Junior BD Engineer

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Manama, Bahrain Until 10/4/2026 First posted August 5, 2026 Last posted August 5, 2026
Job description

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.

Your goal is to achieve the required production volume in compliance with quality standards and in accordance with the KPIs. You will ensure a strong safety culture and satisfying internal & external customer needs. To achieve this you lead the planning, scheduling, logistics and materials management processes for Equipment spare parts and consumables in a Continuous Improvement manufacturing environment and an Integrated Lean Six Sigma culture. 

Key Accountabilities :

 Business Development & Growth Delivery

  • Lead the end-to-end execution of new product developments (NPDs) and sourcing projects.
  • Translate regional/category strategy into site execution roadmaps.
  • Own Innovation & Initiative Management (IIM/I2M) governance for plant projects.
  • Support portfolio expansion, new market sourcing, and vertical start-ups.
  • Represent manufacturing in cross-regional commercial and category forums.


 Productivity & Cost Leadership

  • Lead RM/PM cost optimization workshops with cross-functional teams.
  • Optimize Internal Billing Rates (IBRs) and plant cost structures.
  • Deliver savings aligned with Annual Contract (AC) commitments.
  • Conduct financial evaluations, simulations, and risk assessments for major initiatives.


 Capacity & Asset Optimization

  • Evaluate and upgrade plant capacities to support growth agenda.
  • Lead debottlenecking initiatives and line extensions.
  • Implement lean manufacturing and IL6S loss elimination principles.
  • Ensure compliance with World Class Manufacturing standards.
     

What extra ingredients you will bring:

  • Understanding business acumen with ability to represent the plant holistically in key initiatives
  • Strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution capability.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional and cross-regional teams.
  • Stakeholder influence and communication capability.
  • Change management and transformation leadership.

Education / Certifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or operations management.

Job specific requirements:

  • Experience with NPD and innovation management processe





Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International in the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan serves the Middle East and Africa markets as well as Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Canada. Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, we have more than 2600 employees working across seven plants and six commercial offices; we make, bake, sell and deliver our products to customers. We are market leaders in key snacking categories with iconic global and local brands including Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Milka, Oreo and belVita biscuits, Barni Cakes,Tang powdered beverage, Chiclets and Trident gum and Halls candy. 

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.

Job Type

Regular

Manufacturing support

Manufacturing
About this role

Summary

Lead product development, sourcing projects, and process improvements in manufacturing.

Job title

Junior BD Engineer

Experience level

entry level

Industry

consumer goods

Location requirements

Manama, Bahrain; remote not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

NPDinnovation management

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

NPDinnovation managementcost optimizationcapacity planninglean manufacturing
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Manama, Bahrain

Work arrangement unknown City