Global Director D&A Product Management, E2E Supply Chain F/M/X

Global Director D&A Product Management, E2E Supply Chain F/M/X

Employer: Mars

Location: Slough, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive

Closing date: 10 Nov 2024

Sector: Supply Chain and Procurement

Role: Director

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Job Description:

Royal Canin is undergoing a significant Digital Transformation journey. Our ability to solve the most critical problems across Mars in a User Centric way through Data & Analytics is fundamental to our growth ambition and transformation. We are looking to accelerate our ability to solve problems and ultimately drive value for Mars Inc.

We are recruiting a Director of D&A Product Management to join our Royal Canin Global Data & Analytics Team who will lead the Global End-To-End Supply Chain Data & Analytics agenda.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Define and manage the Royal Canin Global End-To-End Supply Chain Data & Analytics Strategy, Vision and Roadmap.
• Interface with Global, Regional, Market Operations Leaders across Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Commercial to identify & shape the Analytics Product Portfolio.
• Establish and support the transformations needed to build a best-in-class data driven culture within Royal Canin.
• Align with key transformational programmes such as EOS, OMP/Planning and SAP S4/ERP.

Within this team, you will:

• Develop and nurture relationships across Royal Canin and the PetCare businesses ecosystem.
• Act as a change agent for shifting from project to product mindset.
• Partner with the Global & Regional Data & Analytics Leadership teams.
• Understand key processes and decision-making forums for successful data & analytics products embedment.
• Act as a thought leader and organizational coach.

What are we looking for?

• Strategic inquiry to identify the underlying needs of Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Procurement stakeholders.
• Ability to lead with problems, not tools.
• Partnership with Operations leaders and functional experts.
• Technical breadth to identify and apply Data, Analytics and AI.

Knowledge / Experience:

• Strong track record of customer facing success.
• Experience in delivery management of analytical products.
• Practitioner experience in the Supply Chain & Operations domain preferred.
• Experience in technology/source systems (SAP ERP, Azure, SQL, Hive, PowerBI, React).

Education & Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Business Administration, STEM subjects, or related field. Master's level advantageous.
• 10-15 years of experience; Minimum 5 years in Data & Analytics.
• Minimum 2 years of Analytics experience in the CPG industry.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates.
• Join a purpose driven company.
• Best-in-class learning and development support.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package.

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.