Job Description:
Champion Petfoods is expanding! We are excited to announce we are looking for a Industrial Engineering & Capital Appropriation Budget Analyst to join our rapidly growing company.
Champion Petfoods is an award-winning pet food maker with a reputation of trust spanning 35+ years. Founded in a small town in Alberta, Canada, Champion – with its ORIJEN® and ACANA® brands – is a key player in the global premium pet food industry across three major geographic regions.
We would love to hear from you if you are passionate about personal and professional growth and see yourself as a key player contributing to our continued success as an award-winning company.
Here's the Scoop – Summary
The IE / CAB analyst will oversee the process for delivering the Capital Appropriation Budget (CAB) and evaluate opportunities for continuous improvement in budgeting and financial monitoring, including the adoption of innovative digital technologies.
This position drives alignment between strategic objectives and operational execution through financial analysis and disciplined capital planning support.
This role also supports Supply Network Design initiatives through analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and project coordination to help deliver network, capacity, and growth objectives.
What a typical day looks like:
CAB Management- Lead the CAB approval process and maintain regional CAB documentation templates
- Prepare financial and project status reports for periodic, quarterly, and annual CAB processes
- Act as PMO/project facilitator for capital projects, managing communications, timelines, and standard project artifacts (charters, Gantt charts, status reports)
- Improve efficiency through automation, digital tools, and enhanced reporting solutions
- Maintain CAB systems and ensure data accuracy across platforms including CapEx Alpha
- Serve as the primary contact for CAB support requests and escalations
- Coordinate cross-functional inputs from Finance, Engineering, and Site teams to support CAB decision-making
- Ensure compliance with governance standards and approval thresholds for capital investments
- Support brand and technology segments to help deliver brand objectives and align plans with Supply Network Design (SND) roadmaps
- Provide input on new initiatives by assessing technical feasibility and financial considerations from a Supply perspective
- Assist in evaluating Supply solutions for key projects and activities through data analysis and operational insights
- Support site master planning activities aligned with SND priorities and brand growth strategies
- Assist in the development and approval of capital investment projects, including preparation of governance documentation and key success metrics
- Support continuous improvement initiatives for IE processes and ways of working
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing, operations, engineering, or capital/project planning
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills with the ability to interpret data and provide practical recommendations
- Effective communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills across functions and organizational levels
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting systems, with a continuous improvement and process-focused mindset
What can you expect from Champion?
- Safety: a strong commitment to ensure all people are provided with a safe, healthy and respectful environment.
- Earnings: Competitive Wages that give financial peace of mind, 401k with Company, and donation matching.
- Industry Competitive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision and Employee Assistance Programs to meet your individual or family needs.
- Continuing Education: In House & Online Learning & Development, as well as an Education Assistance Program.
- Quality: a dedication to uphold the highest standards of authenticity, nutritional integrity, and food safety, to earn the trust of Pet Lovers everywhere.
- Other Perks: Free Bag of Premium Pet Food each month, Free Parking and more!
What are you waiting for? Join the pack!
Come as you are.
We value diversity in all forms and know the power it can bring. Workplace equality allows for creative ideas to bloom, diverse points of views to be heard, and increases overall happiness. That sounds pretty good to us.
Champion is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of your race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, or any other creed, you are wanted here.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Finance, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing, operations, engineering, or capital/project planning
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
- Effective communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills across functions and levels
- Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting systems
- Continuous improvement and process-focused mindset
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.
