Specialist, NA Innovation & Sourcing

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.
This is an exciting role where you will learn to use market insights and data analysis to work with different partners to start and shape new market trends. You will support the development and execution of sourcing strategies for spend categories and support the continuous improvement and standardization of the strategic sourcing processes
How you will contribute
You support spend category teams to develop and execute sourcing strategies for specific spend categories. To excel in this role, you interact with cross-functional stakeholders to manage spend and market analytics (for example, conducting "make or buy" analyses). You also generate insights from bid events, prepare supplier negotiation materials, support project execution and supplier relationship management, and drive controls and compliance.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career with experience and knowledge in:

• Procurement
• Data Analytics - ability to analyze and visualize large amounts of data
• Supply market analysis experience preferred
• Project management
• Negotiating, influencing and building collaborative relationships

More about this role
The Sourcing Specialist, Ingredients NA will have a high impact in growing our business by supporting the development of Innovation pipeline and special project execution like Business continuity plans, regulation lead reformulation etc. This person will also be supporting sourcing practices for assigned regional ingredients including sourcing strategy execution and stakeholder management to maximize the total value of ownership for the organization. This person works closely with the global and regional business to facilitate best practice sharing and drive improved time to market, cost, quality, service, and compliance to the organization.
Main Responsibilities
Strategic Project Management & Execution:

• Proactively analyze the business innovation roadmap and collaborate with internal partners (e.g., R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain) to identify projects requiring strategic input from suppliers and sourcing leads.
• Represent Procurement in critical project meetings, providing strategic insights, challenging assumptions, and ensuring procurement requirements are integrated from the outset.
• Effectively communicate action points, key decisions, and critical information from innovation meetings, ensuring the broader procurement community is well-informed on project progress and specific needs.
• Facilitate the timely sharing of required information and details to sourcing leads and category managers to enable proactive supplier engagement.
• Drive initiatives to ensure faster speed to market for new innovations, optimizing costs while establishing robust Business Continuity Plans (BCP) to mitigate supply risks.
• Provide timely and accurate updates, status reports, and critical escalations to the entire project team and procurement leadership as needed.
• Champion continuous process improvements and establish a robust "innovation ways of working" within procurement to streamline engagement and enhance efficiency.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence:

• Build strong, collaborative relationships with R&D, Business Development, PCM, Marketing, Supply Chain, and other key stakeholders to embed procurement early in the innovation process.
• Act as a trusted advisor, bringing supplier market intelligence and sourcing expertise to the innovation table.
• Drive alignment and foster a culture of proactive partnership between innovation teams and the procurement function.
• Manage internal customer feedback and supplier performance. Improve and reinforce Procurement's profile and recognition within the internal customer community

Risk Management

• Proactively identify supply continuity risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Lead business continuity projects for ingredient spend area- collaborate with cross functional team to ensure strategy is aligned with business and prioritization is clear
• Work with supplier on Business Contingency plans for supply risk

Cost Optimization & Productivity

• Drive ideation on cost saving projects with suppliers and cross functional teams
• Drive implementation of productivity projects in the region and escalate for support at right time
• Leverage data driven insights from analytical tools available

Develop and Execute Sourcing Strategy for Ingredient Categories

• Analyze spend data and understand the business needs under 7 step sourcing framework.
• Provide market and supplier insights to maximize opportunities.
• Conduct bids and negotiate high value supply agreements with key suppliers
• Coordinate contract implementation and ensure smooth contract execution.
• Executes complex sourcing strategies with a range of different interventions using the full set of tools, materials, techniques, and systems available.
• Expected to give regular strategy updates and presentations to senior leadership stakeholders.

Supplier Relationship Management

• Select, build, and maintain long term relationships with supplier network.
• Lead supplier development activities, set-up cross functional review meetings with suppliers to improve performance and further reduce costs.
• Understand suppliers' approaches and decision-making processes and incorporate this into strategy
• Travel to supplier locations to maintain connectivity and collaboration with various levels within supplier organizations.

What you will bring:
Leadership Competency

• Organizational agility - Comfortable operating confidently in ambiguous situations.
• Ability to proactively lead and make well-reasoned recommendations in a changing environment.
• Ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and inspire team members through regular collaboration and creative problem solving.
• Ability to self-manage and meet tight deadlines with limited supervision.

Functional Competency

• Proven project management capabilities, including the ability to manage multiple complex innovation projects concurrently.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and engage diverse stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Strong analytical acumen and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to identifying opportunities and mitigating risks.
• Demonstrated ability to drive consensus and effectively navigate complex organizational dynamics.
• Solid understanding of supply chain principles, supplier relationship management (SRM), and risk mitigation strategies within a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with procurement systems, project management tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment and adapt to changing priorities.

What we Offer:

• An exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact on our innovation agenda and shape the future of our product portfolio.
• A dynamic, collaborative, and global work environment with exposure to cutting-edge projects.
• Opportunities for continuous professional development and career growth within a leading global organization.
• A chance to work with passionate teams dedicated to bringing consumer-loved products to market.

Education / Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Job specific requirements:

• Minimum 5-7 years of progressive experience in Procurement, Supply Chain, or a related field, with a strong focus on strategic sourcing, category management, or new product introduction (NPI) support.
• Food industry experience preferred.
• Global or matrix organization experience is a plus

Key Interfaces / Stakeholders

• External - Suppliers, Industry Experts
• Internal - Procurement Organization, BD. PCM, Material Planning Organization, R&D teams, Marketing and Product Innovation, Quality, Sustainability, Procurement Finance and Project Management Team

Travel requirements: 20%
Work schedule: From Monday to Friday. Hybrid role - 2 times per week.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
Mondelēz International is the world's largest chocolate, biscuit and candy maker, and the second largest gum maker. Our North American and U.S. headquarters are in East Hanover, New Jersey, about 25 miles outside of New York City. We have Canadian offices in Toronto and Montreal. We have a strong North American manufacturing presence where we make our well-loved snacks like Oreo cookies, belVita breakfast biscuits, Trident gum and Cadbury chocolates. Our East Hanover location also houses our global research and development center for our consumer-favorite cookie and cracker brands.
USA:
Mondelēz 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.
Canada:
If you are applying to a position in Canada, accommodations for applicants with disabilities or other grounds protected by human rights legislation are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the employment selection process. For all internal and external applicants who require accommodation in the recruitment and selection process please contact 847-943-5460 for assistance/support.
Job Type
Regular
Sourcing
Procurement