Job Description:
Mars: Where your Tomorrow Starts Today!
Mars is a family-owned business that has been making products for people and their pets for more than 100 years. We’re behind some of the best loved brands in the world including MARS®, SNICKERS®, EXTRA®, ECLIPSE®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, DOLMIO®, BEN’S ORIGINAL ® MASTERFOODS ® and ROYAL CANIN® ORIJEN® ACANA® we are dedicated to making a positive impact on people and the planet.
Join us in building a sustainable future where people, communities, and the planet can truly thrive.
About the role: This role will be working for our Mars Petcare segment, where we make life better for pets and their owners.
Role Title: Data & Insights Analyst (Market Insights Analyst)
Location: Melbourne, Vic
Hours: Full-time, Hybrid
Reporting to: Consumer & Market Insights Director - Mars Pet Nutrition
Reporting into the Data and Analytics team, the Data & Insights Analyst is responsible for reporting on, and analyzing market trends, consumer behavior, and the competitive landscape to derive powerful, data driven Insight, presented compellingly, that supports strategic decision-making. The role works closely with category and consumer insights, marketing and sales to identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
What you’ll do:
Be accountable for the design and delivery of Mars sales data reporting suites to the Portfolio, Sales and Leadership teams allowing tracking of key performance indicators in a timely and efficient manner.
Conduct Ad-Hoc analysis of data using multiple data sources (e.g. Circana, Shopper Panel, Quantium, Financial and bespoke research etc), to identify trends and patterns.
Prepare detailed reports and presentations to communicate findings to stakeholders.
Create and maintain a powerful data reporting suite and the databases that they are derived from to efficiently track key performance indicators (KPIs). Including defining data requirements, data collection, processing, cleaning, analysis, modelling and visualization.
Assist the Strategy & Consumer Insights lead in preparing market context analysis for Strategy Days and Global visits with the skill to powerfully visualise data to support strong storytelling and persuasive findings.
What you need to bring:
A Bachelor's degree in either Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or Data Science
2+ years experience in data management or analytics roles ideally gained in an FMCG or retail/grocery business
Demonstratable experience in the analysis of a range of internal & external data sources, drawing out key insights and forming recommendations on the basis of solid commercial knowledge with links to business strategy.
Superior analytic tool skills including strong Excel, Data Visualisation and statistical analysis experience, power BI reporting skills and/or SQL skills well regarded
Preferred: 2+ years working experience with sales data such as Circana, Quantium, Synergy
Why you’ll love working for Mars:
Purpose: Help craft beloved brands with a legacy of over 100 years of local manufacturing making products that people and pets will love all while helping to build a more sustainable future.
People: A culture that values your contributions, fosters leadership, and recognises the impact you make. Your work truly matters here.
Development: Shape your career with personalised development and real opportunities to grow from day one.
Enjoy a team and business environment that is invested in helping you manage and grow your energy for work and life.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or Data Science
- 2+ years experience in data management or analytics roles
- Experience analyzing internal and external data sources and translating into commercial recommendations
- Strong Excel skills
- Data visualization and statistical analysis experience
- Power BI reporting skills
- SQL skills
- Experience with sales data platforms (e.g., Circana, Quantium, Synergy)
- Experience designing and maintaining reporting suites and associated databases (data collection, cleaning, modelling, visualization)
- Experience gained in FMCG or retail/grocery business
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.
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