Strategic Initiatives Leader: Portfolio & Performance

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 119,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Job summary

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates in Chicago seeks a Sr Manager, Strategic Initiatives to align Commercial outcomes with regional strategies and lead portfolio governance and continuous improvement initiatives. You will partner with Commercial leaders to drive data-driven decisions and actionable strategy execution.

The role emphasizes portfolio management, performance drumbeat ownership, and cross-functional collaboration across categories and regions, with a strong focus on leadership and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of experience in strategic development, performance management, business analysis, or related roles.
• Experience supporting strategy development and execution.
• Experience managing project portfolios, performance management, or governance activities.
• Strong leadership presence and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with change management.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Align Commercial outcomes and targets with business, category, and regional strategies to support Commercial leaders in decision-making.
• Manage and monitor enterprise category and regional project portfolios, ensuring alignment to transformational and business-as-usual objectives while facilitating prioritization and trade-off discussions.
• Act as capability owner for the performance drumbeat across One Commercial, including forums such as Commodity Council and Category Strategy Execution.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives on the Commercial performance capability roadmap.
• Monitor and escalation risks through appropriate forums.
• Drive performance versus plan reviews across all pillars of value for categories and regions through performance forums.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Change mgmt

Communication

Presentation

Strategic development

Performance management

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Mars, Incorporated and its Affiliates in Chicago seeks a Sr Manager, Strategic Initiatives to align Commercial outcomes with regional strategies and lead portfolio governance and continuous improvement initiatives. You will partner with Commercial leaders to drive data-driven decisions and actionable strategy execution.

The role emphasizes portfolio management, performance drumbeat ownership, and cross-functional collaboration across categories and regions, with a strong focus on leadership and