Job Description:
This position is open to be based in Copenhagen or Helsinki.
As Nordic Portfolio Manager for Bitesize, Seasonals & Gifting and Fruity confections, you will be leading and driving the cluster brand growth and portfolio strategy for Bitesize, Seasonals & Gifting and Fruity Confections in line with Regional cell strategy and priorities and fueled by local customer, consumer and shopper insights
Inspire and engage key stakeholders both internally and externally in these plans through simple narratives to drive excellence in execution.
What are we looking for?
- Calibre degree in Business Economics, Marketing, or another related discipline
- Min. 2 years of Marketing or Category experience
- English professional proficiency required and fluency in minimum one Nordic language a plus
- Strong oral, written communication, and presentation skills
- Attention to detail
- Advanced usage of Excel and Power point
- Analytical skills and demonstrated ability to create a narrative from analysis/insights
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Lead and deliver the Cluster cell/brand growth strategy in line with Regional cell strategy and priorities and fueled by local customer, consumer and shopper insights
- Collaborate with Regional cell team and provide inputs to ensure fit for purpose growth platforms
- Lead portfolio strategy deployment and tailor plans to market specific needs
- Create and drive opportunities of brand scale and efficiency across the Cluster
- Manage innovation through S&OP+ stage & gate process incl. post launch review
- Prepare New Product Development (NPD) selling story
- Co-owner of PPA (price-pack-architecture) analysis and execution
- Sparring and coordination with Media Manager on Media activities
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 140,000 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.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
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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