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Mars UK • USA-Illinois-Chicago | United States of America

Global Strategy Senior Manager

Employment type:  Full time
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Job Description

Job Description:

The Mars In-house Consulting team is a newly established group that will tackle difficult business challenges across the entire Mars Global Snacking business. We are looking for experienced management consultants to join our team at the Sr. Manager level. Qualified individuals will play a critical role in managing project work and a team of consultants to bring forward-thinking solutions to Mars Snacking.

Ideal candidates will have previously led management consulting teams at a top-tier firm and demonstrated leadership in developing people, relationships and knowledge.

What are we looking for?

  • Bachelor or higher degrees in Engineering, Finance or MBA - MBA preferred
  • Track record of successfully managing complex consulting projects. Ability to manage and coach consulting teams of 2 or more consultants while also juggling diverse set of stakeholders with conflicting incentives
  • Strong people developer investing time in each team member to help them grow
  • Track record of collaboration with senior executives - must be comfortable and experienced in delivering formal presentations to senior leaders
  • Strong analytical skills and a high capacity for conceptual thinking. Ability to develop leading edge business models, frameworks for analysis, and long-term business strategies. Must be able to thrive in a hypothesis-based environment where inductive rather than deductive reasoning is the norm
  • Proven ability to manage client relationships, and build strong relationships within large multinationals as well as identifying opportunities to deepen those relationships
  • Well-developed business judgment. Ability to understand financial and non-financial aspects of a problem and use sound business judgment to recommend actions
  • Experience within fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) is a plus but not required

What will be your key responsibilities?

  • The Sr. Manager plays the most critical role on a project team and oversees all activities to ensure the project is on track and deliverables met
  • You need to define the key questions that needs to be answered, develop a plan for how to tackle those questions, and execute against the plan
  • You are responsible for the day-to-day management of a team of consultants which includes scoping their tasks, pressure-testing work and coaching them to improve
  • You oversee the formulation of hypotheses for research and investigation, and guide your team on complicated analyses of Mars, competitors, and the industry
  • With support from your team, you will summarize your key findings and conclusions in a presentation and present it to Mars leadership

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with over 130,000 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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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 134,400.00 - USD 184,800.00

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
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

Working at Mars UK

Company employees:

4,000 In the UK

Gender diversity (m:f):

57:43

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