Senior Manager, Turnaround Office

Mars Incorporated; Franklin (TN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Mars University

Learning and development support

Job summary

Mars Incorporated, based in Franklin, TN, seeks a Senior Manager, Turnaround Office to enable execution of North America’s transformation agenda. You will collaborate with the Turnaround Lead, TO Program Managers, and cross-functional teams to translate priorities into actionable plans and track progress across initiatives.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and demonstrated ability to manage high-visibility programs, analyze data, develop leadership materials, and drive timely decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience managing high-visibility or strategically important projects from planning to execution is preferred.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving abilities with data-to-recommendation skills.
• Experience developing presentations and leadership materials that communicate complex topics clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on execution support across priority transformation initiatives.
• Manage day-to-day centralized initiative tracking (milestones, risks, dependencies, actions, decisions).
• Support governance and team cadences with updates and inputs.
• Develop materials to report progress (presentations, status updates, governance materials).
• Coordinate with functional stakeholders to gather inputs and align on next steps.
• Drive accountability by identifying risks and execution gaps and engaging stakeholders.
• Conduct analyses to support delivery and decision-making (data synthesis, issue diagnosis, opportunity sizing).
• Contribute to business case, funding, and value-tracking analyses with Finance and program managers.
• Track actuals against plan and aid in triage to diagnose root causes behind benefits variance.
• Bring structured problem solving and continuous improvement mindset across initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Independent ownership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Description:

Senior Manager, Turnaround Office role is a hands-on execution-enablement role supporting delivery of Mars Pet Nutrition North America's turnaround This role works closely with the Turnaround Lead, TO Program Managers, workstream and initiative owners, and functional teams to facilitate and orchestrate the overall program and associated activities, tracking process, and results across initiatives.

This role helps translate transformation priorities into practical execution by conducting analyses, developing workplans, tracking & reporting delivery, coordinating follow-through on key actions, and providing day-to-day initiative support. Associates in this role will serve as a core delivery resource across the transformation agenda, bringing structure, analytical rigor, and responsiveness to high-priority initiatives.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience managing high visibility or strategically important projects from planning to execution (transformation program experience is a plus)
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving capabilities, with ability to synthesize data and translate findings into practical recommendations
• Experience developing presentations, status updates, and leadership materials that communicate complex topics clearly and succinctly
• Experience tracking project plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, and actions in support of delivery and governance
• Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders and supporting progress across multiple workstreams or initiatives
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of ownership for quality and timeliness of work product
• Comfort working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with multiple priorities moving in parallel

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Provide hands-on execution support across priority transformation initiatives. This involves:
  • Supporting the button-up initiative planning and design with business team, including scope and charter, business case, milestone and delivery plan, and execution roadmap
  • Support initiative stand-up and ongoing workstream execution by helping structure working sessions, documenting outputs, and translating decisions into clear actions and owners
  • Developing trackers, action logs, and supporting materials to enable disciplined follow-through
  • Working with initiative owners and TO Program Managers to maintain progress against plan
• Manage day-to-day centralized initiative tracking across milestones, risks, dependencies, actions, and decisions, ensuring visibility to issues and timely follow-up
• Support governance and team cadences by preparing updates, coordinating meeting inputs, capturing decisions, and helping ensure actions are completed
• Develop core materials used by the Turnaround Lead and initiative teams to report out progress across the program, including presentations, status updates, governance materials, and working documents
• Coordinate with functional stakeholders to gather inputs, align on next steps, and provide targeted resource support to resolve issues impacting progress
• Drive accountability by identifying emerging risks and execution gaps and engaging the right stakeholders to enable timely resolution
• Conduct analyses to support initiative delivery and decision-making, including data synthesis, issue diagnosis, opportunity sizing, and development of practical recommendations
• Contribute to business case, funding, and value-tracking analyses where relevant, in partnership with Finance, TO Program Managers, and initiative teams
• Facilitate tracking of actuals against plan, update value delivery, and provide triage support to diagnose root cause issues behind benefit variance (including helping to identify solutions as needed)
• Bring structured problem solving and continuous improvement mindset to the transformation team, helping improve ways of working, communication, and execution discipline across initiatives

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.

This role is based in Franklin, TN with regular in-office collaboration expected. Flexibility is a key enabler-empowering associates to make choices that support both business outcomes and personal needs, including occasional remote work.

Mars does not sponsor visas for this role.