Insights & Analytics Lead- SSA

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

Working with cross-functional global and regional teams, you support portfolio strategy that aligns with the category vision to drive sustainable brand growth and to deliver business objectives. You support profit and loss management and future business development plans and objectives including new product development and platform opportunities.

How you will contribute

Working with other internal stakeholders, you will determine the priorities to enable consumer-centric brand portfolio growth. You will develop annual plans, setting objectives and allocating resources. In addition, you will offer recommendations for integrated commercial plans execute category marketing plans that deliver on revenue and profit forecasts, sharing objectives and monitoring performance, and delivering results over the AC and SP horizon. Based on your deep consumer insights and brand positioning, you will develop and implement integrated marketing communications and 360-degree campaigns.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Consumer behavior, preferably in the consumer goods sector in matrix environment
• Developing a seamless consumer experience
• Managing business objectives beyond brand and budget
• Analytics and creativity
• Leading and influencing teams and managing trade-offs
• Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, and executive presentation skills
• Markets with diverse economic environments a distinct advantage

You will:

• Work in close partnership with the business leadership team to execute the insights & analytics agenda.
• Identify and incubate best-in-class external partners to drive delivery on strategic projects.
• Work with global & regional teams to transfer learning from other markets and reapply to SSA business unit to deliver the I&A agenda.
• Keep the consumer at the heart as we uncover insights that work in the local context and embed them in the business to drive growth.
• Expertise in tracking and reacting to macro trends, different retail environments and I&A organizational trends, ensuring the business is ready to work on these opportunities proactively.
• Join the dots from various data sources- consumers, shoppers, customers, brand health, etc. to help shape holistic plans for the business better.
• Build more intelligence as we inflect in new consumer segments- traditional trade, Africa expansion, etc.
• Using data analysis to make recommendations to senior leaders with the ability to influence through storytelling.
• Technical experience in roles in best-in-class insights and analytics practices.
• Experience in deploying new analytical approaches in a complex and highly matrixed organization.
• Good influencing skills to embed actions to the rest of the business.
• Consumer centricity to understand the local nuances as we shape our plans.
• Ability to join the dots and spot trends which can help the business in taking proactive actions.

Education / Certifications:

• Bachelors Degree (or equivalent)  in a related field, with Masters degree or  MBA preferred.

Job specific requirements:

• 10 years+ I&A experience in FMCG/CPG preferable with deep expertise of at least 2 I&A functions (i.e. across Consumer/Shopper Insights, Category/Brand Insights, Data Analytics).
• Extensive knowledge of I&A tools and resources including significant experience with syndicated data providers (i.e. Nielsen, IRI, Kantar).
• 3 years+ demonstrable experience leading and managing a team of I&A managers to appreciate the intricacies of people development and management e.g. engagement, resource allocation, team prioritisation, conflict management, goal setting, etc.
• Ability to convert insights to actions, influence cross functional teams and work effectively in a matrix structure.

Travel requirements:

Within SSA as required.

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International’s Sub Saharan Africa Business Unit is made up of three key focus areas namely Southern Africa, West Africa and the Rest of Africa Markets.  The Business Unit is home to approximately 1000 Makers and Bakers who strive to bring only the best quality and loved brands to our consumers. Mondelēz International in Sub Saharan Africa is proud to house global legacy brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk, Oreo, Halls and Bournvita, together with local jewels such as Cadbury LunchBar, Chappies, TomTom and Dentyne.  The Business Unit’s Markets have consistently been awarded Top Employer certification, and has been recognised as a Top Employer in Africa.  

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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