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Mars UK • Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Mars Procurement Leadership Experience 2025 - Graduate Programme

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top 3 scores:
94%

Location flexibility

91%

Hours flexibility

90%

Autonomy

Job Description

Job Description:

Your future as a leader starts today.

Working across one of our pathways, our Supply Chain Leadership Program gives you exposure across Mars, a Global Leader in the FMCG space.

Our Supply Chain Leadership Programme is the perfect grounding for a leadership career in our Global end-end Supply Chain. You’ll get world-class support, and meet friends for life, all whilst developing your future career, today.

Procurement Pathway:

You’ll be fully involved in strategic business decisions, leading projects that are about making sure we buy the right products, driven initially by quality and then at the right price. You’ll make sustainability a priority and build mutual relationships with suppliers. You will discover, how your decisions today impact our business tomorrow.

What does the Programme Entail?

  • You’ll embark on 3 x 12-month placements across the Mars business.
  • There is a potential opportunity to work abroad for one of those placements.
  • Manage supplier relationships.
  • Work on sustainability.
  • Ensure we buy the right quality products at the right price.

What can we offer you?

  • Starting salary of £33,000 and joining bonus of £2,000.
  • Wide range of competitive benefits, including competitive pension and healthcare scheme, annual bonus and flexible working hours.
  • We’ll give you access to inspiring mentors and coaches to help you grow.
  • Join our global graduate community, create friends for life and join a global business.
  • You get our promise to always invest in your development, always supporting you personally and professionally.

What do we need from you?

  • A minimum of a 2:1 in any degree subject, graduating next summer or graduated within the last 2 years.
  • Mobile within the UK. Your home site will be Slough, but you may need to relocate for 1 of your placement years.
  • A passion for Procurement is a must.
  • You’ll need to have the drive and ambition to forge a challenging career in Procurement.

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.

For more information, please visit careers.mars.com/UK/en/students-graduates

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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

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

Currently Hiring Countries

Brazil

France

Spain

United Kingdom

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Office Locations

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