Job Description:
Job: MARS Supply Excellence Manager (TPM)
Shift: Days
Location: Royal Canin (Lewisburg, OH)
The Supply Excellence Manager is accountable for the overall implementation and success of Mars Supply Excellence (MSE/TPM).
As the factory MSE leader, they are responsible for creating
transformative change at all layers of the organization by:
Partnering with the site leadership team to develop the overall implementation strategy for
MSE, then driving accountability to this strategy,
Building capability of all pillar leaders enabling them to build team member capability,
Coordinating with the Regional MSE team for support.
Successful implementation of this strategy should focus on building capability while ultimately delivering financial results.
The Supply Excellence Manager is also responsible for managing the training group ensuring development of that team and effective progression of the site’s Education and Training Program.
What are we looking for?
Bachelor’s degree
5 + years of experience in manufacturing experience (CPG preferable)
Experience with AM Step 3 and TPM Pillar Implementation
Six Sigma – Green Belt/Black Belt certified preferred
Proven experience as a coach/trainer/mentor.
Ability to manage stakeholders and influence without authority.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong project management skills with the ability to set priorities. Process and detail oriented with a “hands-on” approach.
What will be your key responsibilities?
Be an active member guiding and supporting the overall site strategy.
Leading transformative change within the factories through MSE (TPM).
Lead the continued implementation of the Mars Supply Excellence Operating System by fostering readiness and maturity with the pillar structure (standardized work, Factory Mars Operating System, problem solving, strategy deployment and continuous improvement).
Lead, teach and coach associates at all levels lean thinking/principles, tools, systems and metrics.
Collaborate with peers to ensure a capable and coordinated TPM/MSE based continuous improvement journey.
Partner with the Technical & Reliability Leaders to ensure the ongoing seamless integration of TPM activities into the Lean Operating System.
Partner with the Regional Training Manager to ensure the ongoing execution of training standards and utilization of supporting tools.
Drive Lean training and implementation of a Lean toolkit: value stream mapping, pull systems, kanban, SMED, problem solving, Kaizen, heijunka, etc.
Facilitate and train others to facilitate kaizen events to achieve improvement, transfer knowledge, and engage team members and leaders in activities supporting the lean transformation.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with over 130,000 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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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering
- 5 + years of manufacturing experience (CPG preferable)
- Experience with AM Step 3 and TPM Pillar Implementation
- Six Sigma - Green Belt/Black Belt certified
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.
