Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy

Mars Incorporated; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University

Company bonus

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Mars Incorporated in McLean, VA seeks a Corporate Strategy Senior Manager to drive key strategy projects, frame insights, and enable executive decisions that advance Mars’ strategic and value creation objectives. The role blends internal capabilities with external perspectives across categories and business units.

You will lead enterprise-level questions, collaborate with senior leaders, and support the Board and Leadership Team with strategic analyses and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or related.
• MBA is preferred.
• Experience in Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, Finance, or related.
• Strategic thinking & insights with strong financial acumen.
• Fluency with external market data sources (e.g., Euromonitor, Nielsen).
• Excel and PowerPoint excellence.
• Superb communication and project-management abilities.
• Knowledge of CPG industry or Mars business is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy projects related to portfolio strategy, value creation and financial strategy, and priorities on the Mars Leadership Team agenda.
• Lead enterprise-level strategic questions—investments, operating model and long-term priorities.
• Run competitive intelligence and deep-dive analyses on market developments and consumer behavior.
• Collaborate with business units on strategic projects to improve Mars performance (portfolio/growth/brand strategy, transformation, M&A).
• Support preparation of Board materials and Leadership Team presentations.
• Support strategic knowledge sharing across the strategy community.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial acumen

Advanced analytics

Communication skills

Project management

Mars/CPG knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance or related

MBA preferred

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description:

The Corporate Strategy team leads critical strategy development, strategic planning, value creation and portfolio transformation projects working with Mars Leadership Team, global segments, corporate development, global functions and other senior business leaders. The Corporate Strategy Senior Manager is responsible for driving key strategy projects to frame insights and enable choices and actions that deliver on Mars, Inc. strategic & value creation objectives. The senior manager is viewed as an expert strategist and analytical leader within the team who independently manages senior stakeholder relationships while collaborating with other strategy team members.

This role will have the opportunity to gain a broad-based understanding of Mars across categories, segments, and business units. It is expected that this role will blend strong internal capabilities with creative, external perspectives.

What are we looking for?

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or related. MBA is preferred
• Experience in Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, Finance, or related
• Strategic thinking & insights coupled with strong financial acumen
• Skilled in advanced analytics, with ability to model and synthesize complex financial information and comfort with large data sets and analysis
• Fluency with external market data sources (e.g., Euromonitor, Nielsen, etc.)
• Excel and PowerPoint excellence
• Superb communication skills
• Project / process management
• Knowledge of CPG industry or Mars business specifically a plus

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Lead strategy projects related to portfolio strategy, value creation and financial strategy, and key business transformation priorities that are on the Mars Leadership Team (MLT) agenda
• Lead efforts to answer enterprise-level strategic questions - including decisions on Mars, Incorporated's long-term priorities, investments, and operating model
• Lead competitive intelligence and deep dive analysis into market and competitive developments or consumer behaviors and/or analysis of significant current industry events as they happen in real-time
• Partner with business units or functions on strategic projects to accelerate the business performance of Mars - projects span portfolio / growth / brand strategy, operational excellence, transformation, M&A, etc.
• Support the preparation of Board materials and Leadership Team presentations
• Support strategic knowledge and capability curation across the strategy community

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
• A strong focus on 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

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 169,840.00 - USD 233,530.00