Job Description:
The role defines the activation strategy, enables, and supports the team to execute the activation plans within our customers to bring our brands and events to life for shoppers, in a way which contributes towards delivery of the retailer’s own strategies. In addition, the role is responsible for the line management of two associates in the team.
What do we need from you?
Commercial (sales, marketing, category, customer marketing) experience, (5+ years) and demonstrated ability to develop strong and impactful internal and external relationships and influence customers of all sizes.
Strong track record of executing visions and strategies with the ability to inspire and engage the local market(s).
Ability to navigate complex situations and challenge the status quo with a can-do attitude.
Self-reliant, decisive, and resilient and able to respond and adapt to a fast moving, swiftly changing environment, which will also itself be new in the initial period.
People leadership of a small team of functional experts.
What would be your key responsibilities?
Lead and develop an engaged and effective Market Activation teams across the UK/IRL to deploy the brand activity plan across key retailers.
Ownership for UK& IRL activation plan – alignment, delivery & execution of the plan – including priority choices.
Ownership for the UK TMAB budget – from agreeing allocation, to management/stewardship of the budget.
Ownership to define/design/deliver the content required for internal deployment meetings, and own the design & delivery of all external tool kits and selling materials.
Design tools to disrupt & educate shopper while building Brand DMS along the path to purchase.
Strategic display/hotspot & all display & equipment leadership, including sourcing, ROI etc.
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
Skills Required
- 5+ years of commercial experience in sales, marketing, category, or customer marketing
- Demonstrated ability to build strong internal and external relationships and influence customers of all sizes
- Strong track record of executing visions and strategies
- Ability to inspire and engage local markets
- Ability to navigate complex situations and challenge the status quo
- Self-reliant, decisive, resilient, and adaptable in a fast-moving environment
- Experience leading a small team of functional experts
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.
