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Mars UK • Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Mars Supply Chain Leadership Experience 2024 - Graduate Programme

1–2 days/week at home

Core hours 11–3

Dog friendly

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Job Description

Job Description:

Your future as a leader starts today.

Working across one of our four 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.

Supply Chain Pathway:

You’ll typically follow a path through three years with exposure to right across our supply chain. From leading projects on the factory floor to planning our production volumes to making sure our products safely arrive at our customers. In this pathway you will develop your functional and leadership capabilities to the next level.

What does the Programme Entail?

  • You’ll embark on 3 x 12-month placements across the Mars business.
  • Three placements along our supply chain - from production to customer.
  • You’ll lead your own Supply Chain projects across a global business, with exposure to our end-end Supply Chain.
  • Possibility of an assignment abroad depending on the business needs

What can we offer you?

  • Starting salary of £33,000 and a 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 degree in Production, Supply Chain, Logistics or a similar discipline, graduating next summer or graduated within the last 2 years.
  • Mobile within the UK. Your home site will likely be Slough or Waltham but you may need to relocate for 1 of your placement years.
  • A passion for Supply Chain is a must.
  • You’ll need to have the drive and ambition to forge a challenging career in Supply Chain.

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

The FlexScore® is the result of a rigorous 2-step verification of a company’s flexibility

First we assess the flexibility options Mars UK provides and then we anonymously survey a statistically significant proportion of their employees to make sure Mars UK is as flexible as they say they are. Our assessment is based on the six key elements of flexibility: location, hours, autonomy, benefits, role modelling and work-life balance.

We ask the hard questions so you don’t have to.

Working at Mars UK

Company employees

4,000 In the UK

Gender diversity (male:female)

57:43

Office locations

London, Slough, Waltham, Castle Cary, Birstall, Plymouth

Hiring Countries

United Kingdom
Awards & Achievements
Most flexible Retail & Ecommerce companies

Most flexible Retail & Ecommerce companies

Industry awards 2022