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.

 

The Business Analyst is an Integral member of the account team focused on delivering annual sales targets as well as developing a long term, sustainable growth model.  This individual aids in delivering key Mars Petcare initiatives through the retailer go to market strategy by providing analytics for promotional product allocations, pricing recommendations, promotional evaluation and recommendations, and standard key performance indicator reporting.  This role is expected to work with sales team and cross-functional partners to evaluate and improve overall account team performance, leveraging IRI, AC Nielsen and account specific proprietary data sources.  This individual interacts closely with the Walmart Team Lead and Portfolio Growth Manager to evaluate and improve overall Walmart Inc. financial performance and delivery of Mars Petcare key metrics. 

 

What are we looking for?

• Experience which demonstrates advanced problem solving and analytic capabilities and the ability to work collaboratively in a cross functional team environment
• 1-3 years working experience in sales, category, or financial analytics
• Four year college degree

 

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Build collaborative, cross functional relationships to function in a high performing team environment
• Is considered the expert on Mars Petcare performance within the account
• Assists in the identification and analysis of business issues and opportunities
• Conducts new item performance reviews, delivering findings and recommendations to the account team and the customer
• Conducts promotional program evaluations, delivering findings and recommendations to the account team and customer
• Works with sales finance team manage customer trade budget, customer deductions, and overages, shortages, damages claims
• Works with finance manager to execute monthly budget reviews and assists in budget management processes
• Prepares and delivers period business review to internal and external stakeholders
• Interacts and communicates regularly with customer account buyer and finance team
• Provide ad-hoc support and analysis as needed
• Maintain technical skills on appropriate software applications to provide optimum level of support (Business Objects, IRI Analyzer, etc.)

 

 

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.