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94%

Location flexibility

91%

Hours flexibility

90%

Autonomy

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Job Description

Job Description:

To enable this Transformation, it is imperative that business and Digital Technology (DT) work together to enable a full process redesign enabled by technology and data. The position sits in the Digital Enablers' - Architect function and is the lead Enterprise Architect for Mars Snacking for Insight to Plan - I2P. The role will be pivotal in establishing technology governance and standards across the domains, ensuring our digital platforms and assets remain at the forefront of innovation.

What are we looking for?

  • Experience with configuration and implementation of this area in a large global scale organization
  • Must have had full lifecycle experience in a technical role in wide range of planning tools from top level Strategy and its planning, all the way to Period Close.
  • SAP Central Finance and CPG experience is not fundamental but is helpful to work alongside the Enterprise Finance and Planning processes and platforms like Anaplan, SAP SAC, Tagetik, OneStream etc. which support Enterprise Planning and its Automation.
  • Adequate understanding of Supply Chain, Sales & Distribution and Finance, their respective platforms like Kinaxis and SAP S/4, especially in a consumer products company.
  • Go-to person in the segment for engineering teams, infrastructure, cloud development, and software architecture design for various initiatives.
  • Excellent analytical skills and the ability to see the connections between layers of business operations in Finance and Planning.

What will be your key responsibilities?

  • Lead the architecture and its lifecycle, drive reference models, reference architectures, technical design, design patterns, reusable frameworks, best practices with the goal of providing solutions to programs, products and maximizing total cost of ownership, service delivery, and customer satisfaction within Mars.
  • Lead future state technology architecture, roadmaps, and shape investment decisions to help execute the strategy and attain the future state.
  • Provide understanding of linkage between business outcomes to technology execution to architects and development teams and be the translator of Technology Requirements into Design as well as alignment to the Product and Platform roadmap and Strategy.
  • Represents the principles and technical decision criteria for the Segment and alignment to the Enterprise and Core Enterprise Architecture when making platform decisions.

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with over 140,000 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.

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.

Company benefits

Open to part-time employees
Open to job sharing
Open to compressed hours
Sabbaticals
Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
Enhanced paternity leave – 26 weeks at 90% pay
24 days annual leave + bank holidays
“Pawternity” leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Bank holiday swaps

We asked employees of Mars UK what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
94%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
91%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
84%
Employees are very happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
80%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
81%
Employees feel that flexible working is part of the culture
Autonomy
90%
Employees feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done

Additional employee ratings
(these do not contribute to the FlexScore®)

Diversity
75%
Employees feel that the diversity is good and there are continued efforts to improve it
Inclusion
78%
Employees feel that the culture supports equity and inclusivity well
Culture
86%
Employees feel like it is a really great environment to work in
Mission
84%
Employees feel very excited about and aligned with the company mission
Salary
70%
Employees feel that their salary is good and matches the value they bring

Working at Mars UK

Company employees

4,000 In the UK

Gender diversity (male:female)

57:43

Office locations

London, Slough, Waltham, Castle Cary, Birstall, Plymouth

Hiring Countries

Brazil

France

Ireland

Netherlands

Poland

United Kingdom

United States

Awards & Achievements

1st – Large companies

1st – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023
3rd – Large companies

3rd – Large companies

Flexa100 2023
Retail & Ecommerce

Retail & Ecommerce

Industry awards 2022

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