People Lead, Mondelēz International

Logistics

$140.3-192.9k

+ Bonus

Expert level

Chicago

More information about location

Multinational confectionery, food & beverages

Open for applications

Multinational confectionery, food & beverages

1001+ employees

B2CRetailFoodManufacturing

Open for applications

$140.3-192.9k

+ Bonus

Expert level

Chicago

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2CRetailFoodManufacturing

Company mission

To empower people to snack right.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career. You will bring experience and knowledge in:
Bachelor’s Degree required in Business Administration, Human Resources or related field
Minimum of 7 years of experience as a business partner
Manufacturing experience is preferred
Strong business acumen and leadership in HR. Can partner and influence on strategic priorities, with an active curiosity, insight orientation and external perspective about people and business performance
Ability to build HR operating plans, people/capability roadmaps to enable people and business growth
Broad generalist HR skills across a range of populations with increasing responsibility ideally, but not necessarily, within FMCG/CPG. Prior experience in supply chain / logistics desirable but not required
Prior experience with high performance work systems like lean six sigma, TPM valued but not required
Ability to develop strong partnerships and coach senior function leaders
Ability to create and lead change strategy and complex transformation
Ability to engage, inspire, and influence people
Future focused, thinking ahead and anticipating opportunities, leverage an outside in perspective through understanding of market trends

What the job involves

Our employees are key ingredients to our success, and you will balance their interest with those of the business. You will be a trusted partner with business leaders and support business strategies and HR operating plans to drive business performance
You will coach business leadership on priorities across talent management, rewards and performance, culture and engagement, pipeline management and succession planning
You will be part of the People Team for the Customer Service & Logistics organization. This role presents the opportunity to partner with teams who are the forefront of responding to the world’s supply chain challenges, within MDLZ’s $10B U.S. Business Unit
Operational Excellence: Partner with senior leadership to translate organizational strategy into team-level objectives, collaborate cross-functionally with peers, HR/People Partners, and business stakeholders, contribute to organizational design decisions, and represent the team's interests and advocate for resources, tools, and support needed for success
Strategy & Workforce Planning: Own the end-to-end People strategy for select teams within the U.S. Customer Service & Logistics function, across Organization, Talent, Capability, and Culture. Conduct workforce planning, leveraging data and analytics to proactively implement solutions that enable business strategy
Org & Capabilities: Partner on organization design and implementation of people plans, function transformation agendas, accelerating core capability development in line with strategic plans
Talent: Own the end-to-end talent agenda. Partner with leaders and the Talent Acquisition team to attract high-caliber talent, onboard them into the business, and as well as build internal succession through development planning
Culture & Engagement: Partner with leaders to enable a growth culture that translates into employee engagement, foster a culture of psychological safety, inclusion, and belonging, champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the team, monitor team health and engagement; proactively address concerns and implement improvements
Transformation: Provide People support on transformation initiatives, as needed
Rewards: Support compensation and recognition decisions as part of the talent strategy
Change Management: Partner with leaders to support and guide organizations through transition and transformation projects
ER: Partner and support legal and ER teams to drive on-ground actions and case management

Our take

Mondelēz International is one of the biggest names in global snacking, with a presence in over 150 countries. The company is behind some of the world's most loved treats, such as Oreos, Cadbury Dairy Milk, Toblerone and Sour Patch Kids.

It's all about creating delicious products that millions of people enjoy every day, and the company combines iconic brands with deep consumer insights to stay ahead of changing tastes. Because of this, its work doesn't just stop at snacks; it invests in innovation, research, and sustainability to keep improving and growing.

In 2025, the company opened a Consumer Research Centre in Bournville, complete with high-tech kitchens and over 50 expert chocolate tasters. At the same time, it's also beginning to phase out synthetic food dyes across its candies, responding to consumer demand for more natural ingredients. It's a smart step in the right direction and one that shows Mondelēz isn't just keeping up, but shaping the future of snacking.