[Hiring] Director, Logistics Operations @Mondelēz International

Role Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Possible.

You will support end-to-end logistics (physical flows from plants to customers), including all warehouse, transport and co-packing operations, in terms of service, cost, health and safety, quality, food defense, sustainability, legal requirements and policies compliance. You will provide team leadership and direction for the logistics organization. In this role, you will implement logistics strategy and effectively execute operations to ensure optimum logistics solutions while supporting various routes-to-market, and balancing service and cost. You will work collaboratively with internal and external (third-party logistics vendors) business partners to ensure effective management, timely solutions and execution.

How you will contribute:

• Be accountable for warehouse, transportation, international logistics (import/export) and co-packing operations.
• Ensure the implementation of the business plan by delivering a consistent service level, adapting the supply chain to the demanding and changing customer environment and ensuring sufficient operational capacity to deliver business needs.
• Be accountable for delivering logistics operational cost budget, ensuring that best-in-class controls and governance are in place.
• Foster, initiate and lead continuous improvement programs that reduce cost and our carbon footprint and improve the service performance of the operation.
• Ensure successful project implementation.
• Select, manage and develop long-term relationships with third-party service providers.
• Ensure adherence to health and safety, quality, food defense and legal requirements and policies.
• Establish a business continuity plan for logistics operations.
• Support best-practices sharing and adoption.

Qualifications

• Solid background in logistics with experience leading operations in an FMCG/CPG environment.
• Team leadership experience, with proven ability to build effective teams and develop people.
• Drive for results with proactive, dynamic and action-oriented approach, identifying areas where business change is required and excellence in project management.
• Strong collaboration skills with strong business and financial acumen and the ability to forge senior level strategic partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking plus excellent presentation, communication, influencing and motivational skills.
• Strong negotiating skills with ability to negotiate in tough situations with both internal and external groups.

Requirements

• Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE) Essentials/Safety (Personal Process & Vehicle): Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
• Warehouse Operations: Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
• Business Partnering: Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
• Customer Centricity: Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
• Employee Relations: Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
• Lean Six Sigma Methodologies (LSS): Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
• Financial Acumen & Warehouse Labor Planning (WPP): Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
• Federal / State Regulatory Compliance & Law (OSHA, Worker’s Compensation, HR Policies): Foundational, Intermediate, Advanced, or Expert proficiency required.
• Minimum Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of combined Warehouse/Delivery Logistics experience.
• 10+ years of People Manager experience.

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.

Company Description

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 847-943-5460 for assistance.