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Job Description
Joining as the PNE Enterprise Planning D&A Lead you will become a key player in program Digital team. Leading Mars strategic D&A partners and working closely with PNE Enterprise Planning Digital Director, business stakeholders and experts, and central D&A/IT organisations you will enable program value commitments by driving the future of PNE Enterprise Planning D&A landscape. This will be done by uplifting and extending the set of D&A capabilities and ensuring continuity of currently existing as Enterprise Planning digital ecosystem evolves.
This role is transformation program role with the expected duration until 31st March 2028, subject to change shall there be additional scope or needs identified.
What are we looking for?
Legal right to travel, live and work in EU or UK
7 - 10 years of relevant experience in data, analytics, or planning technology roles, ideally in FMCG or similar industries.
Hands-on experience with D&A solution implementations (deployment or enhancement) in end-to-end Supply Chain space
Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams in global or regional IT/business programs to deliver on defined objectives and timeline within the project scope
Experience in data migration, re-piping, or system integration projects at scale.
Demonstrated success in partnering with business stakeholders to translate functional requirements into technology solutions that enable business value
Strong organisational skills with ability to manage delivery on defined timeline within the project scope
What will be your key responsibilities?
Translate Business Needs into Solutions: Collaborate with business process experts to capture, prioritise, and shape requirements for data and analytics capabilities, to enable program value commitments delivery
Stakeholder Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor and liaison between business stakeholders, Enterprise Planning program leadership, IT teams, and external partners, driving alignment and transparency.
Lead Development Teams: Guide technical teams in designing, building, and deploying high-quality data and analytics solutions that deliver measurable value.
Data Integration & Management: Ensure complete and accurate migration of planning platform data into the enterprise data lake, establishing strong foundations for future analytics.
Safeguard Business Continuity: Identify and implement critical changes to existing solutions during the transition to new planning platforms, ensuring minimal disruption to ongoing operations.
Governance & Quality Assurance: Maintain high standards for data integrity, consistency, and compliance across systems. Ensure all key design choices are aligned with regional and global D&A leaders and architecture teams.
Capability Delivery: Track progress, proactively manage risks and issues, and provide clear updates to program leadership.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with 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.
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