Category Analyst, Pet Specialty

Mars; Franklin (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University

Company bonus

Learning & development support

Job summary

Mars is seeking a Manager, Strategic Business Communications in a hybrid role based in the Chicago area. You will partner with Corporate Affairs and lead communications for Mars Snacking's Global Innovation Center, developing strategies, executive communications, and measurement frameworks to drive awareness, engagement, and alignment with business priorities.

You will craft messaging, support leadership forums, manage dashboards, and drive continuous improvement across SBC, with opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, PR, journalism, marketing, business, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in internal, corporate, employee engagement, executive, or strategic communications.
• Experience partnering with business leaders and stakeholders.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Strong project and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience developing communication strategies, plans, and campaigns.
• Experience using metrics and analytics to measure and improve effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted communications partner to Corporate Affairs leaders.
• Develop and execute communication strategies aligned to priorities.
• Provide counsel for organizational updates, initiatives, campaigns, and leadership communications.
• Create messaging and storytelling reinforcing strategy, culture, and reputation.
• Identify opportunities to increase associate understanding and engagement.
• Lead communication planning for Global Innovation Center locations.
• Develop site communication strategies connecting associates to enterprise priorities.
• Support engagement, culture, change, and site communications with leadership.
• Manage communication channels, calendars, and site engagement activities.
• Support major site events, leadership visits, town halls, and engagement programs.
• Develop executive communications including presentations, scripts, talking points, FAQs, newsletters, articles, videos, toolkits.
• Support leadership forums, all-associate meetings, and enterprise programs.
• Establish dashboards, KPIs, and reporting.
• Analyze effectiveness and recommend improvements.
• Contribute to governance, planning templates and standards.
• Drive continuous improvement for efficiency and scalability.

Skills

Writing skills

Editing skills

Storytelling

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytics / measurement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications / PR / journalism / marketing / business

Job description

Job Description:

Title : Manager, Strategic Business Communications

Location: Chicago, IL

Workstyle : Hybrid

Mars Snacking does not sponsor visas for this role. This position is not eligible for relocation benefits

The Manager, Strategic Business Communications serves as a communications business partner for Corporate Affairs and leads communications for Mars Snacking’s Global Innovation Center (GIC). The role works closely with business leaders to develop and execute communication strategies that drive awareness, engagement, and alignment around key business priorities.

The role also supports the Strategic Business Communications (SBC) function by developing executive communications, enabling leadership forums, managing communication measurement and reporting, and driving communication processes and continuous improvement across the organization

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Business, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in internal communications, corporate communications, employee engagement, executive communications, or strategic communications.
• Experience serving as a communications partner to business leaders and stakeholders.
• Exceptional writing, editing, presentation development, and storytelling skills.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Experience developing communication strategies, plans, and campaigns.
• Experience using communications metrics and analytics to measure effectiveness and drive improvement.

What will be your key responsibilities?

Corporate Affairs Communications Business Partner

• Serve as a trusted communications partner to Corporate Affairs leaders and teams.
• Develop and execute communication strategies and plans aligned to business and functional priorities.
• Provide communications counsel and support for organizational updates, initiatives, campaigns, and leadership communications.
• Develop messaging and storytelling that reinforces strategy, purpose, culture, reputation, and business priorities.
• Identify opportunities to increase associate understanding, engagement, and connection to Corporate Affairs initiatives.

Global Innovation Center (GIC) Communications

• Lead communication planning and execution for Global Innovation Center locations.
• Develop and implement site communication strategies that connect associates to enterprise priorities and local objectives.
• Partner with site leadership to support engagement, culture, change, and organizational communications.
• Manage key communication channels, communication calendars, and site engagement activities.
• Support major site events, leadership visits, town halls, and associate engagement programs.

Strategic Business Communications (SBC) Enablement

• Develop executive communications including presentations, scripts, talking points, FAQs, newsletters, articles, videos, and communication toolkits.
• Support leadership forums, all-associate meetings, town halls, and enterprise communication programs.
• Establish and maintain communication dashboards, KPIs, and reporting.
• Analyze communication effectiveness and provide recommendations that improve engagement and business impact.
• Support communications governance, planning processes, templates, standards, and ways of working.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts that strengthen communication effectiveness, efficiency, and scalability.

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 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.

• 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.

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