Job Description:

　　The Team Lead Category Strategy is accountable for developing and imbedding robust category strategies for mutual customer and Mars Wrigley benefit that are routed in Consumer/Customer and Shopper Insights. Leverage category knowledge and analysis with team to drive category growth with Mars Customers through partnership with the Customer Activation team. Proactively identify strategic category opportunities for our customers at both business planning timing and on an on-going basis. As well as Develop and disseminate category management best practices across the organization.

　　This role is also responsible for executing the Perfect Store initiative designed to transform physical availability and drive profitable NSV growth by step changing the quantity and quality of our brand execution in store

　　What are we looking for?

　　University degree or equivalence8+ years experience in blue chip FMCG/consumer products, Sales, Category or related functions

　　What will be your key responsibilities?

　　Develop and Implement Category Principles with retailers that will lead to category growth. Develop Strategic alliance with key retailers.Embed the Category Vision across the organizationLeading the formation, deployment and execution of Mars Wrigley's physical availability (distribution) strategy, including aligning the business through the planning cycleResponsible for the management of and developing expertise in external market and consumer data sources (AC Nielsen).Continuously evaluate opportunities as an input the S&OP+ and business planning cycle processes, including the PMR, DMR, MBR and Collaborative PlanningDeploying the Perfect Store Budget efficiently to maximize ROI and drive mutual achievement of objectives (Mars, customer and category)Integrating with other Perfect Store enablers e.g., sales incentives, trade architecture, retail coverage model and sales force automation.Testing physical availability initiatives and once proven embed the learnings within the business.Collaborating with the Global Perfect Store team in order to share/receive best practice and drive the long-term Mars Perfect Store capability agenda

　　What can you expect from Mars?

　　Work with over 130,000 like-minded 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.

　　Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.