Innovation Manager, Chocolate SACEA at Mondelez International

Key Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Chocolate Category Lead, the Innovation Manager for Chocolate Portfolio (CDM & Countlines) is required to:

• Lead the development of the Brand Innovation Strategies and 3-year Innovation funnel
• Lead Innovation projects, including Value Enhancement and New Product Development (NPD), from ideation through to execution, ensuring they are launched within agreed timelines
• Idea to market best-in-class project management, including realistic and timely critical path management as well as conflict resolution
• Analyse data to identify business opportunities and propose portfolio improvements to increase brand efficiency and focus                
• Identify and understand key market trends                                                                                                 
• Liaise and manage key stakeholders to ensure project buy-in, whilst unpacking cost, capacity, capability, and complexity of innovation projects
• Deliver Net Revenue, Gross Project, GP%, Marketing Investment and Instrumentality Targets on Innovations only
• Complete post launch evaluation, in partnership with the brand team, and ensure monitoring the performance against key performance indicators
• Stakeholder management and the ability to influence key stakeholders throughout the Innovation process. Key Stakeholders include Brand Management Teams, Project Commercialization Managers, Category Planning and Activation, Category Development Teams, Research & Development Supply Chain, Procurement,National and Key Account Managers.
• Whilst the above content is a detailed description of the roles and responsibilities there may be other additional elements that form part of the Innovation Manager role that have not been captured but are still part of daily work activities.

Education / Certifications:

• Tertiary Qualification in Marketing or related field of study
• Minimum 5 Years’ experience as the Innovations Manager/product Developer in a similar role (Marketing, Brand and/or Project Management)