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Sr Product Change Manager – Seasonals
| Company | Mondelez International |
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| Location | Livingston, NJ, USA |
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| Salary | $95100 – $130800 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- 5+ years’ experience in managing cross-functional projects in product change, commercialization, or innovation, ideally with seasonal or fast-turn initiatives.
- Bachelor`s degree in Business, Engineering, Food Science, or related field.
- 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.
- Proficiency in project management tools.
- Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities, tight and timelines.
- Strong analytical thinking and familiarity with change management and governance practices.
- PMP certificate and Accolade experience are a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project execution for high-priority seasonal 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 seasonal 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- 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.
