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Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Senior Manager Supply Chain Finance

Corporate Finance & FP&AUpdated on Nov 14
Full-timeChicago, IL, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting is required.
  • At least 8 years of relevant finance experience, including manufacturing, supply chain, or operations finance, is required.
  • Hands-on experience developing and owning financial models that support operational and investment decisions is required.
  • Experience evaluating capital investments using scenario analysis and metrics such as net present value, internal rate of return, and payback is required.
  • A strong understanding of product costing, standard costing, cost of goods sold, variance analysis, budgeting, and forecasting is required.
  • Advanced Excel skills and enterprise resource planning experience are required.
  • The candidate must be able to independently identify problems, recommend solutions, and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Strong communication, analytical, and strategic business partnering skills are required.
  • The candidate must be able to adapt quickly and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead forecasting, budgeting, and financial performance management for Supply Chain operations.
  • Provide actionable insights on manufacturing performance, product costs, sourcing strategies, and productivity initiatives.
  • Oversee cost of goods sold reporting, variance analysis, and cost savings validation.
  • Develop financial models supporting sourcing, capacity, innovation, and network optimization decisions.
  • Partner with cross-functional leaders to identify opportunities to improve cost, service, and working capital performance.
  • Drive automation, reporting simplification, and adoption of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics tools to improve efficiency and decision quality.
  • Ensure accuracy of standard costing, bills of materials, cost cards, and compliance with company accounting policies and controls.
  • Serve as a trusted business partner to Supply Chain, Operations, Procurement, Quality, Customer Operations, Product Development, and Finance leadership teams.
  • Support business transformation and integration activities by identifying risks, solving complex problems, and building scalable processes for future growth.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in consumer packaged goods, food manufacturing, or a related industry.
  • Experience with SAP, Power BI, advanced analytics, or automation.
  • Experience implementing process improvements or supporting business transformation.
  • A certified public accountant credential, certified management accountant credential, or Master of Business Administration.

About the Company

Mars

Global confectionery, food, and petcare company

Mars makes confectionery, food, and petcare products and also operates pet health services through networks like Banfield, VCA, BluePearl, and Royal Canin. Its products are marketed under familiar brands such as M&M’s, Snickers, Milky Way, Skittles, Dove, Orbit, Pedigree, Royal Canin, Whiskas, and Cocoavia, sold globally to consumers and pet owners. The company differs from competitors by combining a broad, diversified portfolio with a global, family-owned structure guided by the Mars Principles (Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, Freedom), which drives its operations and partnerships. Mars aims to help communities prosper and to grow its business while improving social and environmental outcomes, using its scale to support responsible practices across the world.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$27B
Headquarters
McLean, VA
Founded
1911

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