Job Description:
Segment: Royal Canin
Location: Aimargues (30 min from Montpellier)
Type of contract: Permanent (CDI)
Are you passionate about driving effective supply planning in a fast-paced global business environment? Do you thrive on balancing demand, supply and operational priorities to ensure the right products are available when and where they are needed? As a European Senior Supply Planning Specialist, you will play a key role in shaping and executing supply plans that support product availability across 120 markets worldwide. Working at the heart of Royal Canin’s Supply Chain organization, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance business needs, operational realities and future growth ambitions while contributing to planning excellence across a highly dynamic global network. In this role, you will help optimize supply performance, drive decision-making through robust planning processes and support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen our end-to-end supply chain capabilities.
What will be your key responsibilities?
Manage Regional Supply Planning activities for a dedicated market scope, delivering robust supply plans that support capacity, production and procurement decisions across the European Supply Network.
Monitor planning performance, identify risks and opportunities, and implement actions that improve forecast quality and planning effectiveness.
Act as a planning expert during supply constraints, allocation decisions and other complex operational situations requiring cross-functional coordination and sound decision-making.
Support innovation, product change and transformation projects by ensuring planning deliverables are executed accurately and on time while maintaining operational continuity.
Collaborate closely with stakeholders across Planning, Commercial, Manufacturing, Regulatory, Master Data and Supply teams to deliver business objectives.
Serve as a technical reference point for the Regional Planning team, by supporting onboarding activities and promoting planning best practices and standards.
Contribute to the simplification, standardization and improvement of planning processes while supporting the implementation of new tools, digital capabilities and reporting solutions.
Help shape the future of planning by driving a culture of operational excellence, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
What are we looking for?
Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering or a related field.
Fluency in English; additional European languages, including French, are an advantage.
Several years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, ideally within FMCG or a complex manufacturing environment.
Strong understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain Planning processes, including Supply Planning, Demand Planning and MRP.
Experience managing complex planning portfolios and making operational decisions in dynamic business environments.
Experience working with advanced planning systems and analytics tools.
Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
A continuous improvement mindset, coupled with the ability to challenge existing ways of working and drive change.
A collaborative approach, with a willingness to coach others, share expertise and build organizational capability.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by our Five Principles.
Join a purpose-driven company striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Access best-in-class learning and development opportunities from day one, including Mars University.
Be empowered to take ownership, explore new ideas and make a meaningful impact on the business.
Benefit from a competitive compensation and benefits package, designed to recognize your contribution and support your wellbeing.
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Skills Required
- Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field
- Fluency in English
- Several years of experience in Supply Chain Planning, ideally in FMCG or a complex manufacturing environment
- Strong understanding of Supply Planning, Demand Planning, and MRP processes
- Experience managing complex planning portfolios and making operational decisions in dynamic environments
- Experience with advanced planning systems and analytics tools
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills
- Continuous improvement mindset and ability to drive change
- Collaborative approach with willingness to coach others and share expertise
- Additional European languages, including French
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.
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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.
