Senior Manager - Digital Transformation & Plant Analytics

Mondelez International
Chicago, United States of America
yesterday

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 193K

Job location

Remote
Chicago, United States of America

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Data analysis
Azure
VoIP
Spreadsheets
Computerized Maintenance Management Systems
Data Governance
Data Structures
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
SAP ERP
Rapid Prototyping Process
Power BI
SAP Applications
SharePoint
Technical Data Management Systems
Microsoft Power Automate
Azure
Large Language Models
Microsoft Fabric
Information Technology
Data Analytics
Virtual Agents
Powerapps

Job description

The role will provide hands-on digital leadership across our six U.S. manufacturing plants - Chicago (IL), Naperville (IL) Richmond (VA), Portland (OR), Twin Falls (ID), and Indianapolis (IN) - currently operating with minimal digital tooling in the network and on the shop floor. The Senior Manager will identify the highest-value digitization opportunities from day one and convert them into working solutions using Power BI, Power Automate, Agentic AI, and the broader Microsoft and FMCG digital manufacturing stack.

Partnering closely with our Strategy & Transformation team, this leader will co-define and execute the multi-year digital roadmap for the plant network, while personally building dashboards, automating workflows, and coaching plant resources so that digital capability becomes embedded - not dependent on central support.

How you will contribute You will: *Walk the floor at each of the six plants in the first 90 days to identify quick-win digitization opportunities across production, quality, maintenance, supply, and labor. *Co-develop and own the digital roadmap for the plant network jointly with the Strategy & Transformation team, sequencing initiatives by value, feasibility, and plant readiness. *Design, build, and deploy production-grade Power BI dashboards that give plant leaders real-time visibility into OEE, downtime, scrap, yield, labor, and cost variance. *Automate manual, paper-based, and spreadsheet-driven processes using Power Automate, Power Apps, and SharePoint to reduce administrative burden on plant teams. *Pilot and scale Agentic AI use cases (Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and equivalent platforms) for shift handovers, root-cause analysis, document search, and operator assistance. *Establish the data foundation - connections to MES, ERP/SAP, CMMS, and historian systems - so analytics and AI initiatives can scale beyond one-off prototypes. *Define data governance, naming standards, security, and access controls in partnership with IT so that what is built at one plant is reusable across the network. *Coach and upskill plant resources (operations, quality, maintenance, planning) through hands-on workshops, citizen-developer training, and embedded pairing - so plants own and extend the tools after go-live. *Track and report business value delivered (cost, throughput, quality, safety) for every initiative on the roadmap, and course-correct quickly when value is not materializing. *Act as the digital voice into plant leadership meetings, S&OP, and capital planning, ensuring digital investments are tied to operational priorities. *Develop management reports and dashboards and share weekly with management including insights and recommended actions. Mondelez International Internal *Facilitate weekly performance meetings with management with the right data and insights, working very closely with the plants.

Requirements

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge: *Deep, hands-on expertise with Power BI (DAX, data modeling), Power Automate, Power Apps, and the broader Microsoft Fabric / Azure data stack - you can build, not just direct. *Practical experience deploying AI and Agentic AI solutions (Copilot, Copilot Studio, LLM-based agents, RPA) in an operational or manufacturing setting. *Strong manufacturing data fluency - comfortable working with MES, SCADA/historian, SAP (PP, MM, PM), CMMS, and quality systems, and translating between IT and OT. *Proven track record of taking plants from low digital maturity to functioning analytics and automation, including the change management required to make it stick. *Excellent communication, coaching, and stakeholder skills - equally credible with a plant operator, a plant manager, and an executive sponsor. *Strong financial and business acumen with the discipline to prioritize work by value, not by technology novelty., *Ability to balance roadmap discipline with rapid prototyping; willing to ship a useful v1 before perfecting v3. *Strong influencing skills in a union and multi-site environment, without direct authority over plant resources. *Bias for teaching: every solution should leave behind a more capable plant team.

Education / Certifications: Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field required. Master's degree, MBA, or certifications in Power BI, Azure Data, AI/ML, Six Sigma, or Lean are a plus., *7+ years of progressive experience in data analytics, digital transformation, or digital manufacturing, with at least 3 years in an FMCG, CPG, or process manufacturing environment. *Demonstrated delivery of Power BI dashboards, Power Automate / Power Apps solutions, and at least one production AI or Agentic AI use case. *Experience defining and executing a multi-plant or multi-site digital roadmap, ideally in partnership with a Strategy or Transformation function. *Working knowledge of SAP (PP, MM, PM), MES, and CMMS data structures. *Familiarity with data governance, cybersecurity considerations in OT environments, and food safety / GMP regulatory context (FDA, OSHA). *Strong written and verbal communication in English.

Benefits & conditions

The base salary range for this position is $140,300 to $192,940; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

About the company

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country., Mondelēz International empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We're leading the future of snacking with iconic global and local brands such as Oreo, Ritz, LU, Clif Bar and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate. We are one of the largest snack companies in the world with global net revenues of approximately $36 billion in 2023. We hold the #1 global position in biscuits (cookies and crackers) and #2 in chocolate, while we're growing rapidly in baked snacks. We also make and sell gum & candy as well as various cheese & grocery and powdered beverage products in certain markets. We have operations in more than 80 countries and employ approximately 91,000 diverse and talented employees in our factories, offices, research & development facilities and distribution activities around the world.

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