Job Description:
Commercial Operations & Effectiveness Specialist
Location: UK – Hybrid working model, minimum 2 days per week in the Slough office.
Contract: 12-months fixed-term contract
Salary: £44,000 - £52,000, annual bonus, benefits
BACKGROUND
D&T is an entrepreneurial unit of Mars Wrigley UK focused on delivering quality growth in new snacking categories across the region through co-manufacturing partnerships. This role is in the D&T Commercial team. The Role reports to the Commercial Head - Liz Danby.
THE JOB
This role will perform a critical role in the commercial team working very closely with R&D, Q&FS, Operations, Demand, Finance as well as the strategic sourcing managers.
The key objectives of this role is to keep our commercial team running smoothly (following all relevant governance), lead and support supplier enabled growth and value projects, implement commercial strategies, ensure our data and budgets are managed, and drive improved service and performance through our supplier base. There is also the opportunity to do a level of strategic sourcing on some of our smaller D&T categories.
This role is a great starting point for a broader career within the wider Commercial organisation at Mars, giving experience of end to end buying in a smaller entrepreneurial unit, connected strategically to the wider Mars Snacking business.
What will be your key responsibilities?
D&T Commercial excellence
Governance & controls execution lead
Commercial KPI assessment and tracking (supply performance, value leadership, contractual coverage etc)
Budget performance
Digital focus areas to improve efficiencies
Leading/supporting continuous improvement, regulatory or sustainability projects relating where the commercial function has a role.
Managing the indirect and raw materials supply base at D&T including contract/price negotiation & performance management.
Key user for commercial systems (from supplier set up to payment)
SSM support through quarterly business review planning, problem solving, payment issues resolution, contracts and contract execution, NDAs
What are we looking for?
Bachelors degree or Equivalent
Relevant experience working within Commercial, Supply Chain or Project Management type of roles
Experience working with external parties is very advantageous
Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to deal with tension/conflict and manage and engage a variety of stakeholders
Excellent planning and organizational skills; ability to organise workload, prioritise what is most important and balance between short term issue management and achievement of longer term objectives
Good financial acumen and experience in using Microsoft Excel in day to day business. Other system skills advantageous (SAP, Power BI)
Project management skills are advantageous.
Problem solving skills, ability to analyse information and drive solutions forward
Strong drive for results and customer focus
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
You are willing to travel up to 10% of your time to visit the suppliers and attend team meeting
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 a company bonus.
Mars is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable adjustments for individuals with disabilities, long-term health conditions, or who are neurodiverse during the application and recruitment process. To request reasonable adjustments, complete our Reasonable Adjustment Request Form here
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Skills Required
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Relevant experience in Commercial, Supply Chain or Project Management
- Experience working with external parties
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; stakeholder management
- Excellent planning and organisational skills; prioritisation
- Good financial acumen
- Experience using Microsoft Excel in day-to-day business
- Experience with SAP
- Experience with Power BI
- Project management skills
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Strong drive for results and customer focus
- Willingness to travel up to 10% to visit suppliers and attend meetings
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
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.
