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.

 

We are looking for Perfect Store Manager for Our Pet Nutrition Segment . The Perfect Store Program is a transformational signature process designed to drive quality NSV growth by step changing category execution and Mars presence both in store and on-line. This role exists to provide the expertise required to ensure Perfect Store is deployed to a high standard and in line with our global models, enabling markets to unlock the full potential of physical and digital executional excellence. The associate will serve as a key business partner for the global, regional and local demand leadership teams.

 

What are we looking for?

• Degree (BA) qualified in a business related discipline
• Fluent English Mandatory
• Sales/Perfect Store experience Mandatory
• People Leader – Trainning & capability building
• Senior profile mandatory
• Good Analytical Skills

 

What are the key responsibilities?

Drive excellence in execution through Perfect Store

• Lead perfect store strategy aligned with local leadership team and senior global stakeholders
• Set program scope ensuring alignment with local and global ambitions. 
• Define annual compliance and NSV growth ambitions 
• Ensure allocate the right resource and develop the right capabilities to achieve their ambition
• Embed results in S&OP+ processes, ensuring integration of Perfect Store agenda
• Provide the company with deep market insights that allow decision making
• Participate in regional/global calls being the SPOC for Mexico
• Launch/update execution guidelines for each channel aligned with Category Leadership, Digital Commerce team, SRM, Marketing, and others
• Coordinate through direct reports the management of merchandising agency (~500 resources), area budget, data reportings, tracking system configuration

 

People Leader

• Lead, engage, and develop PS Team (~5 reports)
• Follow Mars methodology and guidelines, building robust PDPs and Development plans, follow up sessions and feeback
• Maximize team performance

 

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.