Petcare Digital Global Sustainability Lead F/M/X

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Petcare Digital Global Sustainability Lead F/M/X

Employer: Mars
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive
Closing date: 12 Jan 2025

Job Description:
Mars Inc. is undergoing a digital transformation process, with a centrally led "digital core" workstream and segment transformation workstreams. Within Petcare, these workstreams are "EOS" (RC) and "Sheppherd" (PN), designed to reshape the systems on which the business operates, as well as the business processes in which we make decisions. Sustainability is a critical part of this transformation.

In a 'double-hatting' role, this job will lead the integration of sustainability into Petcare Digital Core (both enterprise digital core and relevant segment and division systems) for Mars Petcare as part of the Transformation Initiative, and also lead the relevant work within the Royal Canin division, working in close collaboration with relevant digital transformation colleagues in Pet Nutrition and in the Mars corporate team.

This dedicated resource will steward the complex and multi-faceted process of ensuring that all relevant business processes linked to this Transformation Initiative are either improved upon or newly established through Petcare Digital Core. This work will be done with a focus on efficiency, accuracy, and integration into business processes on a transversal basis.

This role requires strategic leadership and sustainability expert insights to enable cross-segment and corporate collaboration that transform processes in a way that optimally enables sustainability performance tracking, performance management, and ultimately underpins target delivery.

Scope of Responsibilities:

• Assessment of "as-Is" for the ERP systems and identify improvement opportunities for sustainability integration.
• Embedding sustainability data processes into R&D, product design, operation planning, customer development, and finance.
• Mapping out data and systems to track, integrate, and analyze social and environmental impacts.
• Creation of data libraries for sustainability KPIs and business processes related to sustainability performance.
• Action on gaps and opportunities while understanding implications to existing business processes & systems.

• Bachelors' degree minimum
• Sustainability expertise (3-5 years)
• Experience/familiarity in Mars Business Systems, transactional master data, and spec systems (ERP, SAP, Veritas, etc.) (3-5 years)
• Experience in defining and operationalizing future-back vision
• Expertise in sustainability and integrating sustainability into business processes
• Experience with SAP modules and proficiency in integrating SAP modules with third-party systems and data collection solutions.
• Adept at understanding and shaping business data and systems, knowledge of real-time data systems (e.g., IoT devices, sensors).
• Experienced at building networked teams of direct reports, external consultants, and collaborators across a diverse, global enterprise.
• Experience and comfort working in a matrixed organization, ideally in a large multi-national setting, managing conflicts across diverse stakeholders.
• Experience in establishing and managing data governance frameworks, data quality, and controls.
• High familiarity with Mars Petcare's current high-level business processes or enterprise process awareness from previous experience (R&D, Commercial, Optimization, Sales, and Finance).
• Experience working with and influencing senior leadership with clear and compelling communications that simply summarize complex situations and cut through to root cause problems to propose solutions.

• PARTNERSHIP - Engage with the Mars Inc Digital Core sustainability team, Petcare Sustainability Data lead, and diverse Petcare Sustainability SMEs, as well as Divisional GPOs (RC, PN) for the Petcare transformation programs.
• VISION CREATION - Design a future-back vision of how to fully integrate sustainability into Petcare Digital Core, enabling robust data generation, analytics, and reporting on sustainability.
• PLAN CREATION - Build, coordinate, and deploy a prioritized plan to embed sustainability across all relevant aspects of Petcare Digital Core.
• EXPERT PROCESS INPUT - Analyze priority processes to identify sustainability-related elements, inter-dependencies, pain points, challenges, gaps, and future needs.
• CAPABILITY BUILDING - Develop and deliver training and capability programs regarding sustainability elements of Petcare Digital Core.
• GOVERNANCE & REPORTING - Provide updates to relevant Petcare and governance teams to ensure understanding and support for sustainability as a vital component of Petcare Digital Core.

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose-driven company, 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.

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.