Sr. Manager, Global Strategy

Mars•Chicago, IL

2d•$169,840 - $233,530•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager of Global Strategy for Mars Snacking will support the development and deployment of our global strategies, playing a key role in supporting the long-term growth and value creation journey of the company. This highly visible position, reporting to the Senior Director of Global Strategy and working in close coordination with the Mars Snacking Leadership Team, will be filled by a candidate with exceptional drive and energy, who has strong analytical skills, the ability to turn data into insights, and highly effective verbal and written communications skills.

Requirements

7+ years experience in either 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 break problems into logical sub-components, build a framework for analysis, collect and structure large amounts of data, and conduct thoughtful analyses to 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
Ability to quickly establish rapport, credibility, trust, and respect, with peers, team members, and executives
Track record of success in effectively owning and driving complex projects involving frequent interaction with senior executives
Comfort in dealing with ambiguity
Extensive experience in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel required

Nice To Haves

MBA or Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Business or related field strongly preferred
Passion for consumer goods and our brands

Responsibilities

Partner with executive leadership to formulate enterprise strategy and champion the end-to-end strategic planning process across all business units
Communicate our challenges, strengths, and performance to senior stakeholders (C-suite / Board) via thoughtful, compelling, and polished presentations
Lead and execute internal projects across a myriad of critical business issues to help deliver on our global strategy. Work with regional and global 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
Drive our competitive intelligence and benchmarking work. Work in close collaboration with our regional teams and conduct desk research and data analysis