Finance

It’s finance, but with major differences
For most companies, Finance is a team of number crunchers poring over spreadsheets and juggling budgets. At Mars, Incorporated we take a different view of things. We don’t think of Finance as a separate department hidden away in a room crammed with calculators. In fact, our Finance people work so closely with different functions across the business – everyone from Sales and Marketing, to Manufacturing and Research and Development – that you could almost say they were members of those teams.

Prepare for more involvement
Such freedom and interaction means we can offer our Associates in Finance a real breadth and depth of experience. At the same time, we’re enabling them to do what they do best – use their expertise to successfully manage the massive financial responsibilities that come with a business of our size and scope. Finance plays such a proactive role in helping to guide strategic development, there’s always plenty of opportunity to influence our tactics, direction and future profitability.

Balancing the books won’t be enough
Accordingly, we don’t simply look for those with a good head for maths. Our Finance people are just as comfortable with people as they are numbers. And to join their team, you’ll need to combine strong relationship-building skills with sound judgment, the courage to act on your beliefs and the ability to influence others and inspire them to act with you. Because Finance at Mars, Incorporated is about far more than just making sure the figures add up and our assets are properly protected.

Human resources (P& O)

Performance through people
HR at Mars, Incorporated isn’t called HR- instead, it’s known as Personnel and Organisation. Business partners in the truest sense, our P&O leaders benefit from a seat at the decision-making table as they find and nurture talent. From graduate recruitment and executive leadership development to associate engagement and continuous learning, their HR expertise and commercial outlook enables our Associates to consistently be at their best. Throughout it all, they’re constantly evolving policies and practices to provide Associates with even greater levels of supportmal. 

Marketing

Marketing at Mars, Incorporated is firmly at the heart of the business delivery and strategy. The marketing teams in each sector of the business are not only responsible for keeping the brands at the forefront of the public’s mind, but also building the platforms that enable future business growth. No two days are the same. Indeed, change is something that marketers at Mars, Incorporated relish – providing new challenges, excitement, and also opportunities to win against the competition.

Marketing Associates who excel here thrive on collaboration across all departments. They uncover consumer insights, build new ideas, drive new product development from concept to launch and bring products to life through exceptional advertising. We pride ourselves on truly understanding our consumers, having a passion for problem solving, finding creative solutions and building strong personal relationships to influence and shape the future of the business. In summary, this is a fast-moving, challenging and rewarding environment in which to build a great long-term career.

Sales

Sales – doing business at the front-line
If you want to work at the cutting edge of the Mars, Incorporated business, delivering results every day through the great relationships you will build with our customers, then Sales is for you. Sales at Mars, Incorporated isn’t about cold calling or the hard sell. Our Associates in Sales focus on business development – how can we profitably and consistently grow our sales by aligning our strategies with those of our customers to bring our brands alive in store for our consumers? Doing this faster and smarter than the competition is what it takes to win.

Let your personality shine
At Mars, Incorporated the emphasis lies squarely on building strong business relationships with our customers. This means going the extra yard to ensure that our customers can maximise their sales from our brands, which in turn means we grow too. Many Sales Associates visit their customers every day, driving superior distribution, display and impact at the point of purchase. So, in addition to core selling skills, you’ll need to be great at building and maintaining strong relationships to build a career here. If you can do this, you’ll find that there are few more varied and satisfying career than Sales – no two days are the same, and every day brings another opportunity.

Production and R&D

Production
It takes a network of about 20,000 people Mars, Incorporated Associates worldwide to produce and reliably deliver the products that tick all the boxes when it comes to taste, look, nutrition, convenience and cost. With such size and scope, Manufacturing at Mars, Incorporated requires uncompromising quality standards, consummate technical skill and a real penchant for problem solving. Consequently, we make sure the people who work here are able to constantly improve processes and produce even greater results.

Research & Development (R&D)
Our R&D teams are gathered on European hubs in Germany, in the United-Kingdom and in Netherlands. They give the opportunity of developing new products, which will satisfy the consumers’ expectations.

Business Support

A business built on support
Keeping a business of our size and scope operating as efficiently as possible relies on a rare kind of teamwork. And nowhere is this more apparent than across the HR, IT and Logistics teams that make up Mars Business Support. You’d be wrong to think this part of Mars, Incorporated simply supports the wider business though – every single Associate who works here is actively involved in making Mars, Incorporated an even better place to work.