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Emily Ireland

Bournville,Birmingham

Summary

A proactive, resourceful and adaptable professional with strong expertise in food product development. Demonstrates effective problem solving skills with a proven track record of navigating fast paced complex projects. Self motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility and discipline. Proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently. Naturally collaborative with effective interpersonal skills whilst also possessing a proficient analytical and technical mindset. Seeking an opportunity to further my career in Procurement within the Cocoa Strategic Sourcing team.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Senior Scientist I

Mondelez International - Central Productivity
Birmingham
11.2023 - Current
  • Developed Breakthrough Technologies to support building chocolate productivity pipeline to meet '26+ Reform targets.
  • Led the development of a reformulation project to reduce fat, sugar and dairy in a key fat-based filling to deliver $16 MM+ for the MEU region.
  • Collaborated with Procurement on sourcing strategies for soluble corn fibre.
  • Applied critical thinking to analyze problems, evaluate solutions and select best routes forward.
  • Scoped early stage ideas and laid out product development plans and research objectives.
  • Gained people management skills whilst managing the team's interns.
  • Key category leader for the EcoDesign tool - driving the global agenda, developed category carbon guardrails for global rollout, supporting BUs with SP27 carbon reduction roadmap.

Senior Scientist I

Mondelez International - Supply Chain Reinvention
Birmingham
06.2022 - 11.2023
  • Delivered key Supply Chain reinvention projects for 2023+.
  • Led the network optimization project for Toblerone – key R&D contact for Bern mass capacity extension and Bratislava moulding capacity extension tracks.
  • Supported the BCPs for white chocolate masses across the European network.
  • Identified technical challenges during scoping and developed solutions accordingly.

Scientist II

Mondelez International – Chocolate Mass Design
Birmingham
07.2021 - 06.2022
  • Overview: Part of the BV Job Swap programme to undertake a secondment in the Global One Mass Team. Responsible for governance of mass developments.
  • Collaborated with regional teams to develop and deploy new masses.
  • Led an ingredient research project to further investigate the impact of crumb on mass. Gained experience in manipulating formulations and technical understanding of chocolate mass.
  • Governed the Chocobakery platform, working with Bakery teams to advise on mass requirements.
  • Designed a database for the chocolate mass portfolio, liaising with external partners to build internal capabilities.

Scientist II

Mondelez International – Product Developer in MEU Chocolate Gifting & Seasonal
Birmingham
04.2019 - 06.2021
  • Responsible for leading the development of several seasonal projects for UK&I and European markets.
  • Recommend, develop and implement new product recipes from bench-top to plant scale whilst balancing creativity, consumer needs, technical feasibility and commercial profitability to deliver iNR for the region.
  • Managed the relationship from a product development perspective with key external manufacturers.
  • Liaised directly with suppliers and SMEs on technical challenges.
  • Led and collaborated with cross-functional teams to source replacement ingredients to support BCPs.
  • Supported the transfer of product specification information from legacy systems to an ERP system (SAP).
  • Researched market trends and competitor launches to feed into Seasonal Workshops.

Scientist I

Mondelez International – Product Developer in MEU Chocolate Countlines & Bitesize
Birmingham
08.2018 - 04.2019
  • Development of products through bench top prototyping, pilot plant and international full-scale trials.
  • Coordinated shelf-life testing for new launches to monitor product quality.
  • Created and maintained product specifications.
  • Completed data collection to determine feasibility of proposed formulation. Developed technical reports detailing findings and risks for stakeholder review.

R&D intern

Mondelez International – Internship in Product Development for MEU Chocolate Tablets
Birmingham
07.2016 - 07.2017
  • Performed pilot plant trials to evaluate recipes and create prototypes for project team reviews.
  • Conducted multiple sensory panels to monitor product quality throughout shelf life.
  • Led and supported several international factory trials, collaborating with manufacturing and suppliers to generate solutions to overcome technical challenges.
  • Designed and implemented a sustainability initiative to improve general efficiency on new factory lines.

Education

BSc (Hons) - Nutrition (Industrial)

University of Leeds
09.2014 - 05.2018

Skills

  • Critical thinking
  • Product development
  • Project management
  • Influencing skills
  • Collaboration
  • Communication skills
  • Learning agility

Competencies

  • Full Driving License.
  • Confident user of IT packages (including Microsoft Office).
  • Languages – English, plus limited working proficiency in French.

Languages

English
Native
French
Elementary (A2)

Affiliations

  • Reading as part of my book club
  • True Crime podcasts and documentaries
  • Live comedy

References

Available on request.

Timeline

Senior Scientist I

Mondelez International - Central Productivity
11.2023 - Current

Senior Scientist I

Mondelez International - Supply Chain Reinvention
06.2022 - 11.2023

Scientist II

Mondelez International – Chocolate Mass Design
07.2021 - 06.2022

Scientist II

Mondelez International – Product Developer in MEU Chocolate Gifting & Seasonal
04.2019 - 06.2021

Scientist I

Mondelez International – Product Developer in MEU Chocolate Countlines & Bitesize
08.2018 - 04.2019

R&D intern

Mondelez International – Internship in Product Development for MEU Chocolate Tablets
07.2016 - 07.2017

BSc (Hons) - Nutrition (Industrial)

University of Leeds
09.2014 - 05.2018

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