Mars
Global Petcare Strategy Senior Manager
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Locations: Brussels or London
At Mars Petcare, we play in an incredible category – universal, emotional, and high value. Our objective is to transform the experience of pet ownership globally, and our starting point is unique: in the last decade, we have created and grown entirely new Mars Petcare business. The Global Petcare Strategy team is key to the transformation, and so is this role. The role will work on building the new Strategic Steering capability at the Petcare level – to create absolute clarity on strategic priorities, objectivise our performance and steer the business to make quality decisions with follow through.
This role offers a unique opportunity to make lasting organizational impact helping Mars Petcare step-change its ability to translate strategy into action, becoming a strategic market leader shaping the future of pet care. The successful candidate will become part of our unique Mars culture, centered around the five Principles of Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom.
What are we looking for?
- Strong academic performance at university, including at least a II.I at their undergraduate degree
- 3-5 years' experience in top Strategy consulting house, or 5+ years in multiple CPG and/or services industry across marketing, finance, project management, transformation and strategy roles (preferably a combination of the two)
- Proven expertise in strategy and project management in multi-category, multi-market environments, including owning projects themselves
- Multi-year experience with consumer goods businesses
- Outstanding analytical skills, problem-solving skills, ability to leverage and cut through complex data and insights to drive decision
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Proven ability to build strong relationships, including with senior stakeholders
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What will be your key responsibilities?
- Develop & codify approach and methodology for Steering priorities across Divisions and Functions, incl. guidance on setting the right KPI framework
- Work with Divisional and Functional Transformation Offices on implementing the new framework and process
- Help select the right KPIs to provide meaningful transparency on performance to facilitate the right conversations
- Co-design Steering review cadence and preparation process, integrating into Divisional/ Functional processes and feeding into Petcare-level reviews
- Own the master calendar across divisions and functions
- Coordinate quarterly Strategic Steering review preparation for Petcare Leadership Team meetings
- Consolidate updates, identify key areas for review deep-dives, shape agenda and relevant discussion points
- Create post review synthesis, orchestrate follow-up on next steps
- Continuously improve methodology, process, tools and ways of working
- Embrace the spirit of agile iteration: own continuous, quarter on quarter improvement of the Scorecard and process
- Develop scorecard digitisation roadmap: work with the rest of the organisation to implement progressive automation of data feeds
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What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose-driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry-competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
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