What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred.
• 8-10 years of work experience, with emphasis in Demand Finance and FP&A
• CPG experience preferred
• Strong business acumen, stakeholder management and learning agility
• Must be highly-proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint and able to quickly learn software applications (Compass, Retail Link, Neilson)

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Partner with Revenue Growth Management team to co-create multi-year value creation plan that achieves company share targets and balances profitability based on long-range commodity and inflation outlooks. 

• Model P&L impacts of future pricing and downsizing scenarios with comprehensive view of long-term impact on growth and earnings, along with capital requirements and one-time investments.  Provide financial recommendation and influence the business to implement strategies that optimize Economic Profit. 
• Drive the Gross to Net strategic planning process in collaboration with Business Intelligence Team Lead, focusing on end-to-end process integration across One Demand functions.  Lead the creation of Annual Execution Plan targets in conjunction with Marketing, Sales, FP&A and RGM to deliver aligned building blocks for growth and profit and one set of strategies and assumptions across functions of the business.   

• Provide financial leadership for One Demand stakeholders regarding RGM initiative in-year delivery. Measure P&L performance, recommend opportunities to impact in-year outcomes, provide ROI and investment analysis reviews and complete special projects as required.

• Drive acclimation and adaptation of step-changed ways of working through influence, education and training of RGM/Cross-Functional/One Demand Finance associates in new processes, tools and defined best practices respective to RGM financial arena.

• Plan alignment between Sales and Marketing organizations and alignment of key vs Plan system base files used to measure performance against plan.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 like-minded 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.

About Mars:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5â„¢, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitalsâ„¢, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCAâ„¢ and Pet Partnersâ„¢. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Disclaimer:
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.​​​​​​​

Note to Search Firms/Agencies:
Mars, Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Mars) do not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Mars and the requisition is position-specific.  Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Mars will be deemed the sole property of Mars and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Mars.