Regional Strategy & Performance Lead

Royal Canin USA Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 119,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University access

Company bonus

Job summary

Mars is seeking a strategic operations leader to act as chief of staff to the Regional Commercial Head, aligning commercial targets with regional strategies and driving performance management across value pillars.

You will manage cross-functional collaboration, lead governance forums, and push continuous improvement initiatives to deliver measurable business value. A strong background in procurement or commercial functions is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 8+ years of experience in Procurement, Commercial, Strategy, Supply Chain, or related business functions.
• Experience translating business or regional strategies into functional priorities and action plans.
• Experience supporting senior leaders and working across cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Experience leading performance management, governance, or portfolio management activities.
• Strong communication skills, including development and delivery of executive-level presentations.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment & Portfolio Management: Align commercial targets with business and category strategies to support leadership decisions. Manage the enterprise category, regional, or divisional project portfolio, facilitating prioritization and trade‑off discussions to ensure alignment with key objectives.
• Performance Management & Governance: Drive the performance drumbeat by leading performance versus plan reviews across all value pillars. Monitor progress, identify and elevate risks through the appropriate forums to ensure accountability.
• Capability & Continuous Improvement: Act as the capability owner for performance management, leading continuous improvement initiatives on the commercial performance roadmap to advance how the organization tracks and delivers value.
• Serve as the right hand to the Regional Commercial Head, driving team engagement and managing the collaboration agenda for the regional leadership team.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Performance governance

Portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Mars is seeking a strategic operations leader to act as chief of staff to the Regional Commercial Head, aligning commercial targets with regional strategies and driving performance management across value pillars.

You will manage cross-functional collaboration, lead governance forums, and push continuous improvement initiatives to deliver measurable business value. A strong background in procurement or commercial functions is preferred.