OpEx Delivery Lead

• Job Description
• Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
• As the
• OpEx Delivery Lead,
• you will play a critical role in driving operational excellence, efficiency, and compliance across the Direct Store Delivery (DSD) network within your assigned region.

You will lead initiatives to optimize delivery operations, enable productivity savings through operational improvements, develop process improvement projects, ensure regulatory compliance and enhance fleet safety, directly impacting the performance and strategic objectives of the regional delivery teams.

• How you will contribute

• Productivity & Continuous Improvement:

• + Identify opportunities for labor productivity via increasing truck utilization, improving/expanding customer delivery windows, backhaul, and overall routing optimization.

+ Assess and identify staffing gaps to reduce overtime for our delivery driver teams. + Implement the Delivery Standards Playbook, including updated Key Branch Activities for Delivery Supervisors, standards for reviewing and actioning the Delivery Time Comparison Report, and Asset Management. + Create Standard Work Processes to train and guide our delivery supervisor teams to coach and improve delivery KPIs + Cultivate a strong partnership with Retail & Customer Business Teams to drive continuous improvement and productivity initiatives with our DSD customers. + Review needs for freight and the use of 3PL/temp drivers and equipment. + Manage vehicle rental spend.

• Fleet Management:

• + Manage equipment updates in the Fleet App, including activating and deactivating equipment, ensuring proper equipment classification, and branch/cross-dock assignment.

+ Review PM Compliance by Branch, discuss gaps with Delivery Supervisors, and escalate as needed. + Serve as the primary escalation point and liaison for commercial vehicle maintenance issues with our maintenance providers, addressing safety issues, maintenance concerns, and billing concerns. + Oversee vehicle orders, ensure adherence to turn-in processes, and schedule Maintenance Performance Reviews (MPRs) with Fleet Vendors, ensuring MPRs include KPI and Action Item Management. + Review reporting and close gaps related to DVIR completion and open defects. + Review reporting and close gaps on fleet expense items, including maintenance rebills, freight spend, and rentals/leases. + Partner in the creation of annual fleet budgets.

• Training & Development:

• + Train the Trainers, certifying support teams to become Delivery SOP Methods trainers. + Support onboarding and development of Delivery supervisors on Fleet Systems such as Samsara, Lytx, and Quickbase.

• FMCSA Compliance:

• + Help ensure FMCSA Compliance by reviewing monthly CSA data, providing support to Delivery Supervisors to close gaps. + Assist with government FMCSA audits as needed, helping branches with all requested maintenance and HOS records for compliance audits. + Work directly with maintenance providers to obtain necessary compliance documentation as needed.

• Crash Prevention and Management:

• + Train supervisors on proper ways to coach drivers on DriveCam events and other performance-related matters. Monitor to ensure coaching metrics are at target. + Manage equipment updates in the Lytx system, including activating and deactivating equipment, ensuring proper equipment classification, and branch/XD assignment.
• What you will bring
• A desire to drive strategic operational improvements and accelerate your career, along with: + Proven experience in logistics, supply chain operations, or fleet management, with a strong focus on delivery.

+ Strong communication and collaboration skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at various levels. + Demonstrated ability to lead, train, and coach diverse teams. + Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to identifying and resolving operational gaps. + In-depth knowledge of FMCSA regulations, ELD systems, and commercial vehicle safety standards. + Experience with fleet maintenance management, crash investigation, and safety program implementation. + Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools to track KPIs and identify trends. + A passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence, and driver safety. This role is pivotal in supporting regional DSD operations by driving operational excellence, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enhancing the safety and productivity of our delivery fleet. The position involves strategic planning, hands-on field engagement, extensive data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to optimize delivery processes and foster a culture of continuous improvement and safety. This role also will focus on ensuring the effective implementation of operational best practices, maintaining robust compliance standards, and continuously improving productivity and safety within our regional DSD delivery network. You will provide strategic oversight, hands-on support, and collaborate extensively with cross-functional partners to elevate regional operational performance.

• What extra ingredients you will bring:
• A strategic mindset, exceptional leadership capabilities, adaptability to complex operational challenges, a commitment to safety, and a proactive approach to driving innovation and efficiency in delivery logistics.
• Education /

Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Transportation, or a related field required. Relevant certifications in transportation safety, fleet management, or continuous improvement (e.g., Lean Six Sigma) are a plus.
• Job specific requirements:
• Extensive experience (10+ years preferred) in logistics operations, fleet management, transportation safety, or a similar role within a DSD or comparable distribution network. Proven track record of improving operational KPIs and ensuring compliance.
• Travel requirements:
• 50-75% travel required with regular regional site visits for site assessments, training, and operational oversight.
• Work schedule:
• Primarily flexible, with core availability aligned to regional business needs and the demands of operational support, which may include occasional extended hours or varied schedules to accommodate regional operations and events.

• Salary and Benefits:

• The base salary range for this position is $122,000 to $167,750; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location.

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: 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. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company. No Relocation support available

• Business Unit Summary
• The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint.

Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country. Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/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 847-943-5460 for assistance. For more information about your Federal rights, please see eeopost.pdf ; EEO is the Law Poster Supplement ; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision ;

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• Job Type
• Regular Process excellence Business Capability At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about. We have a rich portfolio of strong brands - both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast. Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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 847-943-5460 for assistance.