Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
Are you ready to revolutionize the future of snacking? We are seeking a senior visionary nutrition professional to spearhead the development of cutting-edge nutrition strategies and approaches for our key brands in Mondelez International Europe Region (MEU), such as Belvita, Philadelphia, Milka, Cadbury, Oreo or LU.
In this high-impact role, you will serve as the lead of an expert nutrition team, inspiring and empowering them to proactively translate science and external insights into strategic, actionable opportunities to drive growth for European business.
You and your team will be instrumental in championing our mindful snacking wellbeing strategy and informing innovation and renovation plans. This involves guiding product design, consumer centric winning claims and breakthrough communications that are rooted in robust nutrition science, regulatory and policy foresight and evolving consumer needs.
You will also collaborate expansively with diverse cross functional groups within Mondelēz International and external organizations including leveraging a strong proven experience, presence and active influence within trade associations, translating scientific insights and your expert understanding of the dynamic external environment into business preparedness strategies and plans. In addition to guiding our portfolio of the future, your expertise, strong external networks and leadership will be critical in shaping our food and nutrition policy perspective and plans and advancing Mondelez related advocacy agenda.
This is an unparalleled opportunity to leverage your scientific acumen and leadership presence to inspire action that makes a profound impact on some of the world's most beloved snack brands.
How you will contribute
As the European Lead, Nutrition & Scientific Affairs, you will offer strategic direction and nutrition thought leadership for our mindful snacking wellbeing strategy in Europe Region (MEU) inspiring product renovations and innovations. Working with regulatory and scientific affairs, marketing, consumer insights, nutrition research, and legal, corporate affairs and strategy, you will promote nutrition and wellbeing messages and support the development and substantiation of science-backed claims used across media (packaging, advertising, websites, recipes, materials for health professionals, etc.). Leveraging your understanding of nutrition science and public health and partnering with key functions corporate and government affairs, you will be a lynch pin in informing the company’s external food and nutrition policy advocacy strategy and efforts. You will also represent the company’s business interests by developing a strategic plan of participating in strategic, external industry groups and scientific organizations. You will direct a remote team of nutrition professionals, located in multiple countries and covering NSC responsibilities within their business units.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career, and the following experience and knowledge:
1. Well established Nutrition expert with deep experience in nutrition science, communications, policy and issues management, in the UK and Europe, within the food industry
2. Strong proven experience, presence and active influence in representing company interests within trade associations and external organizations
3. Established people/team leader with ability to manage remotely
4. Translating nutrition insights and scientific research into relevant messages and credible claims
5. Possessing excellent oral and written communications skills and the ability to convey complex nutrition concepts in a clear, concise, and compelling manner
6. Influencing senior, cross-functional partners and external bodies
7. Operating within a dynamic food policy and regulatory landscape, and partnering with other functions to effectively guide the business
8. Managing and coaching people, including building strong teams, growing individuals and setting and managing professional development plans for a diverse team
9. Handling complexity, working with cross country/category teams, working with internal and external stakeholders, and working on multiple, high-profile projects in a dynamic environment
More about this role
What extra ingredients you will bring: Results Driven; Proactive & Collaborative Leadership; Ability to Inspire Followership & Push Organizational Thinking
Job specific requirements:
· Extensive experience in nutrition and leadership positions, working in or within the food or beverage industry
· Demonstrated experience leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders is required
· Proven understanding of the UK/European food and nutrition landscape and an established expert network
· Experience interpreting, developing strategies and leading activation plans in response to proposed regulations
· Background representing company perspectives in trade associations, science organizations, etc.
Education / Requirements:
10. MS or PhD in nutrition or a related field; Registered nutritionist preferred
Travel requirements:10-20%
Relocation Support Available?
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
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Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Excited to grow your career?
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
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Job Type
RegularNutrition Strategy & CommunicationsScience & Engineering