Manager, SOE

Mars Incorporated in; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 101,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

401(k) plan

Medical & dental benefits

Job summary

Mars Incorporated is seeking a Manager, S&OE to balance demand, supply capabilities, and inventory health across MS&OE processes. You will influence decisions affecting service, profitability, and operational excellence through data-driven insights and cross-functional collaboration.

The role partners with Demand Planning, Customer Service, Sales, Manufacturing, and Supply Planning to identify risks, address constraints, and drive actions to improve performance while reducing write-offs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a related field such as Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics, Statistics, Data Science, or Information Management.
• 2-5 years of experience in Demand Planning, IBP, or related Supply Chain function within a CPG environment.
• Experience in Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Logistics & Distribution, Procurement, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain Consulting.

Responsibilities

• Manage 0-13 week operational process, including incremental sales requests, supply challenges, allocations and weekly meetings.
• Act as liaison between one demand team and customer service.
• Review readiness for key customer programs.
• Lead monthly cross-functional finished goods write-off meetings.
• Lead allocation process on constrained lines.
• Drive decisions on tension points across the operating plan.
• Conduct FG product age analysis across all KNA categories.
• Identify at-risk inventory and communicate with supply chain teams.
• Determine root causes of aging and at-risk inventory using production, shipment, and consumption data.
• Communicate product write-off reduction plans cross-functionally.
• Define and track FG write-off cost avoidance and values versus previous years.
• Provide external benchmarking of FG write-off performance versus peers.
• Deep dive into analytics from category to SKU level.
• Make decisions based on end-to-end view of the business.

Skills

Demand Planning

IBP

Supply Chain

Analytics

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Tableau

SQL

R

Stata

Job description

At Mars, we're transforming the way we connect demand, supply, and commercial priorities to deliver exceptional results for our customers and consumers. As the Manager, S&OE (Sales & Operations Execution), you'll play a critical role in steering near-term business performance by balancing customer demand, supply chain capabilities, and inventory health. This highly visible role sits at the intersection of multiple functions, providing the opportunity to influence decisions that impact service, profitability, and operational excellence across the business.

This is an ideal opportunity for a supply chain professional who enjoys solving complex business challenges through data-driven insights, cross-functional collaboration, and strategic execution. You'll partner closely with teams across Demand Planning, Customer Service, Sales, Manufacturing, and Supply Planning to identify risks, address constraints, and drive actions that improve overall business performance while reducing inventory write-offs.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree required; preferred fields include Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics, Statistics, Data Science, Information Management, or a related discipline.
• 2-5 years of experience in Demand Planning, Integrated Business Planning (IBP), or a related Supply Chain function within a Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) environment.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Logistics & Distribution, Procurement, Manufacturing, or Supply Chain Consulting.
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to translate complex data into actionable business insights.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to present findings and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and drive alignment across competing priorities.
• Proven ability to make decisions using an end-to-end business perspective and balance commercial and operational objectives.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience using analytics and reporting tools such as Tableau, SQL, R, Stata, or similar platforms.
• Experience managing inventory optimization, product lifecycle analysis, or write-off reduction initiatives.
• Familiarity with S&OP, S&OE, or Integrated Business Planning processes.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Manage 0-13 week operational process, including incremental sales requests, supply challenges, allocations and weekly meetings.
• Key liaison between one demand team and customer service.
• Reviews readiness for key customer programs.
• Lead monthly cross functional finished good write off meetings.
• Lead allocation process on constrained lines.
• Drive for decisions on tension points across operating plan.
• Conduct finished goods (FG) product age analysis across all KNA categories.
• Proactively identify at risk inventory and communicate to the appropriate supply chain employees.
• Determine root causes of aging, at risk inventory through in-depth analysis utilizing production, shipment, and consumption data.
• Communicate product write-off reduction plans cross-functionally.
• Define and track FG write-off cost avoidance.
• Define and track FG write-off values versus previous years.
• Provide external benchmarking of FG write-off performance versus peers.
• Requires capability to deep dive into analytics, moving from category level insights all the way down to SKU level takeaways.
• Makes decisions based on an end-to-end view of the business (i.e. takes data from sales and commercial and determines the impact onto demand planning).

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.
• 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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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits.Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 101,120.00 - USD 139,040.00