Job Description:
Materials Planning Business Process Expert
Mars is continuously on the journey of improving the end-to-end supply chain from suppliers all the way to customers. This role will focus on improving materials planning, or procurement planning, by maximizing the effectiveness of our planning organization. This can be broken down in a few buckets a) enabling strategic capabilities by simplifying processes b) measuring execution against these using data and analytics c) documenting processes and learnings and d) leading projects that will make materials planning more effective now while building the vision for the next 10+ years. In short, the Materials Planning Business Process Expert will optimize time, resources, and decision-making process to ensure the most effective flow of work between procurement/commercial, planning, and manufacturing.
What are we looking for?
Bachelor’s degree in economics, Business Administration, or related discipline
Qualification in Supply chain or Finance is preferable but not mandatory
3 + years of experience in operational roles associated with PMO/Change Management/Transformation in Supply Chain.
Core Functional expertise in materials planning/procurement, analytics, SAP, and supply chain systems is preferable but not mandatory
What will be your key responsibilities?
Identify opportunities for improvement of WoW, standards, processes, systems and propose and implement changes
Drive performance and effectiveness on Purchase Requisition to Purchase Order automation
Lead as the PMO projects for improvement areas (e.g. split sourcing, MRP batch jobs, etc.)
Provide project support to help advance organizational strategic goals and objectives.
Provide performance insights & analytics support via Commercial digital tools through product management leadership
Design and propose Annual Commercial Business Calendar to determine best practices around contract negotiations/management
Plan, facilitate & co-ordinate key functional events/forums
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with over 130,000 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.
Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site.
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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.