Sourcing Manager – Coman – Innovation

LOCATION:
Franklin, TN, US

JOB CATEGORY: Commercial

REQUISITION NUMBER: 252659

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there’s more to being in business than just making a profit. That’s the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it’s never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It’s about how you can grab everything that’s within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

Level of Role: Individual Contributor

Number of Reports: No direct reports

Purpose of Role

The role is leading the strategy execution and supply chain management of innovative comanufacturing activities for Mars Petcare NA. The role is critical in supporting our external manufacturing supply chain in order to support MPCNA growth and innovation agenda, ensuring flawless execution of co-manufacturing activities through future innovation. This role will also focus on driving value creation and security of supply for Mars. The role operates in a pet friendly, open office environment supporting natural pet nutrition and making the world a better place for Pets.

Principal Accountabilities

• Support innovation agenda through identifying potential solutions to growth initiatives by partnering closely with Marketing and our IE teams.

• Support supplier cost saving and continuous improvement initiatives within the US, to ensure consistent delivery of value creation.

• Work collaboratively with the Supply and Quality & Food Safety teams to maintain excellent service and quality levels from our suppliers.

• Identifying continuous improvement opportunities to deliver savings back to business & challenge current processes deliver a more efficient supply-chain.

• Work closely and collaboratively on the day-to-day issue management with the Supply and Quality & Food Safety teams. The job holder needs to influence development of these activities and identify continuous improvement opportunities to deliver savings back to business.

• Help source new coman/copack providers that can help drive current and future innovation pipelines.

Critical Mars Leadership Capabilities

• Delivers consistent Results

• Creates Collaborative Relationships Key Supporting Competencies • Conflict Management • Action Oriented • Priority Setting 11/26/2019 • Problem Solving • Integrity & Trust Critical Functional Competencies • Supply Chain Management • Supplier Quality Management •

Stakeholder Engagement Key Technical Knowledge & Functional Skills

• Effectively manage relationships with Supply teams, R&D teams, EMQA and suppliers

• Understanding of quality systems and food safety management programs

• Familiarity with cost and value management • Familiarity with forecasting, inventory management, and warehouse/logistics management

• Planning and Prioritization • Excellent oratory and written skills • Ability to influence internal stakeholders

• Excellent team working and interpersonal skills

• Excellent computer skills: Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint

• Ability to prioritize activities appropriately, and make trade-off decisions as appropriate

• Analytical skills for capability assessments and issue identification

• Experience in contract administration

• Understanding of project management

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Science Degree is required with emphasis in supply chain or economics.

• 6 years plus Commercial or qualified experience in the Food Industry is preferred.

• Computer skills advanced to use data input and retrieval systems, spreadsheets, word processors and formulation applications are required.

• Travel Required: 20-30%

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in supply management role • New product development and execution in some capacity • Pet Food Experience

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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.