Job Description:
The Corporate Strategy team leads critical strategy development, strategic planning, value creation and portfolio transformation projects working with Mars Leadership Team, global segments, corporate development, global functions and other senior business leaders. The Corporate Strategy Senior Manager is responsible for driving key strategy projects to frame insights and enable choices and actions that deliver on Mars, Inc. strategic & value creation objectives. The senior manager is viewed as an expert strategist and analytical leader within the team who independently manages senior stakeholder relationships while collaborating with other strategy team members.
This role will have the opportunity to gain a broad-based understanding of Mars across categories, segments, and business units. It is expected that this role will blend strong internal capabilities with
creative, external perspectives.
What are we looking for?
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or related. MBA is preferred
- Experience in Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, Finance, or related
- Strategic thinking & insights coupled with strong financial acumen
- Skilled in advanced analytics, with ability to model and synthesize complex financial information and comfort with large data sets and analysis
- Fluency with external market data sources (e.g., Euromonitor, Nielsen, etc.)
- Excel and PowerPoint excellence
- Superb communication skills
- Project / process management
- Knowledge of CPG industry or Mars business specifically a plus
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Lead strategy projects related to portfolio strategy, value creation and financial strategy, and key business transformation priorities that are on the Mars Leadership Team (MLT) agenda
- Lead efforts to answer enterprise-level strategic questions – including decisions on Mars, Incorporated’s long-term priorities, investments, and operating model
- Lead competitive intelligence and deep dive analysis into market and competitive developments or consumer behaviors and/or analysis of significant current industry events as they happen in real-time
- Partner with business units or functions on strategic projects to accelerate the business performance of Mars - projects span portfolio / growth / brand strategy, operational excellence, transformation, M&A, etc.
- Support the preparation of Board materials and Leadership Team presentations
- Support strategic knowledge and capability curation across the strategy community
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
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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 169,840.00 - USD 233,530.00Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field
- Experience in Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, Finance, or a related field
- Strategic thinking and insight development
- Strong financial acumen
- Advanced analytics skills, including modeling and synthesizing complex financial information
- Comfort working with large data sets and analysis
- Fluency with external market data sources such as Euromonitor and Nielsen
- Excellence with Excel and PowerPoint
- Superb communication skills
- Project and process management skills
- MBA
- Knowledge of the CPG industry or Mars 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.
