Job Description:
This position will play a pivotal role in helping to accelerate our enterprise capability on trade promotions as part of the regional sales strategy to drive data-driven decision-making and improve the effectiveness of trade promotion strategies. Specifically, this role will support defining our regional trade promotional strategy in partnership with the regional cell teams, helping us to be brilliant at the basics and get to leading edge on driving snacking insights within our overall promotional investment strategy. A critical part of this role will then be to work hand in hand with the clusters to implement these and improve the impact of our promotional investments to drive the balance of profitability and growth.
What are we looking for?An individual who wants to broaden their perspective through working in a regional role to develop their breadth in SRM/ RGM and partner to drive a step change in capabilities. has strength in financial acumen and understanding of how to invest with customers. With specific call outs:
- Experience in Analytics and modelling to define fact based recommendations and convert insights to action plans. Required
- Understanding the market mechanisms responsible for promotional mechanisms, impact on profitability, revenue and sales volume. Required
- Highly collaborative, with the ability to work cross-functionally and provide strategic recommendations based on insights. Required
- Nice to have - RGM prior experience with promo strategies/investment choices
- Nice to have - Perspective of multiple markets customer investment strategies
- In partnership with regional promotional Director collaborate with regional marketing, sales and finance teams to refine promotional strategies and ensure alignment with cell objectives.
- Develop regional promotional guidelines by channel/ investment area in partnership with Regional sales teams and Cluster teams
- Partner with cluster RGM and sales teams to translate regional guidelines into cluster guidelines and define promo productivity roadmaps and action plans
- Analyse trade promotion performance to identify opportunities for optimization. Develop and implement frameworks to assess the ROI of promotional activities.
- Integrate promo investment strategy/guidelines into Target pricing in partnership with Regional channel pricing director
- Set up and own regional promotional insights database
- 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.
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.
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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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