Job Description:
Insights & Analytics Manager
Franklin, TN
This role is based in Franklin, TN with regular in-office collaboration expected. Flexibility is a key enabler, empowering associates to make choices that support both business outcomes and personal needs, including occasional remote work.
The Insights & Analytics Manager has the unique responsibility of focusing on the total business (all segments, all brands, all channels) to translate market signals in to demand generating actions for our field teams. This person plays a pivotal role in influencing the delivery of the business plan through performance management tracking, uncovering compelling category insights and storytelling in support of the dynamic Pet Food Category and Mars business priorities. Providing proactive analysis to drive delivery of key business objectives and uncovering of incremental growth driving ideas. The role requires strong technical and functional skills to manipulate and interpret data across various internal and external sources, the ability to influence through data and storytelling, and a bias for curiosity.
What are we looking for?
Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred
5+ years’ experience in CPG, working with customers in Sales, Customer Service, Logistics, Marketing Services, Brand Marketing or similar function
Experience in reporting/analytics and/or account management experience preferred
Understanding of industry & trade channels preferred
What would be your key responsibilities?
Track shipments vs forecast vs plan vs consumption to understand upside / gaps
Does consumption support plan and/or forecast
Does mix support financial goals
Evaluate business performance at the total, segment, brand, sku, customer level
Do trends support sustainable growth
Are there areas that are not an issue; but could become one if not addressed
Provide point of view on in-period / full year delivery of the Shipment Plan
Build reporting dashboards/reports via own capabilities and/or utilization of 3rd Party resources with SRM Info Delivery Business Manager
Automation of critical business reports to drive speed, visuals, Insights to action
Support Annual Business Planning Process
Key point of contact for Customer Pods & Portfolio Growth Teams for Sales Annual Business Plan inputs
Responsible for being a high contributing member of a high-performance team
Embracing the common purpose and specific expectations of the team to contribute to the team’s success in the achievement of company goals
Demonstrating break-through thinking, above and beyond the current plan to close any existing gaps and / or stretching to ‘how high is high?’
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with over 150,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we are 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.
Mars does not sponsor visas for this role.
This position is not eligible for relocation benefits.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- MBA
- 5+ years' experience in CPG working with customers in Sales, Customer Service, Logistics, Marketing Services, Brand Marketing or similar function
- Experience in reporting/analytics and/or account management
- Understanding of industry and trade channels
- Strong technical and functional skills to manipulate and interpret data across internal and external sources
- Ability to influence through data and storytelling
- Based in Franklin, TN with regular in-office collaboration expected (occasional remote work)
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.
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