SRM Assortment & Mix D&A Lead

Pet Nutrition (PN) is the most vibrant category in the FMCG sector. As we work to transform this exciting category, a new program, Digital First, has been mobilized by the Mars Pet Nutrition (PN) leadership team. Digital First places pet parents at the center of all we do, while digitalizing a wide range of business process areas, and creating future fit capabilities to achieve ambitious targets in top line growth, earnings, and user centricity.

Digitizing at scale across Demand & Supply is one of the key focus areas for Digital First. The agenda requires you to demonstrate significant thought leadership, quality decision making, deep technical know-how, and an ability to navigate complex business challenges while building and leading a team of world class data and analytics leaders.

Within the framework of Digital First, a new position has been established to develop and scale Data & Analytics (D&A) products to unlock SRM potential in Mars: SRM Assortment & Mix D&A Lead. Reporting to the SRM D&A Lead, Global Director, PN Growth, the person in this role will also be accountable to the Global SRM Assortment & Mix Product Owner and will be an integral member of the PN SRM product leadership team. This role operates on a global scale and collaborates closely with PN business team members across all departments.
 

This role is a project-based transformation role and has a current expected end date of 3 years. As we move closer to the date, we will work with you to explore other opportunities for employment within the Mars family of companies. If a suitable alternative role is not available at that time, your employment will end.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Spearhead the D&A delivery of a comprehensive product strategy for Assortment & Mix, aligned with PN overall growth vision, priorities and goals

• Partner with business product owner to deliver SRM D&A capabilities to drive & embed top quartile Assortment & Mix capabilities within Mars PN, and as a result, fulfil annual Growth, Market Share commitments

• Partner with global and regional SRM Assortment & Mix teams on the use of D&A products to collaboratively transform our collective capabilities and maturity, and drive a culture of data driven, informed decision-making 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement analytics solutions that scale and are aligned with product objectives set out in the roadmap

• Develop and implement a comprehensive data strategy ensuring effective collection, storage, and utilization of relevant data. Contribute to the development of a sound data foundation for all growth initiatives.

• Be laser focused on value creation and exceptional adoption of created capabilities to deliver impact/ results through routine or advanced analytics, identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment between D&A initiatives and business objectives

• Lead a high performing D&A team, direct /dotted, and partner with other resources, fostering collaboration and skill development

• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess product success and impact

• Effectively communicate data concepts to non-technical stakeholders and provide training to product teams.

• Identify and mitigate data-related risks, ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations, and with agreed governance practices for data accuracy, interoperability, integrity and security of our data assets

What are we looking for?

• Proven track record of leading teams to develop and implement data and analytics solutions to drive business value. Understanding of assortment & mix domains is a must.

• Experience in delivery management of analytical products, including strength in business -to-science translation to enable partnering with Product Teams in bringing analytics products to life at scale

• Proven ability to integrate data-driven insights into processes and decision-making.

• Strong story-telling skills with ability to educate non-digitally savvy leadership & staff, working across multiple levels. Executive stakeholder communications experience is a plus.

• Proven track record to get things done in a matrixed organization – including the ability to influence without authority

• Experience in building and managing high-performing data and analytics teams is a must.

• Experience in managing relationships with external data vendors and analytics service providers.

• Demonstrated project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• CPG and Retailer knowledge, including knowledge of, and experience using key external third-party data sources including, first-party data, and Associates surveys

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.

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