Senior Manager, Market Insights and Growth Strategy

Job Description:

Senior Manager, Market Insights and Growth Strategy

Are you passionate about uncovering insights that shape the future of iconic brands and categories? As the Sr. Manager, Market Insights & Growth Strategy, you will play a pivotal role in identifying growth opportunities, translating complex data into compelling business stories, and influencing strategic decisions that drive category and portfolio performance. This is an opportunity to be at the center of business strategy, partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to turn insights into action.

In this highly visible role, you'll serve as the key insights partner to the Portfolio Growth Team, connecting consumer, shopper, market, and business intelligence to create a clear path for growth. You'll help shape innovation pipelines, influence portfolio strategy, and ensure that insights lead to meaningful business outcomes. If you thrive in a collaborative environment, enjoy solving complex business challenges, and are energized by making a measurable impact, we'd love to hear from you.

What Are We Looking For?

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree a plus.
• Significant experience in insights, analytics, strategy, consulting, or related functions.
• Proven ability to transform complex data and research into actionable business strategies.
• Strong business acumen with experience supporting portfolio growth, innovation, or category strategy.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with a talent for bringing insights to life.
• Experience in consumer-focused industries, preferably CPG or retail.

What Will Be Your Key Responsibilities?

• Serve as the strategic insights partner to the Portfolio Growth Team, guiding growth priorities and decision-making.
• Identify opportunities and risks by integrating consumer, shopper, category, competitive, and market insights.
• Translate insights into clear recommendations that shape portfolio strategy, innovation, and growth plans.
• Lead the portfolio learning agenda and connect insights across teams to build a cohesive growth narrative.
• Drive recommendations through execution and measure business impact.
• Collaborate across marketing, category, finance, and insights teams to embed consumer-led thinking throughout the business.
• Influence senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders by providing strategic perspectives that shape key business decisions.
• Continuously identify new ways to leverage insights, analytics, and market intelligence to accelerate growth and improve business performance.

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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