Waste Portfolio Manager

Job Description

The Waste Portfolio Manager supports the Win Against Waste agenda by driving cross‑functional coordination, portfolio management, and execution support across priority waste initiatives. This role will initially focus on manufacturing waste, including rework project management, overweight by design, and roadmap coordination. The role partners closely with pillar owners and functional stakeholders to translate strategy into actionable plans, strengthen governance and accountability, track value delivery, and build the pipeline of future waste reduction opportunities.

• 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.
• Strong program and portfolio management skills across multiple work streams.
• 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.

Strong program and portfolio management skills, cross‑functional influence, stakeholder management, problem‑solving, financial acumen, executive communication, manufacturing and supply chain fluency, and bias for action.

The base salary range for this position is $122,000 to $167,750; the exact salary depends on experience, skills, education, and location. The position is eligible for a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for over‑achievement based on performance and company results. Benefits include 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 (subject to eligibility requirements).

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and protects Veterans and Persons with Disabilities. 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  for assistance.

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