Global Marketing Sr. Manager- SKU Portfolio Management
2 days/week at home
Core hours 11–3
Dog friendly
Job Description
Job Description:
As Pet Nutrition works to fulfill our responsibility and purpose to Make the World a Better Place for Pets, we strive every day to deliver on pet and parent needs and desires better than the day before. Effectively managing our SKU portfolio is a key part of this – ensuring that the propositions we are providing to pet parents continue to meet their evolving needs. to This role is responsible for owning and managing the SKU Portfolio Management Capability Globally.
The Senior Manager will partner with a very wide range of stakeholders depending on the responsibility above. The key stakeholders include: Global Portfolio and Demand Capabilities VP, Global Pet Nutrition CMO, Global Pet Nutrition R&D lead, CMI (insights) leadership, global brand leadership, market/region CMOs and R&D leads, brand leaders, CMI leaders, and Petcare Brand & Experience lead and team. The role will also periodically interface and work with market/region Presidents, Pet Nutrition’s Global President, and key Pet Care leaders.
The Sr. Manager will:
Have strategic agility, ability to structure problems, generate distinctive Insights, find creative solutions, prioritize opportunities, and build effective action plans
Have brand building experience with using both data and Intuition to form winning brand strategies
Drive inspiration, vision and purpose, communicate effectively, and influence
Be results orientated and have the ability to be practical and drive towards action and tangible results, not just the strategic ideas
What are we looking for?
Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred
Fluent English
Experience managing a wide range of stakeholders (including very senior) and collaborating to drive to the right answer without always having direct authority
Experience with generating deep and impactful consumer insights
Experience in a global environment and with emerging markets preferred
Strong process management skills
Strong change management skills
Must be able to be onsite for a hybrid model, 50% of the time and travel 25-35%
What will be your key responsibilities?
Be the Mars PN expert in SKU portfolio management methodology and process:
Stay up to date on best-in-class SKU portfolio management thinking and approaches externally
Work with markets to fully understand their SKU portfolio management efforts now and in the past – methodologies, process, key lessons learned
Design, maintain, and help execute Mars PN’s approach to SKU portfolio management:
Build our approach to managing portfolio – including analytical approach, data and tools needed, stakeholders involved, and how it fits into overall business rhythms
Determine technology / tool needs to conduct the analytics and process; source and manage as required
Train key stakeholders in the markets on the capability, why certain decisions were made, and how to use it
Partner with markets to help them execute the analytics and make decisions
Track progress:
Maintain a global SKU portfolio fact base
Report out to senior stakeholders on the fact base, how our portfolio is evolving, progress and lessons learned from executing the capability
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.
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Total rewards at Mars includes base pay, competitive benefits, and annual bonus (if position is eligible). The full-time pay range for this role is:
USD 133,063.00 - USD 199,594.00
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.
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