Food Product Developer - fixed-term 1 year

How you will contribute:

• Lead medium size reformulation projects across different chocolate category platforms in the area of the flavours in Europe, adding the value to the products and eliminating consumer irrelevant product features
• Support Procurement sourcing and business continuity projects, validate alternative limited flavours suppliers on sensory and process-ability metrics
• Cooperate with Subject Matter Experts to assure our limited flavours specifications deliver desired technical functionality, reflect sensory expectations of our consumers and are process-able on our production lines
• Run pilot plant trials and basic sensory validations, to assess the quality of the solution generated, constantly seeking for optimization and improvement
• Challenge status quo, be curious, optimize formulas, judge and challenge incoming ideas to help to assure efficient R&D resources utilization on fewer but bigger initiatives
• Work on flavours spec content reflecting industry standard features and making them up to Mondelez Specification Quality Standards
• Cooperate within multifunctional projects teams to successfully deliver the solutions
  
  University degree in Chemical Engineering, Food Technology or related
• Experience in food industry and confectionery is a strong advantage
• Chocolate, sensory, PLM, spec management system, SAP knowledge would be appreciated
• Fluency in English required, other language skills (Polish) are beneficial
• General knowledge of food manufacturing technologies, ingredients and technical curiosity, ability to operate or to learn fast how to operate pilot plant equipment
• Good project management and negotiation skills
• Enthusiasm and full accountability for the results, self standing, open and ready to learn on the job
• Can do attitude, thinking out of the box, creativity and happy to take up the challenges
• Ability to work independently in a diverse and international environment
  
  At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader 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 - both global and local. 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 number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They 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.