Job Description:
The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) PMO Lead is responsible for driving the governance, planning, coordination, and execution of EPR and related sustainability initiatives across Mars Pet Nutrition. This role ensures organizational readiness and supports compliance with evolving environmental regulations while enabling cross-functional alignment, packaging circularity goals, and business transformation efforts.
The EPR PMO Lead serves as the central integrator across Sustainability, Packaging, R&D, Supply, Commercial, Regulatory, Legal, Finance, Corporate Affairs, and Global teams to drive alignment, enable effective execution, and ensure organizational readiness in support of Mars' sustainability and regulatory commitments.
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Sustainability, Environmental Science, or an equivalent field.
- 5+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional programs, projects, or business transformation initiatives.
- 8+ years of experience in PMO leadership, program management, sustainability, regulatory compliance, supply chain, or related functions.
- Demonstrated experience establishing and managing project governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement processes.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and drive alignment across multiple functions in a matrixed organization.
- Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams, timelines, risks, dependencies, and competing priorities.
- Experience presenting recommendations, status updates, and business impacts to senior leadership.
- Knowledge of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), packaging sustainability, circular economy principles, or environmental compliance programs.
- Experience leading enterprise-wide transformation programs with significant operational and financial impact.
- Experience working across global and regional teams.
What will be your key responsibilities?
EPR & Sustainability Program Execution:
- Support execution of North America Pet Nutrition EPR and related sustainability initiatives by coordinating cross-functional activities, managing timelines, and driving delivery of key milestones.
- Ensure alignment between regulatory requirements, business priorities, and Mars sustainability commitments through effective program management, governance, and stakeholder engagement.
Governance & Risk Management:
- Establish and manage governance forums, including Steering Committee (SteerCo) meetings, leadership reviews, and decision-making processes.
- Monitor program health by identifying risks, issues, dependencies, and resource constraints, and driving resolution and mitigation plans.
- Escalate critical risks, business decisions, and timeline impacts to leadership as appropriate.
Stakeholder Management & Integration:
- Serve as the primary point of integration across Sustainability, Packaging, R&D, Supply, Procurement, Commercial, Finance, Regulatory Affairs, Legal, Corporate Affairs, and Global teams.
- Drive alignment, accountability, and resolution of cross-functional issues to support delivery of EPR program objectives.
- Facilitate cross-functional communication and collaboration to ensure timely decision-making and successful program execution.
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, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Sustainability, Environmental Science, or equivalent
- 5+ years leading complex cross-functional programs, projects, or business transformation initiatives
- 8+ years of experience in PMO leadership, program management, sustainability, regulatory compliance, supply chain, or related functions
- Experience establishing and managing project governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement processes
- Ability to influence and drive alignment across multiple functions in a matrixed organization
- Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams, timelines, risks, dependencies, and competing priorities
- Experience presenting recommendations, status updates, and business impacts to senior leadership
- Knowledge of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), packaging sustainability, circular economy principles, or environmental compliance programs
- Experience leading enterprise-wide transformation programs with significant operational and financial impact
- Experience working across global and regional teams
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.
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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.
