Cold Chain Strategy and Performance Manager

Job Description

Mondelez India has been a major player in India's snacking , starting as a chocolate maker with Cadbury Dairy Milk. The company has evolved significantly and now operates sophisticated supply chain and cold chain infrastructure to support its diverse product portfolio.

Job Profile Summary:

Drive productivity and effectiveness of Mondelez India’s expansive visicooler network, a critical asset for winning in the chocolate category. The role will leverage advanced analytics, digital enablement, and strong cross-functional collaboration to unlock growth opportunities, optimize asset deployment, and elevate in-store execution standards.

How you will contribute

Build the Long-term road map for winning in cold chain –

• Work with external partners and build macro insights to define the ideal cold chain footprint (town class, premiumization potential)

• Cooler designs to sync with portfolio and make it an asset of pride for channel partners to build competitive advantage

• Define and refine end-to-end performance tracking for cold chain.

• Draw actionable insights and liaise with the field teams to drive productivity of the cold chain asset base across channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Cooler Productivity & ROI
• Lead Data-Driven Interventions
• Optimize Cooler Deployment Strategy
• Win at the Point of Sale (Perfect Store Execution)
• Enable execution via digital sales tools

Key Stakeholders

• Regional Sales leadership teams
• Category Planning
• Sales commercial
• Data and Digital
• External Agencies & Deployment Partners

What You Will Bring

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience in FMCG / retail execution
• Ability to translate insights into action
• Strong stakeholder management
• Experience with digital tools is a bonus

Education & Experience

• MBA or equivalent (preferred)
• 5-8  years relevant experience
• FMCG / field sales exposure preferred

Leadership Competencies

• Drive for Results
• Consumer & Customer Focus
• Data-Based Decision Making
• Collaboration
• Agility

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Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer PolicyBusiness Unit SummaryMondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 – the fourth time we’ve received this award.

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.

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