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Mars UK • Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Enterprise Technology Q&FS Programme Lead

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top 3 scores:
94%

Location flexibility

91%

Hours flexibility

90%

Autonomy

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Job Description

Job Description:

The enterprise R&D and Lab digital domain forms a critical functional and data foundation as part of the end to end business transformation program across Mars Inc. It plays a pivotal role in delivering best in class digital capabilities across Product Lifecycle Management, Quality & Food Safety, MGS Laboratories and Enterprise Product Innovation and in transitioning from our current state systems, process and data architecture, to the transition state and on to the future state. Digital R&D today spans a complex architecture of systems, process and data and this role will ensure the future state Edge system landscape and associated new capability development and enhancements are fully managed end to end, whilst partnering with the Q&FS Digital Director to deliver the Q&FS Digital Core agenda.

In order to maintain our existing portfolio and deliver new capability/innovation across Q&FS, this role requires key stakeholder engagement across Corporate R&D, Segment functional and DT senior leads and Digital Core workstream leads. It also requires a very close relationship with the GDO organisation, in leading new capabilities and innovations and ensuring strong end-to-end business value realisation across the Q&FS Digital domain.

What are we looking for?

  • Proven project, programme and/or portfolio management leadership and management capability with 7+ years practical experience
  • Proven track record of managing and delivering complex projects that involve both system development and system integration aspects
  • Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience / comfort operating in a global, matrix environment and influencing beyond reporting lines
  • Experience with SAP implementation projects and transforming business at scale and speed (preferred)

What will be your key responsibilities?

Digital Core Q&FS Transformation Delivery

  • Provides day to day technical leadership across the Digital Core Q&FS workstream, partnering with senior leads from Corporate R&D, Enterprise R&D Sis and Enterprise R&D BIs.
  • Responsible for the delivery of critical system milestones and projects in support of Q&FS Digital Core ambition.
  • Leads the design, development and integration of Edge systems through IBM and internal teams
  • Leads the transition of new technology introduced through the DC programme to GDO and IT Ops teams.
  • Lead the NTI process including infrastructure setup for systems within scope of the DC Q&FS workstream
  • Manage relationship with Edge SI’s ensuring timely engagement and effective project / governance methods are established in line with broader Digital Core timelines and approach.
  • Responsible for managing relationships with key stakeholders including segment, functional and IT leaders ensuring effective communication on key programme and design decisions as well as coordinating Enterprise technology team support to segment deployment teams
  • Responsible for ensuring Edge (non S4) system change impacts are defined, aligned and understood across other workstreams within the Digital Core and BAU agenda.
  • Partner with the BAU E2E Senior Lead to ensure the Digital Core and BAU strategies are aligned and complimentary whilst ensuring dependencies are effectively managed.

Financial Investment Governance

  • Responsible for overall financial due diligence of the Edge systems investments governed and prioritised as part of the Digital Core Q&FS workstream

Thought Leadership

  • Evaluate technologies and platforms to identify best-fit for business needs
  • Provide thought leadership on Q&FS DC roadmap bringing in new external perspective to the area and playing an active thought leadership role within DT, corporate and the segments.

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.

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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
Shared parental leave
Adoption leave
Family health insurance
Pregnancy support
Neo-natal leave
Faith rooms
Meditation space
Dog friendly office
Dog friendly co-working space
Flexible working week
Annual bonus
Employee discounts
Cinema discounts
Referral bonus
Joining bonus
Cycle to work scheme
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Theme park discounts
Lunch and learns
In house training
LinkedIn learning license
Studying sabbaticals
Open to part time work for some roles

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

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