Senior Manager, Nutrition Strategy & Communications, AMEA

Senior Manager, Nutrition Strategy & Communications, AMEA

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Collaborating with multiple functional groups in Mondelēz International and external organizations and opinion leaders, you develop and deploy nutrition strategies for the AMEA region. You contribute to our mindful snacking strategy by helping to diversify our portfolio, guiding breakthrough innovations and renovations that enhance the nutrition profile of our products, building credible brand communications, and leading external nutrition education and outreach to empower people to snack right.

How you will contribute

You will offer strategic direction and nutrition and wellbeing thought leadership for our mindful snacking strategy, inspiring product renovations and innovations. Working with regulatory affairs, marketing, consumer insights, nutrition research, and legal, 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.). In this role, you will lead internal nutrition and wellbeing education programs to increase employee knowledge and implement external health professional outreach programs to drive brand credibility and growth. Leveraging your understanding of nutrition science and policy and partnering with key functions like scientific affairs and corporate and government affairs, you will inform the company’s external advocacy strategy and related stakeholder communications. You will also represent the company’s business interests by participating in strategic, external industry groups and nutrition partnerships. As a people manager, you will direct a remote team of nutrition professionals covering nutrition strategy and communications 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:

• Nutrition expert with deep experience in nutrition science, communications, policy, and issues management, in the region and preferably in food industry
• Translating nutrition insights and scientific research into relevant messages and credible claims
• Possessing excellent oral and written communications skills and the ability to convey complex nutrition concepts in a clear, concise, and compelling manner
• Influencing senior, cross-functional partners and external bodies
• Managing and coaching people, including building strong teams, growing individuals and setting and managing professional development plans for a diverse team
• 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

What extra ingredients you will bring:

Strategic Thinking; Results Driven; Proactive & Collaborative Leadership; Ability to Inspire Followership & Push Organizational Thinking

Education / Requirements:

• Dietitian and MS or PhD in nutrition preferred
• 10+ years of experience in nutrition, working in or with the food or beverage industry

Travel requirements: 10-20%

Work schedule / Location: Singapore

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy.

Business Unit Summary

Headquartered in Singapore, Mondelēz International’s Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region is comprised of six business units, has more than 21,000 employees and operates in more than 27 countries including Australia, China, Indonesia, Ghana, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Seventy-six nationalities work across a network of more than 35 manufacturing plants, three global research and development technical centers and in offices stretching from Auckland, New Zealand to Casablanca, Morocco. Mondelēz International in the AMEA region is the proud maker of global and local iconic brands such as Oreo and belVita biscuits, Kinh Do mooncakes, Cadbury, Cadbury Dairy Milk and Milka chocolate, Halls candy, Stride gum, Tang powdered beverage and Philadelphia cheese. We are also proud to be named a Top Employer in many of our markets.

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.

Job Type

Regular Nutrition Strategy & Communications Science & Engineering

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.