SRM Pricing and PPA Data & Analytics Lead - London - ref. n55325419
JobDescription:
PetNutrition (PN) is the most vibrant category in the FMCG sector. Aswe work to transform this exciting category, a new program, DigitalFirst, has been mobilized by the Mars Pet Nutrition (PN) leadershipteam. Digital First places pet parents at the center of all we do,while digitalizing a wide range of business process areas, andcreating future fit capabilities to achieve ambitious targets intop line growth, earnings, and usercentricity.
Digitizing atscale across Demand & Supply is one of the key focus areas forDigital First. The agenda requires you to demonstrate significantthought leadership, quality decision making, deep technicalknow-how, and an ability to navigate complex business challengeswhile building and leading a team of world class data and analyticsleaders.
Within the frameworkof Digital First, a new position has been established to developand scale Data & Analytics (D&A) products to unlock SRMpotential in Mars: SRM Pricing & PPA D&A Lead. Reporting tothe SRM D&A Lead, Global Director, PN Growth, the person inthis role will also be accountable to the Global SRM Pricing &PPA Product Owner and will be an integral member of the PN SRMproduct leadership team.This role operates on a global scale andcollaborates closely with PN business team members across alldepartments.
This role is aproject-based transformation role and has a current expected enddate of 3 years. As we move closer to the date, we will work withyou to explore other opportunities for employment within the Marsfamily of companies. If a suitable alternative role is notavailable at that time, your employment willend.
Whatwill be your keyresponsibilities?- Spearheadthe D&A delivery of a comprehensive product strategy forStrategic Pricing & Price Package Architecture, aligned with PNoverall growth vision, priorities andgoals
- Partner with businessproduct owner to deliver SRM D&A capabilities to drive &embed top quartile Pricing & Price-Pack Architecturecapabilities within Mars PN, and as a result, fulfil consumerpenetration, category profit pool, NSV growth and MAC targetcommitments
- Partner withglobal and regional SRM Pricing teams on the use of D&Aproducts to collaboratively transform our collective capabilitiesand maturity, and drive a culture of data driven, informeddecision-making
- Collaboratewith cross-functional teams to design and implement analytics solutions that scale and are alignedwith product objectives set out in theroadmap
- Develop andimplement a comprehensive data strategy ensuringeffective collection, storage, and utilization of relevant data.Contribute to the development of a sound datafoundation for all growthinitiatives.
- Be laserfocused on value creation and exceptionaladoption of created capabilities to deliver impact/ results throughroutine or advanced analytics, identifying opportunities forefficiencyimprovements
- Engage withinternal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment betweenD&A initiatives and businessobjectives
- Lead a highperforming D&A team, direct /dotted, and partner with otherresources, fostering collaboration and skilldevelopment
- Define and trackkey performance indicators (KPIs) to assess product success andimpact
- Effectivelycommunicate data concepts to non-technical stakeholders and providetraining to productteams.
- Identify and mitigatedata-related risks, ensuring compliance with data privacyregulations, and with agreed governance practices for dataaccuracy, interoperability, integrity and security of our dataassets
- Proven trackrecord of leading teams to develop and implement data and analyticssolutions to drive business value. Understanding of pricing domainsis a must.
- Experience indelivery management of analytical products, including strength inbusiness -to-science translation to enable partnering with ProductTeams in bringing analytics products to life atscale
- Proven ability tointegrate data-driven insights into processes anddecision-making.
- Strongstory-telling skills with ability to educate non-digitally savvyleadership & staff, working across multiple levels. Executivestakeholder communications experience is aplus.
- Proven track record toget things done in a matrixed organization - including the abilityto influence withoutauthority
- Experience inbuilding and managing high-performing data and analytics teams is amust.
- Experience in managingrelationships with external data vendors and analytics serviceproviders.
- Demonstratedproject management skills with the ability to manage multiplepriorities in a fast-pacedenvironment.
- CPG andRetailer knowledge, including knowledge of, and experience usingkey external third-party data sources including, first-party data,and Associatessurveys
- Work withover 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by theFive Principles.
- Join apurpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world wewant tomorrow,today.
- Best-in-classlearning and development support from day one, including access toour in-house MarsUniversity.
- An industrycompetitive salary and benefits package, including companybonus.
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Marsis an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants willreceive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationalorigin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any othercharacteristic protected by law.If you need assistance or anaccommodation during the application process because of adisability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased toprovide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as aresult of such a request.