Jr. Global Prospective Innovation Officer

Mars France; Aimargues; Sur place; EUR 52 000 - 78 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Mars University access

Company bonus

Résumé du poste

Mars France is seeking a pro-active professional to support the Global Prospective Innovation team in shaping the Innovation strategy. You will mature concepts, test learn, and scan high-speed opportunities to either discard or strengthen the portfolio.

The role reports to the Global Prospective Innovation Strategy Head and involves coordinating with R&D, regions, and external agencies. You will contribute to the development of robust materials for key forums and help define value propositions

Qualifications

• Master’s in Marketing or Engineering is required.
• Experience in marketing with a focus on innovation management is preferred.
• Digital marketing knowledge is a plus.
• 3–4 years as a key user of functional platforms (DAM, QuEST, OneNavision, etc.).
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

Responsabilités

• Translate opportunities into clearly framed problems.
• Manage opportunity exploration using the Front-End Framework to assess desirability, viability, feasibility, and sustainability of DVFs.
• Collaborate with R&D, regions, markets, Regulatory & Legal, Finance, Supply, and digital teams to assess DVFs.
• Brief external innovation agencies when studies are outsourced and manage agency relationships.
• Monitor budgets linked to team activities and ensure value creation.
• Create robust knowledge management for the prospective team legacy.
• Support the Global Prospective Innovation strategy head and leads in delivering projects.

Connaissances

Marketing experience

Innovation management

Digital marketing

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Curiosity

Team player

High energy

Formation

Master’s in Marketing

Engineering degree

Outils

DAM

QuEST

OneNavision

Description du poste

Job Description:

The purpose of this job is to support the entire global prospective innovation team in the preparation of the Innovation strategy, and in the maturation, test & learn of concepts in order to scan high speed opportunities to either "kill them fast" when they cannot bring portfolio sufficiency or relevancy or make them robust enough, so they are ready to recharge the Innovation pipeline. This job operates under the leadership of the Global Prospective Innovation Strategy Head.

What will be you Key Responsibilities?

• Translates opportunities captured into a clear framed problem to solve.
• Manages opportunity exploration following the Front-End Framework (FEF) to assess and improves the robustness of their DVFS (desirability, viability, feasibility, sustainability).
• Collaborates with different internal stakeholders R&D, regions, markets, Regulatory & Legal, Finance, Supply, digital functions to assess DVFs of opportunities.
• Briefs external innovation agencies when studies are externalized.
• Manages relationship with external agencies
• Follows budget linked with team activities.
• Creates robust knowledge management for the prospective team legacy
• Supports the Global prospective Innovation strategy head in the different step of the prospective cycle.
• Supports the Global prospective Innovation leads in delivering the innovation projects taking responsibility of some tasks of the process.
• Organizes meetings/ forums, ensures smooth collaboration and delivers the information & tools needed to move forward
• Is Responsible for the creation of support materials/ presentations for key forums.
• Supports the value proposition definition & testing in collaboration with Global Innovation Development managers / Insights/ Brand Communication & Design teams / R&D

What are we looking for?

• Master’s in marketing or Engineer.
• Marketing experience, with innovation management (appreciated)
• Digital marketing knowledge (appreciated)
• 3-4 years of experience as key user of functional platform (DAM, QuEST, OneNavision,…)
• Good teamwork skills
• Interpersonal skills.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Curiosity, and willingness to grow and learn
• Be able to work as an effective team player
• High energy, results-oriented

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.