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Mars

Manager, P&O BP & Effectiveness

Salary:  $101,120 – $139,040 per annum
Location:  USA-Illinois-Chicago | United States of America
Location flexibility:  1 office day / week, 2 office days / week, 3 office days / week, 4 office days / week
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Job Description

Job Description:

Position Overview

The Global P&O Manager, BP & Effectiveness role is a hands-on, highly collaborative role designed to drive the execution of Mars Snacking’s Human-Led, Digitally Powered Enterprise (HLDPE) strategy. This role serves as the central engine for tracking key strategic metrics, orchestrating the portfolio of strategic initiatives, and coordinating across Snacking P&O teams to deliver on enterprise goals.

Working in close partnership with the People Data & Analytics (PD&A) and Talent & Culture teams, this role will manage, review, and continuously improve the unified Business Scorecard, ensuring measurement consistency across the entire Snacking segment. Additionally, as our business continues to integrate, this role acts as a key project lead in operational harmonization programs (such as Global Rewards and Policy standardization), driving the efficiencies and standardizations required to achieve a seamless "One P&O" operating model.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

1. HLDPE Strategic Metrics Tracking

  • Implement & Track KPIs: Support the frame and execution of key strategic metrics that measure the progress, adoption, and business impact of the HLDPE strategy.
  • Monitor Adoption Progress: Analyze data trends related to digital change adoption, associate engagement, capabilities and cultural evolution ("The Snacking Way").
  • Deliver Strategic Insights: Prepare high-impact performance updates and data visualizations to help P&O leadership translate metrics into clear strategic decisions and combines input for integration planning.

2. Portfolio Management of strategic initiatives

  • Lead Portfolio Tracking: Run the day-to-day PMO for global P&O strategic initiatives, ensuring milestones, dependencies, and risks are meticulously tracked.
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Coordinate Agile Teams: Facilitate and organize the daily activities of cross-functional enterprise project teams to keep initiative deliverables aligned and on track.
  • Proactive Risk Management: Monitor project health and proactively identify and flag resource constraints or timeline risks to leadership.
  • 3. Business Scorecard Maintenance & Alignment

    • Manage Scorecard Updates: Partner directly with PD&A and Talent & Culture teams to coordinate the regular review, updates, and delivery of the unified Business Scorecard.
    • Ensure Global Consistency: Standardize definitions and reporting frameworks across segments and regions to guarantee data alignment.
    • Identify Scorecard Improvements: Actively gather feedback from scorecard users to implement continuous updates and functional improvements.

    4. "One P&O" Harmonization & Standardization

    • Support Process Standardization: Coordinate collaborative projects with specialized COEs (such as Global Rewards and Policy teams) to standardize global processes and policies.
    • Document & Map Workflows: Map current segment-specific processes, identify operational redundancies, and assist in designing standard "One P&O" workflows.
    • Foster One P&O Ways of Working: Act as a champion for standardizing processes, helping regional teams transition smoothly to global P&O operating standards.

    5. Co-leads org effective projects

    • Co-partner on strategic tools to enhance greater org effectiveness including strategic resources planning, PD&A tools and dashboards
    • Be part of design working groups to drive segment input
    • Unlock org effectiveness through digital tools and capabilities

    Qualifications & Key Capabilities

    • 2–5 years of relevant experience in project coordination, business operations, chief of staff/PMO support, strategy, P&O, or consulting. Transferable skills from related operational or analytical fields are warmly welcomed.
    • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Human Resources, or related field; or equivalent practical experience.

    Nice-to-Haves (Preferred, Not Required)

    • Prior exposure to consumer goods (CPG/FMCG) or large, global matrixed environments.
    • Exposure to culture initiatives, organizational design, or business integration projects.
    • Exposure to basic Agile or waterfall project management methodologies.

    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.
    • A strong focus on 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.

    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 101,120.00 - USD 139,040.00

    Working at Mars

    Hybrid

    Core hours 11–3

    Company employees:

    4,000 In the UK

    Gender diversity (m:f):

    57:43

    Hiring in countries

    Argentina

    Australia

    Austria

    Belgium

    Brazil

    Canada

    Chile

    China

    Czechia

    Denmark

    Egypt

    France

    Germany

    Greece

    Guatemala

    Hungary

    Office Locations

    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
    Neonatal 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
    Learning license
    Studying sabbaticals
    Open to part time work for some roles
    Menopause support
    On-site gym
    On-site barista
    Secure on-site parking
    On-site catering
    Private booths
    On-site wellness room
    Collaboration spaces

    Awards & Accreditations

    1st - Most Family Friendly Company

    1st - Most Family Friendly Company

    Flexa awards 2026
    3rd - Best Workplace Benefits

    3rd - Best Workplace Benefits

    Flexa awards 2026
    Most loved - Large companies

    Top 5 - Most loved - Large companies

    Flexa awards 2026
    Best Work-Life Balance

    Top 10 - Best Work-Life Balance

    Flexa awards 2026
    1st - Most Family Friendly Company

    1st - Most Family Friendly Company

    Flexa awards 2025
    2nd – Pet Friendly

    2nd – Pet Friendly

    Flexa awards 2025
    Most Flexible Company

    Top 5 - Most Flexible Company

    Flexa awards 2025
    Most Inclusive Company

    Top 5 - Most Inclusive Company

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    Best Work-Life Balance

    Top 10 - Best Work-Life Balance

    Flexa awards 2025
    Best Career Progression

    Top 10 - Best Career Progression

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    Best Workplace Culture

    Best Workplace Culture

    Flexa awards 2025
    Best Workplace Benefits

    Best Workplace Benefits

    Flexa awards 2025
    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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