Job Level:
Technical Leadership-T2
Job Description:
As a Strategic Sourcing Manager at Mars you will partner closely with the Global Strategic Sourcing Director and Buyers to drive development & implementation of sub-category buying strategies and co-pilot optimization of resources. You’ll manage both regional and global initiatives by leveraging supplier relationships, while also driving standardization and automation. Ownership of sub-category spend on a global basis will be key, as will heavy x-functional collaboration and close partnership with key stakeholders.
What are we looking for?
- 7+ years of procurement experience.
- A passion for developing strong relationships with supplier and cross functional stakeholders both domestically and internationally.
- Experience in Rice/Grain sourcing is a bonus
- Bachelors degree at a minimum.
What will be your key responsibilities?
- You will recommend and implement supply base strategy, including assessing and developing suppliers.
- Benchmarking, leading RFP activity and driving the qualification/implantation of new suppliers.
- You will also manage supplier governance, including supplier performance auditing.
- Direct oversight of ($100m) in spend.
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.
- 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 Inc. doesn't sponsor Visas for this role. This position is not eligible for relocation benefits.
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Skills:
Action Planning, Commercial Acumen, Contract Management, Costing and Budgeting, Data Collection and Analysis, Data Control, Negotiation
Competencies:
Communicates Effectively, Ensures Accountability, Financial Acumen, Manages Complexity, Optimizes Work Processes, Plans and Aligns
The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, if eligible, including variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Eligibility for these additional elements depend on the position offered and the employee’s work schedule (i.e., part-time schedule, store associate). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.
USD 99,933.00 - USD 137,408.00
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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.
