Full-Time
Inventory Planner 1
Supply Chain
Posted on 10/6/2025
Mars
10,001+ employees
Global confectionery, food, and petcare company
No salary listed
Franklin, TN, USA + 1 more
More locations: Creve Coeur, MO, USA
Hybrid
Hybrid work arrangement.
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- A Bachelor’s degree AND/OR APICS Certification
- Experience in Supply Chain, including experience with inventory management in a fast-moving consumer goods industry
- Excellent time management skills driven by a proactive work ethic
- Ability to work with cross-functional teams, such as Sales, Logistics and Customer Care
- A team player, willing and ready to work with and learn from peers and associates at all levels of the organization
- High learning agility and technical confidence to utilize multiple PC data and planning systems
- Proficient with Advanced Planning System, ERP System, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- Ensure availability and correct inventory health levels at the HUB location(s) and improve inventory health (non performing inventory)
- Review existing safety stock levels for HUB planning and adjust with cross functional support
- Review weekly plan to analyse stock positioning
- Communicate with supply planning on low stock positions to ensure recovery plan is targeted
- Communicate inventory levels to relevant stakeholders as needed
- Create Transfers and transfer plans to move inventory between HUB locations to balance inventory based on current inventory and forecasts
- Update ERP with correct transactional data as needed for inventory accuracy and financial records
- Work with sales team and production team on escalations of excess inventory to help minimize obsolete risks
- Review New Product Launch inventory and communicate with partners to ensure healthy levels for launch
- Collaborate with Activity Management on runout reporting of transitioning SKUs to help decrease risk of supply chain overhead expenses
- Own HUB inventory RCA (Root Cause Analysis) to help bring direction into out of stock SKUs that impact the service
- Participate in periodic meetings with other stakeholders to share inventory health positions RCA findings
- Experience utilizing SAP and/or OMP planning softwares
Mars, Incorporated makes and sells a wide range of food, confectionery, and petcare products worldwide, with brands like M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Dove, Orbit, Skittles, Pedigree, and Royal Canin, and it also operates pet health services through networks such as AniCura, Banfield, BluePearl, and VCA. Its products come from integrated manufacturing and distribution systems, delivering everyday treats and meals as well as veterinary care through a global network of partners. Mars differentiates itself through its diversified portfolio, long family ownership, and the Mars Five Principles—Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom—that guide decisions and actions. The company aims to help communities prosper and improve social and environmental outcomes while growing its business and scale.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$27B
Headquarters
McLean, Virginia
Founded
1911
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- $26B senior notes fund $35.9B Kellanova acquisition, adding Pringles and RXBAR by August 2026.
- Google Cloud Gemini rollout boosts productivity in marketing, sales, and R&D through 2026.
- $100M Chicago expansion creates 600 jobs, strengthening snacking innovation hub.
What critics are saying
- Kellanova deal fails by August 20, 2026, triggering $26B note redemption at 101% plus interest.
- Antitrust regulators block Kellanova over snacking overlaps, wasting $26B and erasing synergies.
- Happy Howl cannibalizes 15% of Pedigree and Royal Canin premium sales within 18 months.
What makes Mars unique
- Mars dominates petcare with Royal Canin, PEDIGREE, and largest U.S. veterinary networks.
- Family-owned structure enables generation-long investments like $2B U.S. manufacturing by 2026.
- Integrates pet nutrition, diagnostics, and wearables across 130 countries with 100,000 associates.
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Company News
Mars, the global pet care leader, has partnered with fitness app Strava to launch a "Pet Tag" feature allowing US dog owners to track outdoor activities with their pets. The collaboration, part of Mars' IAMS brand initiative, aims to encourage active lifestyles for both pet parents and their animals. The partnership includes exclusive Strava challenges throughout 2026 and supports Mars' BETTER CITIES FOR PETS programme, which seeks to create more pet-friendly urban spaces. According to Mars research, 76% of Strava users with pets say their companions motivate them to exercise, yet only 40% of urban pet owners consider their neighbourhoods truly pet-friendly. Data from the partnership will help advocate for more welcoming urban environments. Mars aims to increase access to pet-friendly green spaces for 10 million people worldwide by 2030.
Mars Snacking is creating 600 new jobs as it expands its global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced. The expansion will add the company's North America Region, Accelerator Division and Global Functions to its Chicago operations. The confectionery company, which produces M&Ms, Snickers, Twix, Starburst and Skittles, will open a new North America regional office hub in Chicago's Fulton Market district with capacity for over 1,000 associates. The Accelerator division will establish a global office hub in downtown Chicago at the former Kellanova headquarters. Under an Economic Development for a Growing Economy agreement, Mars Snacking has committed to a $100 million investment. The company currently supports more than 4,000 jobs in the Chicago region and operates its Global Innovation Center there.
Mars, Incorporated has appointed Lauren Larsen as Chief Customer Officer for Mars Food & Nutrition, North America. Larsen brings 18 years of consumer packaged goods experience from companies including Procter & Gamble and Glanbia. In her new role, Larsen will lead sales strategies for Mars' rice and ready meal categories in the US, overseeing brands including Ben's Original, Seeds of Change and Tasty Bite. She will focus on driving growth and market penetration across retail channels. Dave Dusangh, Regional President of Mars Food & Nutrition North America, said Larsen's experience building sales organisations and driving commercial excellence will help accelerate portfolio growth and strengthen customer partnerships. Mars is a $65 billion family-owned business with brands spanning pet care, snacking and food products.
Mars has committed to invest $20 million in sustainable rice sourcing programmes by 2030 to help farmers adopt climate-smart agriculture practices. The investment comes as climate change threatens global rice yields, which the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects will decline by 10-15% by 2050. The company, which owns Ben's Original rice brand, will work directly with farmers to implement regenerative practices like Alternate Wetting and Drying and the System of Rice Intensification. These methods reduce water usage and greenhouse gas emissions whilst improving crop resilience. One Arkansas farm using these techniques has reduced water usage by 60% and achieved up to 60% lower emissions compared to regional averages. Mars is also a founding member of the Sustainable Rice Platform, a global alliance promoting sustainable rice farming.
Mars is expanding its snacking business with the agreement to acquire Kellanova, a leading global snacking company home to beloved brands like Pringles®, Cheez-It®, Pop-Tarts®, Rice Krispies Treats®, NutriGrain® and RXBAR®.