Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.
As an organization we are committed to developing the next generation of Makers and Bakers. Joining us at an early career stage in our fast paced and ever changing environment will enable you to do more, learn more and grow more. You will be encouraged to step outside your comfort zone– you may even surprise yourself! We will ensure you are given the support you need to be at your best and enable you to be yourself and bring passion and personality. Here you can lean in and speak up and bring your own flavor.
Working as an Apprentice within the Consumer Science team will give you the chance to work with some of our biggest brands including Cadbury, Oreo, Milka and Toblerone as well as new product launches. The team work as a partner in research projects, and the development/improvement of new and existing products, using a wide range of sensory and consumer science methodologies. As an Apprentice you will be preparing confectionary samples for evaluation, conducting training for our sensory panels, collecting, analysing, and reporting data to support our global research programmes. In addition, you will conduct consumer research and use this data to extract valuable insights to help create superior products and packaging,
During your time you will:
Build capability in sensory and consumer analysis techniques
Interpret results, prepare presentations, and provide clear actionable recommendations to the business.
Work closely with colleagues in the R and D community, as well as Marketing and Insights
Build technical knowledge of our categories
Build connections with CS colleagues cross-category
Apprenticeship:
The Consumer Science Apprentice role is a 4–5 year training position, which will require balancing work with learning. Your day-to-day work and training will be supported by studying towards a BSc (Hons) Food Science and Technology with Nottingham Trent University, more information can be found here. This will be delivered as a mixture of block release and distance learning.
What extra ingredients you will bring:
Problem Solving – Ability to identify and solve problems before they occur
Informing - demonstrates strong analytical, communication and presentation abilities
Organising - excellent organisational skills are required to train and conduct sensory panels
Action Oriented – conscientious, proactive, self-motivated to take on new opportunities, and a service-oriented individual who is a fast learner.
Interpersonal savvy - can work with a level of autonomy, as well as works well in a team
Good working knowledge of MS Office
Education / Certifications:
You’ll need a good academic background to qualify for our apprentice program, including;
A-levels – BBC including a Science subject*; or
BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM, including relevant Science modules; or
112 UCAS Tariff points from three A-levels or equivalent qualifications, including an A-level equivalent in a Science subject; and
GCSEs - English and Maths grade C / 4.
