Design Operations Manager AMEA

• Drive the effective management of AMEA Artwork and Pre-Press Partners ensuring strong relationships clarity of responsibilities and full alignment with global design standards and best practice processes.
• Deliver regular reports tracking and analysing Key Performance Indicators and Service Level Agreements to monitor performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Act as an accountable regional contact point for global design operations ensuring AMEA requirements and challenges are represented in global forums.
• Partner across the full design ecosystem (design to shelf) - from strategic design to adaptive and executional partners.

• Lead the seamless transition from approved design through artwork pre-press and print execution ensuring flawless delivery of brand touchpoints with a specific focus on 2D packaging.
• Champion and apply best practice design operations methodologies to simplify standardise and optimise workflows across the region.
• Manage colour accuracy print quality and material standards ensuring visual consistency across substrates and packaging formats.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve technical or process challenges that could affect execution quality or timelines.
• Support the implementation of new tools or process enhancements that improve effectiveness efficiency and consistency across markets.

• Safeguard global and local brand design integrity across all consumer touchpoints acting as a quality leader and excellence advocate to ensure accuracy and consistency when translating strategic design intent across markets and categories.
• Champion colour management standards and maintain oversight of brand consistency across multiple markets and categories.

• Work collaboratively across regional marketing procurement R&D and design partners to embed operational excellence as a shared responsibility.
• Demonstrate leadership through influence - setting high standards guiding agencies and internal teams and motivating others to deliver stronger outcomes.
• Support the Design Excellence & Operations Lead AMEA in implementing process improvements and sharing best practice across teams and markets helping cross-functional partners understand and apply design processes effectively to strengthen capability consistency and compliance with global standards.
• Act as a regional advocate for the global design organisation helping translate global direction into local action and inspiring a culture of partnership and accountability.

• Strong technical understanding of Design Artwork Pre-Press and Print processes with the ability to translate creative intent into flawless execution.
• Appreciation of strategic design principles and the value of design excellence in driving business growth.
• Experience in brand consistency management across consumer touchpoints (FMCG or similar consumer industries).
• Expertise in colour management across print and digital formats.
• Confidence and credibility when engaging with senior business stakeholders across functions and markets.
• An eye for detail and strong organisational skills.
• Diligent self-motivated and accountable approach to managing multiple projects through to print/execution.
• Collaborative mindset with a strong sense of shared purpose and contribution to a global design organisation.
• Ability to manage workload and deadlines independently while maintaining accuracy and quality.
• Fluent in Mondelez business language (English).
• Demonstrates leadership through influence modelling excellence in collaboration delivery and continuous improvement.

• Minimum 3-5 years experience in a similar design operations or graphic change management role.
• Experience working across multiple markets and time zones on global and local brands.
• Proven track record in managing complex brand portfolios and packaging ranges across multiple categories.
• Hands-on experience with colour management artwork approval and print quality control across substrates and pack types.
• Experience managing critical path timelines and ensuring delivery against product launch schedules.
• Strong internal stakeholder management and external partner engagement skills.
• Experience working within a matrixed multinational organisation and contributing to cross-regional alignment.

What We Do

Mondelēz International Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is an American multinational confectionery food and beverage company based in Illinois which employs approximately 90000 individuals around the world. Our Purpose Our purpose is to empower people to snack right. We will lead the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack for the right moment made the right way. Our Brands We’re leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. Our People Our 90000+ colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Our Values and Leadership Commitments of Love our Consumers and Brands Grow Every Day and Do What's Right shapes our culture – what we believe in stand for and what guides our actions and decisions. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Our Strategies We are uniquely positioned to lead the future of snacking with strong leadership in our categories an unparalleled portfolio of global and local brands and a solid footprint in fast-growing markets. Aimed at delivering sustainable growth our strategic plan is centered around three strategic priorities: • Growth: accelerate consumer-centric growth • Execution: drive operational excellence • Culture: build a winning growth culture

Why Work With Us

We offer passionate energetic and curious people a huge choice of careers in our fun fast-paced global business. We operate in four regions: Asia Middle East & Africa; Europe; Latin America; and North America. And in over 80 countries our people are united in a common purpose to empower people to snack right.

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