Job Description:
This Digital Transformation Integration Specialist position works with Quality and Food Safety (Q&FS) teams across the United States aiding the integration across business systems. This role serves as a harmonizing force to combine the complex Q&FS systems of Mars and Kellanova. The role is an expert in QFS Programs and is comfortable having deeply technical systems.
This position is a contracted position and has an end date of December 2027.
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Engineering, or related technical field with 5 years of related experience in complex business environments Q&FS experience, deep understanding of Q&FS digital systems through Ability to work effectively in cross functional teams
- Excellent communication skills, fluent in English
- Good understanding of quality and food safety systems
- Ability to train internal employees on technical systems
- Great presentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
- BS degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Engineering, or related technical field
- 10 years of experience in different quality & food safety- related areas such as raw materials, distribution, manufacturing or internship(s) in quality and food safety in a food manufacturing environment
- Deep understanding of Mars’ systems including Nexus, SAP Atlas, and Mars Pulse
- Any related certifications e.g. project management PMP, facilitation, managing successful programs
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Lead the Quality & Food Safety (Q&FS) integration workstream, driving project planning, milestone management, risk mitigation, and progress tracking to support the successful harmonization of newly acquired businesses.
- Act as the subject matter expert for Q&FS digital systems integration, leveraging deep technical and functional knowledge to support system harmonization, stakeholder training, and business readiness activities.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities, coordinate integration activities, and ensure timely execution of critical business and digital transformation initiatives.
- Analyze and map current-state Quality & Food Safety processes across multiple organizations, then design and implement harmonized future-state processes aligned with enterprise digital transformation objectives and global Q&FS standards.
- Serve as a key decision-maker in the evaluation, selection, and integration of digital systems, ensuring scalable solutions that support both business needs and long-term operational excellence.
- Drive the standardization of metrics, reporting, and performance management processes to enable consistent visibility, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement across integrated organizations.
- Ensure all integrated processes, systems, and workflows comply with internal Quality & Food Safety standards, corporate policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Champion organizational change by fostering collaboration, trust, and partnership across integrating teams, while supporting communication and engagement strategies that help associates successfully navigate change.
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.
A strong focus on 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.
The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 38.12 - USD 52.41Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Safety, Engineering, or a related technical field
- At least 5 years of related experience in complex business environments
- Quality and Food Safety experience
- Deep understanding of Quality and Food Safety digital systems
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
- Fluent English communication skills
- Good understanding of quality and food safety systems
- Ability to train internal employees on technical systems
- Strong presentation skills
- At least 10 years of experience in quality and food safety-related areas
- Experience with Mars systems, including Nexus, SAP Atlas, and Mars Pulse
- Project management, facilitation, or successful program management certification
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
Mars Insights
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
