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Project Manager (Commercialization) - Pet Nutrition

Mars

Bolton, Ontario

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Project Manager (Commercialization) - Pet Nutrition

Mars

Bolton, Ontario
 
Salary: Information not available
 

Job Description:

*This role is based in Bolton with regular in-office collaboration expected. Flexibility is a key enabler—empowering associates to make choices that support both business outcomes and personal needs, including remote work*

Our Mars Canada, Pet Nutrition team is looking for a talented Project Manager to lead important commercialization and continuous improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have exposure to commercialization focused Project Management and is able to lead, influence and support a wide range of cross-functional resources to achieve project deliverables with excellence.

What are we looking for?

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Marketing or related field.
  • 2 to 5 years of experience in CPG with 1 to 2 years of experience in Project Management/Commercialization.
  • Experience managing E2E Projects partnering with different functional areas (required).
  • Possesses knowledge of stage-gate processes and principles of Project Management.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • A motivated self-starter.
  • Data-driven decision maker, with a passion for insights to drive action.
  • Continuous improvement focused individual who leads with agility.
  • Advanced user of MS office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.), MS Project and working knowledge of SAP.
  • PMP an asset.

What will be your key responsibilities?

  • Project execution to bring great ideas to market.
  • Important focus on innovation and renovation projects. Some projects will entail facilitation of development, launch execution, and post launch evaluation.
  • Engage in continuous improvement and process focused initiatives.
  • Use of Project Management systems, processes and tools (i.e.MS Office suite, MS Project, internal ERP software etc.).

Lead a range of project activities including:

  • Leading, planning, and co-ordination of cross-functional team members in meetings.
  • Designing critical path and key milestones.
  • Creating and managing project reports and progress status updates.
  • Preparing meeting recaps, direct team on next steps and follow ups.
  • Monitor project status, scorecards, and process maps to help assess overall health of initiatives.
  • Maintain Project Management documentation to ensure compliance with our quality and audit protocols.

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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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the below range CAD 76,148.00 - CAD 99,944.00. Please note: This job posting is for an existing vacancy. AI is used as a supporting tool in our recruitment process.

We are committed to hiring military and Veteran spouses and encourage you to identify your connection with the MSEN when reaching out to us or applying to any of our open roles.

 

Have questions or want to learn more about us? We would love to hear from you!

gordon.kufe@effem.com

 

Whenever possible, reach out to a named contact rather than a general inbox  - it helps ensure a quicker, more personalized response. If you hit a bounce-back, let us know at

employment.Emploi@cfmws.com

 

About Mars

Mars has been proudly family owned for over 100 years. It’s this independence that gives us the gift of freedom to think in generations, not quarters, so we can invest in the long-term future of our business, our people and the planet — all guided by our enduring Principles.

We believe the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. Our bold ambitions must be matched with actions today from our 140,000+ Associates in 80 countries around the world.

Some of our current initiatives are:

  • Investing $1 billion over the next several years to become sustainable in a generation.
  • Working to improve the wellbeing for families around the world
  • Leveraging and sharing our research to create a better world for pets

Every day we are one step closer to the world we want tomorrow, through our steadfast commitment to action today. We hire for all types of positions for our various sites.