A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there’s more to being in business than just making a profit. That’s the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet.  What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it’s never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It’s about how you can grab everything that’s within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated 

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

 

Amazon Business Analyst
Seattle, WA

 

The Amazon Business Analyst is the primary expert in the day-to-day pulse of our business: Serving as the go-to expert on consumption trends, working as point person for our assistant buyer at Amazon, monitoring operational performance and flagging issues, and truly helping us keep the operation running as effectively as we can.

 

What we are looking for?:

• Bachelor's degree program in a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of experience directly working as an analyst on a major CPG customer OR
• 2+ years working in retail at Amazon.com

 

What will my key responsibilites be?:
Business Analysis: This person will be tasked with regular analysis of our business, including but not limited to – general business trends, key Amazon metrics and how they impact our ability to deliver the number, item level analyses like shifting and incrementality, OOS exposure, discontinuation reabsorption, and more. They’ll be asked not only to provide the “what” but also the “so what” and the “now what.”  

 

Operational Control: Crucial to success on Amazon is managing the details. Because of that, this person will be asked to own several key parts of our operation, i.e. managing our catalog of more than 700 SKU’s, forecasting the impact of gained and lost distribution, monitoring and reporting on marketplace volatility, and researching and disputing unjustified nonworking spends.

 

Executing with the Customer: Our Amazon team is unique in that we ask our business analyst to take on part of the customer-facing responsibilities, purely based on how Amazon operates – the analyst is often best suited to managing tactical work with our SAS at Amazon. This person will be asked to foster a collaborative relationship with their counterpart at Amazon, track and manage the joint task list between both groups, and efficiently work to execute the myriad day-to-day tasks that take customer involvement.

 

Collaboration With Cross-Functional Partners: This role will require meaningful time spent working with not only the rest of the Amazon team, but also internal partners in revenue growth management, finance, sales planning, and supply An ability to build relationships and solve problems together is crucial.  

 

Presentation Skills: Comfort making presentations with small-to-medium sized audiences are a significant plus and will regularly be a part of this person’s workload, as our Business Analyst is often asked to report on findings to the rest of the Amazon team or a small group of internal partners.

 

What can you expect from Mars? 

• The opportunity to learn, develop and take charge of your own career. 
• An industry competitive compensation package including generous benefits (i.e. 401k, health, etc.)    
• Commitment to our Purpose and our Five Principles. 
• An environment where all Associates feel valued, supported and comfortable being themselves at work. 
• The opportunity to work cross functionally, add value and impact a better world for generations to come.

 

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.