Job Description:
In this position, you’ll be assigned a territory and are responsible for selling product to assigned customers and merchandise retail outlets. You’ll build relationships with vendors, sell our product to them, distribute product and merchandise. High impact calls (complex selling) represent the majority of the customers. You’ll coordinate the sales department and provide new strategies to sales associates on how to increase sales, attend to customers and close deals.
What are we looking for?
Bachelor’s degree or high school diploma.
2+ years of experience in the sales field. Preference is with CPG products.
Possession of valid drivers license.
Ability to lift up to 40lbs, sit, stand, walk and kneel for long periods of time.
What will be your key responsibilities?
Sell presentation programs, booking sheets and new product to customers along with suggesting orders and actual orders.
Continuously guarantee that promotional and seasonal compliance is met within designated retail outlets.
Maintain distribution of assigned products.
Execute merchandising excellence by ensuring that shelves are stocked, sell specific shelving strategies, and optimize freshness and quality of products on the shelf.
Maintain an adequate stock of relevant merchandising supplies and POS materials.
Maintain accurate and appropriate data through hand-held technology as determined by the business.
What can you expect from Mars?
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.
A strong focus on 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. .
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or high school diploma
- 2+ years of sales experience
- Experience with CPG products
- Valid driver's license
- Ability to lift up to 40 pounds
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, and kneel for extended periods
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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