, and the ability to influence across multiple levels of the organization. In this fast-paced, impact-driven role, you will:

• Lead end-to-end project execution for high-priority Confectionery projects through planning, development, execution, monitoring & control, and closure.
• Define and manage project scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and communications with discipline and autonomy.
• Be the heartbeat of cross-functional alignment, partnering with Marketing, R&D, Packaging, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, etc. to deliver projects' success.
• Navigate complexity with agility - proactively identifying roadblocks, proposing contingency plans, and keeping teams focused on critical path execution.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, proposing and executing contingency plans.
• Create and maintain seasonal project dashboards and reports that drive visibility, accountability, and speed.
• Lead recurring status meetings and create actionable project dashboards and reports to enable decision-making.
• Ensure project data completeness and compliance in project management tools.
• Support adoption of Idea to Market methodology as an execution role model for peers. Act as a role model for disciplined project delivery and a champion for continuous improvement in seasonal planning and execution.

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

• Proven ability to manage a portfolio of time-sensitive projects in a dynamic, matrixed environment. complex project portfolio independently.
• Advanced communication and influence skills to align teams and move decisions forward quickly.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities and tight and timelines.
• Strong analytical thinking and familiarity with change management and governance practices.

More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
From everyday favorites to iconic seasonal launches, you will lead complex initiatives with energy, ownership, and passion, ensuring flawless execution while inspiriting teams around a common vision. This role is designed for someone who thrives in a face-paced environment, embraces challenges, and is motivated by making a visible impact on the business and the consumer experience.
What extra ingredients you will bring:

• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a passion for simplifying complexity.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to link project execution to business goals.
• Familiarity with stage-gate processes and commercialization of food or consumer products.
• Resilience under pressure and a focus on continuous improvement and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Experience mentoring or coaching peers informally to raise team standards.

Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor`s degree in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or related field.
• PMP certificate and Accolade experience are a plus.

Job specific requirements:

• 5+ years' experience in managing cross-functional projects in product change, commercialization, or innovation, preferably within CPG or highly dynamic consumer-focused industries.
• Proficiency in project management tools.

Confectionery is one of the most dynamic, visible, and exciting areas of business. Seasonal launches come with high energy, fixed timelines, and significant complexity - requiring strong leadership, agility, and proactive thinking.
This role will challenge you to think bigger, move faster, and collaborate deeper. You will partner with teams across functions, influence senior stakeholders, and play a critical role in delivering products that consumers love and remember.
The impact of this role goes far beyond timelines and milestones. It is about creating experiences, driving innovation, enabling growth, and bringing people together to deliver something extraordinary.
Work schedule:

• This role is based at our East Hanover, NJ Office
• Hybrid structure- 3 days onsite, 2 remote
• No option for 100% remote

Salary and Benefits:
The base salary range for this position is $97,300 to $133,815; 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, weproduce 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 847-943-5460 for assistance.
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Project and Program Management
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