Waste Portfolio Manager

Mondelēz International

Waste Portfolio Manager at Mondelēz International focusing on waste initiatives and manufacturing waste reduction. Leading cross-functional collaboration to enhance waste governance and accountability.

Posted 6/7/2026full-timeRemote • New Jersey, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $122,000 - $167,750 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead portfolio management and day-to-day coordination for priority waste initiatives, with initial emphasis on manufacturing waste, rework, and overweight by design.
Partner with pillar owners to convert waste strategies into clear roadmaps, milestones, and action plans.
Drive cross-functional governance, follow-up, and issue resolution across operations, supply chain, finance, and commercial partners.
Track initiative progress, risks, dependencies, and value delivery to ensure waste reduction commitments are realized.
Support pipeline build by helping identify, scope, and prioritize new waste reduction opportunities.
Provide selective project management support for high-priority initiatives, particularly where cross-functional coordination is required.
Prepare clear updates for senior leaders on performance, risks, decisions needed, and progress against commitments.
Help embed stronger ways of working across the waste agenda, including accountability, escalation, and performance management routines.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong program and portfolio management skills across multiple workstreams.
Ability to lead through influence in a highly cross-functional environment.
Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capability.
Structured problem solving and ability to translate ambiguity into action.
Financial acumen, including ability to connect initiatives to waste reduction and value delivery.
Strong executive communication and ability to simplify complex issues.
Manufacturing and supply chain fluency, with enough commercial acumen to support Returns & Allowances initiatives as needed.
Bias for action, strong follow-through, and comfort operating in a fast-paced transformation environment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

program managementportfolio managementproject managementwaste reductionfinancial acumenstakeholder managementstructured problem solvingcross-functional coordinationperformance management

Soft Skills

leadershipinfluencerelationship buildingcommunicationsimplifying complex issuesbias for actionfollow-throughadaptability