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Global Director, Go-to-market, Chocolate

Mars · Chicago, IL · 2 mo ago
Sales$50/hrFull-time

About the role

The Global Director, Go-to-market, Chocolate will lead the Go To Market agenda globally for Mars. This role reports into the Sr. Director of Portfolio. With a solid market share, Mars' iconic brands like Snickers, Twix and Dove/Galaxy drive multi-billion-dollar revenues across 180+ countries. This role will support Mars' growth and profitability through innovation, convenience, and broad consumer appeal.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic thinking around PPA for K-shaped economy and customer growth story based on category strategy
  • Lead commercializing of global strategic innovations
  • Lead how Mars shows up at point of purchase, grounded in sub-category strategy and shopper insights
  • Bring expertise of GTM levers, execution guidelines with both consumer and customer lens
  • Develop and deploy category toolkits to regions
  • Partner with sales/regions to accelerate omni-channel and D-com initiative

Requirements

  • Sales GTM expertise, retail channels, perfect store, PPA and pricing
  • Strategic mindset with strong execution capability
  • Strong team leadership and ability to drive influence across matrix organization and stakeholder management
  • Ability to connect cross functionally

What can you expect from Mars?

  • Work with 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
  • A strong focus on 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

About Mars

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $50 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN'S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world's pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 150,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

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