Seasonal Marketing Ops Lead: Portfolio Planning & Analytics

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 79,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University access

Competitive salary and benefits

Company bonus

Job summary

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates is seeking a Marketing Operations Manager for the Seasonal team in Chicago. You will own the Seasonal Digital Portfolio Planning tool, ensure data integrity, manage user access, and collaborate with IT/DevOps on enhancements to support the national sales effort.

You will lead the annual portfolio health review, track Non-Quality Costs, and drive end-to-end readiness of innovation samples to align with cross-functional timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Strategy, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years in Marketing Operations, Commercial Operations, Brand Operations, or Category Management within the CPG / FMCG industry.
• Advanced Excel with complex formulas, data validation, and dynamic reporting models.
• Digital tool ownership including user access management, bug triage, UAT testing, and IT/DevOps collaboration.
• Exceptional project management and organizational skills with cross-functional alignment.
• Experience with strategic planning.
• Stakeholder management experience.

Responsibilities

• Digital Planning Tool Ownership & DevOps Partnership: own the Seasonal Digital Portfolio Planning tool, maintain data architecture, govern access, validate performance data, test enhancements with Dev Ops.
• Annual Seasonal Portfolio Health Governance: lead the end-to-end review, analyze SKU performance, complexity, and mix health to deliver optimization recommendations.
• NQC & Operational Cost Tracking: monitor and report Non-Quality Costs across seasonal cycles, identify root causes and mitigate portfolio waste.
• Innovation Sales Samples & Readiness Delivery: lead complex planning across seasonal horizons, coordinate R&D, graphics, and sales for timely, sales-ready execution.

Skills

Excel

Stakeholder management

Project management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Data validation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field

MBA

Tools

Digital Portfolio Planning tool

Job description

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates is seeking a Marketing Operations Manager for the Seasonal team in Chicago. You will own the Seasonal Digital Portfolio Planning tool, ensure data integrity, manage user access, and collaborate with IT/DevOps on enhancements to support the national sales effort.

You will lead the annual portfolio health review, track Non-Quality Costs, and drive end-to-end readiness of innovation samples to align with cross-functional timelines.