PNE Senior Digital Lead - Trade Promotion Management (UK) in Slough

Mars Pet Nutrition is embarking on an exciting journey to build digital-first, strategic revenue management capabilities that will enable our purpose: making a better world for pets. A key component of this SRM agenda is designing and deploying next generation trade promotion management (TPM) capabilities.

We will focus on implementing top-quartile Customer & Trade Planning capabilities through TPM solution and its end-to-end integrations to other major processes and applications, including Business Planning, Supply & Demand Planning, Accruals Engine, Customer Claims, SRM analytics and ERP on a global scale, integrating with existing SRM Transformation workstreams to complete an ecosystem of future-looking solutions that are right-sized to fit the maturity & growth objectives of our markets today.

As the TPM Sr Lead, you will be responsible for driving the successful IT implementation of digital TPM initiative for Pet Nutrition. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams (Global and Region), including IT, SRM, Sales, Finance and Supply Chain, to determine the best fit-for-purpose solution design and to deploy digital TPM solution and processes that enhance productivity, efficiency, and quality.

You will program manage the TPM DT program in the region, ensuring DT resourcing (associate or contractor), technical experts and ensuring each market will follow agreed change management processes. Your role may involve project management, change management and technical expertise to ensure seamless integration and full adoption of TPM solutions.

What are we looking for?

• At least 5 to 10 years working in a Digital Tech related role in software development/implementation.
• Proven experience in leading and managing digital TPM or similar scale type of deployment projects within a regional or global context.
• In-depth knowledge of digital TPM eco-system technologies, such as Sales Planning, SRM, Customer Claims and Trade Sales in organisations similar in size and scope of Mars.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in change management and driving organisational transformation in a TPM environment.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to analyse complex data and draw meaningful insights.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and best practices in digital TPM.
• Willingness to travel to various regional locations as required.
• Effective communication skills to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and present complex technical concepts in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic work environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Must be customer focused with demonstrated ability to form productive relationships including business leaders, DT associates and project leaders.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Strategic Leadership

• Segment Alignment: Apply the tech stack vision and strategy for all related products and solutions within the context of the PN SRM/TPM area. Ensure we have a Robust capability catalog delivered inside the regions.
• Disrupt with Digital: Brings to life business value delivery within the segment through digital capabilities.
• Digital Mindset: Drives the usage of the Mars Digital Flywheel and underlying methodologies including usage of test & learn approach, user centricity, data & analytics, and automation.
• External Perspective: Brings the "outside-In" by maintaining an external network of digital professionals to deliver value faster and build our capabilities of the future.

• Strategy Delivery: Responsible for the delivery of Digital Technologies supporting the OGSM use cases within the regions (on time, in scope, on budget) together with the engineering teams.
• Business Transformation: Be a key member of the transformation program to deliver multi-years, large scale program to deliver efficiency, growth, or people engagement. Forms a strong partnership with Mars PN Data and Analytics Team Leaders and associates in regions and globally. Ensure tight integration between DT and D&A concerns across design, development, ops, finance and commercial.
• Solution Design: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Global TPM Product Team, MGS-DT, and business stakeholders, to understand their regional requirements and translate them into comprehensive digital solution designs. Ensure the solutions align with industry best practices and strategic business objectives with an objective to be a scalable solution across the regions.
• System Integration: Implement the integration strategies and architecture for connecting various systems, including enterprise resource planning (ERP), and other Finance and Supply Chain software applications. Ensure seamless data flow and interoperability among different systems in line with the standards defined by the Solution Architect.
• Solution Development: Collaborate with development teams to oversee the implementation and deployment of digital TPM eco-system solutions. Provide technical guidance and support throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, scalability, security, and performance requirements.

• Technology and Financial Governance: Ensuring the value for money from DT investments by ensuring we follow the technology standards, policies, reusability and sweating the assets where possible. Driving for tech landscape simplification and consolidation, to improve the DT application portfolio TCO.
• Technology and Operational Rationalisation: Lead the efforts with MGS DT teams to lead the Value from Tech investments, optimisation and rationalisation: analyse existing regional SRM/TPM processes and identify opportunities for optimisation and automation through digital technologies. Bring enhancements opportunity to the global team to develop innovative solutions to improve productivity, reduce manual work, and enhance overall Trade Promotions Management efficiency.
• Sr Project Management: Lead and manage digital TPM program, including defining project scope, milestones, and deliverables. Coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure timely project execution, resource allocation, and successful solution implementation.
• Documentation and Training: Prepare comprehensive documentation, including solution architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and user guides. Conduct training sessions and workshops to educate users and stakeholders on the functionality, benefits, and effective utilisation of digital TPM solutions.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in digital TPM. Continuously evaluate and provide enhancement proposals to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

• Digital capability enablement: Seen as the champion of the Digital capability awareness, education, and communications in the region.
• Stakeholder Management: Works with the PN Regional teams (DT and SRM), and their leaders to ensure that Digital Technologies effectively support PN TPM agenda.
• Deployment Team: Has a strong connection with regional teams to capture the needs and ensuring our portfolio solutions is answering the business needs.
• Teams of Team: Manage contractors’ engagement behind segment/geography, beyond reporting lines if relevant (and potentially some Internal project management resources if available).
• Matrix Management: Be a key contributor of a large MGS DT team indirectly to manage data centre, apps management, security, specialist DT functions such as TPM Transformation or central DT.

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.