Job Description:
At Mars, we're transforming the way we connect demand, supply, and commercial priorities to deliver exceptional results for our customers and consumers. As the Manager, S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution), you'll play a critical role in steering near-term business performance by balancing customer demand, supply chain capabilities, and inventory health. This highly visible role sits at the intersection of multiple functions, providing the opportunity to influence decisions that impact service, profitability, and operational excellence across the business.
This is an ideal opportunity for a supply chain professional who enjoys solving complex business challenges through data-driven insights, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic execution. You'll partner closely with teams across Demand Planning, Customer Service, Sales, Manufacturing, and Supply Planning to identify risks, address constraints, and drive actions that improve overall business performance while reducing inventory write-offs.
What are we looking for?- Bachelor's degree required; preferred fields include Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics, Statistics, Data Science, Information Management, or a related discipline.
- 2-5 years of experience in Demand Planning, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), or a related Supply Chain function within a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) environment.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Logistics & Distribution, Procurement, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain Consulting.
- Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to present findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and drive alignment across competing priorities.
- Proven ability to make decisions using an end-to-end business perspective and balance commercial and operational objectives.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience using analytics and reporting tools such as Tableau, SQL, R, Stata, or similar platforms.
- Experience managing inventory optimization, product lifecycle analysis, or write-off reduction initiatives.
- Familiarity with S&OP, S&OE, or Integrated Business Planning processes.
- Manage 0-13 week operational process, including incremental sales requests, supply challenges, allocations and weekly meetings.
- Key liaison between one demand team and customer service.
- Reviews readiness for key customer programs.
- Lead monthly cross functional finished good write off meetings.
- Lead allocation process on constrained lines.
- Drive for decisions on tension points across operating plan.
- Conduct finished goods (FG) product age analysis across all KNA categories.
- Proactively identify at risk inventory and communicate to the appropriate supply chain employees.
- Determine root causes of aging, at risk inventory through in-depth analysis utilizing production, shipment, and consumption data.
- Communicate product write-off reduction plans cross-functionally.
- Define and track FG write-off cost avoidance.
- Define and track FG write-off values versus previous years.
- Provide external benchmarking of FG write-off performance versus peers.
- Requires capability to deep dive into analytics, moving from category level insights all the way down to SKU level takeaways.
- Makes decisions based on an end-to-end view of the business (i.e. takes data from sales and commercial and determines the impact onto demand planning).
- 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.
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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 101,120.00 - USD 139,040.00Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics, Statistics, Data Science, Information Management, or a related discipline
- 2–5 years of experience in Demand Planning, Integrated Business Planning, or a related Supply Chain function within a Consumer Packaged Goods environment
- Experience in Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Logistics and Distribution, Procurement, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain Consulting
- Strong analytical capabilities and ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Strong communication and influencing skills, including presenting findings to senior leadership
- Ability to work cross-functionally and drive alignment across competing priorities
- Ability to make decisions using an end-to-end business perspective while balancing commercial and operational objectives
- Experience using Tableau, SQL, R, Stata, or similar analytics and reporting tools
- Experience managing inventory optimization, product lifecycle analysis, or write-off reduction initiatives
- Familiarity with S&OP, S&OE, or Integrated Business Planning processes
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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