POI Factory Technology Lead (Short-Term Assignment)

Mars; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Mars as a POI Factory Technology Lead, a 12-18 month short-term assignment in London. This role focuses on developing strategies for factory digital technology, ensuring compliance and efficiency. You will collaborate with stakeholders to establish success criteria, assess technology, and create actionable plans. If you have a strong background in manufacturing processes, project management, and relevant educational qualifications, we want to hear from you!

Benefits

Best-in-class learning and development support

Access to Mars University

Industry competitive salary and benefits package

Company bonus

Qualifications

• Proficient in manufacturing processes and systems management.
• Strong experience in CPG/Services Industry.
• Preferred experience in IT, strategy, project management or systems process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Assess current factory technology ownership and support tasks.
• Map existing workstreams around Factory Digital Technologies.
• Create a plan for POI compliance and effective resource model.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Systems management

Project Management

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology

Bachelor's degree in supply chain

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

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POI Factory Technology Lead (Short-Term Assignment), London

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Mars

Location:

London, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

Job Description:

Role Overview: The POI Factory Digital Technology Lead is a 12-18 month assignment focused on developing and implementing a strategy to ensure factory technology resilience, security, compliance, and efficiency. This role supports factories across Pet Nutrition and Royal Canin, contributing to significant revenue growth, and aims to establish a compliant and well-staffed digital technology support model by the end of 2026.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in manufacturing processes and systems management
• Experience in the CPG/Services Industry with a global scope
• Bachelor's degree in IT, supply chain, engineering, or a related field
• Preferred experience in IT, Strategy, Project Management, or Systems Process Improvement

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess current factory technology status, including ownership, support, security, compliance, and network connectivity
• Conduct stakeholder interviews to map dependencies and overlaps in factory digital technologies
• Define success criteria related to POI compliance and operating models
• Develop recommendations and a roadmap for achieving a compliant and effective factory digital technology support model, including financial impacts
• Initiate execution of the approved plan with stakeholder involvement

What Mars Offers:

• Work with over 140,000 diverse associates guided by the Five Principles
• Purpose-driven company committed to building a better tomorrow
• Comprehensive learning and development, including Mars University
• Competitive salary and benefits, including bonuses

Key Competencies include managing complexity, tech savviness, resilience, planning, customer focus, project management, risk management, resourcefulness, and process optimization.

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants with disabilities.