Mars · 15 hours ago
Manager Global Strategy
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$108K/yr - $149K/yr
2+ years expMars is a leading company in the consumer goods industry, seeking a Manager of Global Strategy for its Snacking division. This role involves supporting the development and deployment of global strategies to drive long-term growth and value creation, while collaborating closely with leadership and stakeholders.
ConfectioneryConsumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturing
Responsibilities
Drive our competitive intelligence and benchmarking work. Work in close collaboration with our regional teams and conduct desk research and data analysis
Execute on internal projects across a myriad of critical business issues to help deliver on our global strategy. Work with a broad range of stakeholders to define the key questions that need to be answered, develop a plan and approach to solve, and execute against the plan to deliver results
Assist in our efforts to communicate our challenges, strengths, and performance to senior stakeholders (C-suite / Board) via thoughtful, compelling, and polished presentations
Support our 3-year strategic planning process through coordinating and pressure-testing our region, market, and category plans. Leverage future-back thinking to highlight breakthrough ideas and concepts to enable our ongoing strategy development
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business or related
2+ years experience in global corporate strategy or strategy consulting at a top tier firm (with strong preference for CPG industry experience)
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to sift through large amounts of data, structure and conduct thoughtful analyses, identify insights and arrive at business recommendations
Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to synthesize and clearly communicate complex findings through focus on critical issues and actionable opportunities
Extensive experience in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel required
Ability to quickly establish rapport, credibility, trust, and respect, with peers, team members, and executives
Comfort in dealing with ambiguity
Passion for consumer goods and our brands
Preferred
MS/MBA is preferred
Experience with data analytics/visualization tools (Tableau, Alteryx) is a plus
Benefits
Company bonus
Medical and dental benefits
Participation in 401k plan
Paid time off benefits
Company
Mars
Mars is a manufacturer of pet food, confectionery, and other food products.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-03-04Debt Financing
Leadership Team
Claus Aagaard
CFO
Meghal Sheth
CFO, Mars Wrigley India
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