Mars

Market Activity Manager

Mars  •  Commonwealth of Australia (Hybrid)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

  • Manage ­multiple New Product launches and product changes
  • Mars Petcare Australia home to market leading brands such as WHISKAS®, PEDIGREE®, ADVANCE™ & SCHMACKOS ™
  • Full time position, based onsite at Melbourne OR Wodonga + hybrid work
Mars is a family-owned business that has been making products for people and their pets for more than 100 years. We’re behind some of the best loved brands in the world including MARS®, SNICKERS®, EXTRA®, ECLIPSE®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, DOLMIO®, BEN’S ORIGINAL ® MASTERFOODS ® and ROYAL CANIN® ORIJEN® ACANA® we are dedicated to making a positive impact on people and the planet.

Join us in building a sustainable future where people, communities, and the planet can truly thrive. We're passionate about our people and looking to recruit our next Activity Manager. Join our highly engaged team and take charge of working on new product development projects. Being part of a vibrant team, you will drive results and ensure stakeholders are clear on project plans, and what is required and expected of them.
What will you do?
  • You will manage our ANZ product activities (projects) through a complex organisation for delivery with excellence to customer and consumers
  • Product activities include (but are not limited to) product launches, major and minor product changes, range deletions, and promotions.
  • Be relied upon as an expert on project management, including records and data, managing expectations, informing stakeholders, tracking deliverables, milestones and comparing to plan
  • Deliver and coordinate activity-related communication and reporting across the business
  • Liaise with suppliers from around the world to coordinate the supply chain for each activity
  • Where there are critical risks against a project, escalate to management along with recommendations for decisions or corrective actions, and requests for support or direction.
What will you bring?
  • Someone who loves pets and wants to help deliver to pet parents
  • Activity Management, Project Management or trade Marketing experience is essential
  • FMCG Industry knowledge or transferable Industry within Supply Chain
  • Strong communication, organisational skills, teamwork and action orientation
  • Strong financial and business acumen is essential
What can you expect from Mars?
  • Access to our in-house Mars University
  • Global health and wellbeing program to support flexibility and work-life balance
  • Opportunity to make a difference with our volunteer programs
  • Be part of a company that is contributing to making the world a better place today and every day through on our sustainable generation plan
  • A culture that offers collaboration, leadership and rewards you for the role you play within Mars
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About Mars

We’re a unified force of 150,000+ Associates, taking action every day toward the world we want tomorrow.

Our Five Principles have kept us true to ourselves and to our commitment to treat others in ways that are consistent with those values. Having stood the test of time, these principles will continue, keeping us free to move quickly and plan for the future.

Quality - The consumer is our boss, quality is our work and value for money is our goal.

Responsibility - As individuals, we demand total responsibility from ourselves; as Associates, we support the responsibilities of others.

Mutuality - A mutual benefit is a shared benefit; a shared benefit will endure.

Efficiency - We use resources to the full, waste nothing and do only what we can do best.

Freedom - We need freedom to shape our future; we need profit to remain free.

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Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
McLean, Virginia
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
mars.com
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