Pet Nutrition Digital Technologies Manager - North America Manufacturing at Mars, Incorporated in FRANKLIN, Tennessee

Job Description:

Job Description:

Are you ready to revolutionize the intersection of Pet Nutrition and Digital Technologies? Join us as the Pet Nutrition Digital Technologies Manager - North America Manufacturing and become a pivotal force in executing strategic digital initiatives within our supply chain. Your focus will be executing strategies provided by the business, using your expertise to implement scalable digital solutions that meet customer and consumer needs . You will be crucial in translating overarching business strategies into actionable plans, ensuring seamless execution and delivering exceptional value to our Manufacturing, Engineering, and MSE business leaders, alongside global and regional Digital Technology teams.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent


• Minimum 4-5 years of business/work experience, with 2-4 years specifically in digital/manufacturing expertise


• Broad understanding of business unit and digital strategies, and perspectives on how Digital can impact and enhance business unit outcomes.


• Strong portfolio management skills with familiarity with PPM tools and techniques


• Proficient in Design Thinking for ideation and Agile and Product Management for solution delivery


• Agile and Product Management Skill for solution delivery
  
  
  • AI applied to Manufacturing, including:
  
  
  • Preventive/Predictive Maintenance technologies
  
  
  • Performance Management, Paperless, and Automation technologies
  
  
  • Self-Optimizing plants and Digital Twins
  
  
  
  

What will be your key responsibilities?

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  Strategic Partnership: As a key representative of Digital Technology, you'll collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, and MSE leaders globally and regionally. Together, we'll identify business challenges and craft innovative digital solutions, driving rapid implementation at scale to create tangible business value.


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  Portfolio Leadership and Oversight: You'll play an integral role in digital governance and portfolio management meetings, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. By overseeing the functional portfolio from a segment perspective, you'll guide our digital initiatives towards maximum impact and value creation.


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  Visionary Strategy Development: Drawing insights from industry trends and collaboration with global and regional business division leaders, you'll shape our strategic direction in Digital Manufacturing. Your expertise will be instrumental in identifying emerging opportunities and translating them into actionable plans that propel us towards leadership in the digital landscape.


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  Harnessing Functional Expertise: Leveraging your deep functional knowledge, you'll partner with regional business leaders to optimize performance and drive new value creation through our Mars Digital Engine. Using methodologies like Design Thinking and Agile, alongside advanced technologies and data analytics, you'll pioneer innovative solutions that redefine industry standards.


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  Innovative Idea Generation: With a focus on innovation, you'll collaborate with business unit counterparts to conceptualize and define new initiatives. By applying a Design Thinking mindset, you'll articulate clear outcomes, approaches, and business cases, ensuring that each idea is poised for success from the outset.


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  Architectural Excellence: Working hand-in-hand with Digital Security and Enterprise Architecture teams, you'll ensure the integrity and efficiency of our digital solutions. By identifying existing solutions, ensuring compliance, and promoting reuse, you'll streamline processes and minimize redundancy, maximizing our digital footprint's impact.


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  End-to-End Delivery Leadership: As the driving force behind Digital Manufacturing, you'll oversee the entire lifecycle of digital solution implementations. From conception to transition to global support, you'll employ best practices in vendor and project management, collaborating closely with business and DT stakeholders to ensure seamless deployment and scalability of innovations.


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  Exemplary Support Management: Serving as the linchpin of support service management, you'll uphold the highest standards in global DT support. Acting as a central escalation point for business unit stakeholders, you'll ensure prompt resolution of issues and continuous improvement in service delivery, keeping our operations running at peak efficiency.

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.

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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.