Manager, Tate's Project Management

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Uniquely Yours.

Make it with pride. Build it with agility!

At Mondelez International, we`re making snacks the right way to delight people. Our North America Ventures business is where big ambitions big entrepreneurial energy. We are building the next generation of snacking – from within – with beloved brands like Tate`s Bake Shop, Hu, Perfect Snacks, 7 days, and Enjoy Life.

Tate's Bake Shop is a dynamic, fast-growing company, embodying the mindset of a highly entrepreneurial, fast-moving, and agile organization that invests in our people and our brand. At Tate's we believe in the power of real - our goods are made with real, simple ingredients, by real, passionate people. We are obsessed with quality and strive to make the world a little sweeter. Our culture is grounded through a set of values that foster us to Lead with Our Hearts, be Forward Thinking and embrace the importance of Winning Together. As we scale, we are strengthening the strategic foundations that enable speed, agility, and excellence in execution. This role is a key part of that journey.

As a manager Product Change Manager (PCM), for Tate`s Bake Shop you will lead cross-functional project teams to bring bold ideas to market faster and better – from innovative consumer-focused new bakes to smarter productivity solutions, managing projects across a portfolio of $300MM - $500MM in Gross Revenue with 5% annual productivity and 15% annual growth.

In this high-impact role, you will lead the end-to-end delivery of projects and Tate`s commercialization portfolio – ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and fully ready to launch. You will operate at the intersection of agility and discipline, helping Tate`s scale with speed while upholding excellence in project delivery and playing as a critical partner in enhancing portfolio governance and the I2M framework.

How you will contribute

As a people leader and PCM expert, you will:

•  Manage Tate`s Bake Shop project portfolio, ensuring alignment with business strategy and flawless execution across the pipeline.

• Establish and lead strong governance practices, overseeing project timelines, risk management, resource planning, and performance reporting.

• Collaborate across functions – Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance, Quality and external partners – to bring ideas to life with excellence and speed.

• Provide project reporting and status updates using scorecards, status reports and monthly review meetings and leading Leadership Team stakeholder meetings.

• Coach and develop a high-performing PCM team, helping to build executional capability and agility as the business continues to scale.

• Partner with the NAV PCM Senior Manager to assess opportunities for improvement and provide hands-on support in the development and roll out of the Ventures I2M framework.

• Support the growth of project management culture within the organization, modeling structured, collaborative, and forward-looking ways of working.

• Champion continuous improvement, identifying and implementing practical solutions to enhance project delivery and portfolio visibility.

What you will bring

A passion for executional excellence, collaboration, and business impact. You will bring:

• Deep knowledge of project and portfolio management methodologies including project planning, critical path identification, risk assessment, and resource allocation.

• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously across various workstreams, while ensuring alignment with strategic business goals.

• Strong experience in cross-functional project and portfolio management within CPG or similar fast-paced industry.

• Proven experience in project management methodology and tools.

• Experience establishing and running governance routines, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, transparent decision-making, and data integrity.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with a collaborative mindset and capable of driving effective discussions with project resources, from tactical execution level up to steering committee members.

• A continuous improvement mindset and ability to identify process enhancements that improve project efficiency, cycle time, and quality.

• A hands-on, solutions-oriented approach and ability to operate with agility in a growth-focused entrepreneurial environment.

What extra ingredients you will need:

• Bachelor`s degree required (preferred fields: Engineering, Business, Food Science).

• 6+ years of experience in project management, commercialization, or operations.

• Experience in project portfolio governance or I2M framework implementation.

• People management experience preferred.

• CPG experience is a plus.

• PMP certification is a plus.

What you need to know about this position:

This role is a strategic part of the North America Ventures PCM team, with a unique opportunity to shape how Tate`s Bake Shop continues to scale with speed and discipline. You will be both a portfolio leader and a partner in system evolutions, helping enhance the project management capability across the Ventures organization. If you are excited to make an impact where execution meets entrepreneurial energy – this is the role for you.

The base salary range for this position is $106,300 to $146,200; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. 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.

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce 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 Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

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