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Job Description:

As Mars Pet Nutrition Europe continues one of the most ambitious digital transformations in the CPG sector, the Director – PNE Digital Cluster Enablement plays a pivotal leadership role. This position is accountable for orchestrating the end-to-end digital strategy and execution across all five Pet Nutrition Europe (PNE) clusters. It is the linchpin between local business needs and enterprise-wide digital capabilities—ensuring alignment, adoption, and scalable impact.

This role provides direct line leadership to the Digital Cluster Leads, oversees the digital partnership with General Managers of each cluster, and ensures delivery of strategic outcomes across Run, Grow, and Transform agendas.

What are we looking for?

  • 12+ years of experience in digital transformation, technology strategy, or enterprise IT leadership, with significant exposure to FMCG or global matrix organizations.

  • Demonstrated experience managing senior stakeholders, leading large cross-functional teams, and delivering enterprise-scale programs.

  • Strong financial and commercial acumen, with the ability to build business cases and manage digital investments.

  • Proven leadership in building high-performing teams and influencing in a highly matrixed environment.

What will be your key responsibilities?

Executive Leadership & Governance:

  • Serve as the digital executive partner to the General Managers of the five PNE clusters, influencing strategic priorities and ensuring digital is embedded in core business decision-making.

Team Leadership & Talent Management:

  • Lead, coach, and develop the Digital Cluster Leads, fostering a high-performance culture that drives accountability, autonomy, and capability building across regions.

Enterprise-wide Alignment:

  • Translate regional strategy into actionable cluster roadmaps. Ensure alignment of local digital investments with global programs and platforms, optimising for scalability and speed.

Digital Strategy Cluster Accountability:

  • Own the full digital agenda for the PNE clusters—including Core, Growth, and Transform initiatives—ensuring timely delivery, measurable business value, and high-quality adoption.

Cluster Governance & Prioritisation:

  • Chair cluster-level digital governance boards to drive strategic alignment, resource prioritisation, and issue resolution. Serve as the escalation point for decision-making and risk mitigation.

Change Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement:

  • Act as a trusted transformation leader for the PNE organization, driving buy-in and adoption across senior stakeholders. Bring in external trends and benchmarks to challenge and evolve internal thinking.

Operational Excellence:

  • Ensure continuous improvement of digital operations across clusters, leveraging data-driven insights, process excellence, and regional synergies.

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.

  • 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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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

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