Job Description:

Due to an exciting internal promotion, Mars Food and Nutrition is looking for a Demand & Supply Planning Manager to join our Supply Chain leadership team.

We are seeking an experienced and passionate leader to oversee a team of demand and supply planners, ensuring the efficient management of the end-to-end supply chain pipeline. Reporting to the Supply Chain Director, you will drive performance and alignment across Demand and Supply teams, fostering clear communication and accountability. This role involves a strong continuous improvement mindset – as you’ll be leading the forecasting process, ensuring sales forecast accuracy, and optimizing inventory while balancing cost and growth.

What are we looking for?

Tertiary qualification – preferably in logistics management, supply or commerce, complimented by experience in FMCG or similar fast-paced consumer goods.

Strong leadership skills, planning experience, and team development experience to drive team effectiveness.

Excellent communication to ensure cross-functional stakeholder and executional alignment.

Capability to influence and drive actions that benefit the overall supply chain and business outcomes.

A focus on operational improvement and cost efficiency while enabling growth and high quality, and future-proofed customer service.

Your Key Responsibilities

Line Management: Of a team of 5 Demand Planners and Supply Planners including the development, capability and engagement of the team.

Demand and supply forecasting:  Formation, alignment and deployment of a 24-36 period rolling MFA demand forecast (including base and promo) and supply planning production forecast (including factory produced, locally co-manufactured and imported FGs) for input into the S&OP process to deliver periodic and year end forecasts.

Achieve forecast accuracy: maintain forecast and customer service level targets that will result in maximising sales potential, improving forecast accuracy, reducing out of stocks and optimising inventory holdings.

KPIs and Diagnostics: This role is accountable for sales forecast, Bias, customer service level and Inventory targets as well as root cause analysis when targets are not achieved.

Global Connectivity: Ensure the overall connection between the local and global supply team with the MFNA demand unit.

Own Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) process: Driving and supporting medium term demand-supply consensus. Facilitation of Step 2 DMR S&OP+ process in support of the S&OP Manager and Step owners. A key participant in Step 4 to ensure that the supply and demand inputs and context are represented to facilitate clear communication and drive decisions and actions to deliver the best business outcomes.

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.  

At Mars Food, work in an environment that contributes to people eating a healthy, tasty, affordable, convenient, and sustainably sourced meals. 

Internal applicants: This role has been graded as a P1 opportunity. Ensure you discuss your application with your line manager prior to applying including obtaining their endorsement.

Applications close:  Wednesday 26th of Feb 2025, with early applications encouraged.

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.