Job Description:
Ready to make a major positive impact on some of Australia's most iconic brands?
Here at Mars Petcare Australia, home of great brands such as Pedigree, Dine and Whiskas, we believe in Creating a Better World for our Pets.
We're looking for a Value Transformation Lead, focused across Value Leadership & Design to Value to join our Mars Petcare team, based in Melbourne, Wodonga or Bathurst. This is a crucial role where you'll unlock value, accelerate our cost-competitiveness, and enable us to reinvest in the brands that pet lovers know and trust. If you're a natural leader who can build a strategic roadmap and drive cross-functional projects, this is the opportunity for you.
What you’ll do
Enterprise Value Leadership & Ownership: Lead the enterprise Design-to-Value (DtV) strategy and foster an organizational culture that embeds, optimizes, and tracks value creation across all business decisions.
Executive Influence & Stakeholder Mobilization: Influence and align senior executives and high-performing, cross-functional teams to secure ownership and drive collaborative, data-backed value initiatives.
Design-to-Value Program Management: Establish the governance, tools, and methodologies required to simplify products and operations while embedding value considerations into core development activities.
PMO Leadership & Governance: Lead the Value Leadership PMO in ANZ to govern, prioritize, and track the portfolio, partnering with Finance to validate and report on business cases and financial outcomes.
Change Leadership & Capability: Build organizational capability and drive the adoption of value-based thinking through targeted maturity programs, stakeholder engagement, and strategic change management.
Your Unique Ingredients:
10+ years of operational experience in Finance, Commercial (Procurement), Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics or R&D ideally in an FMCG environment.
Demonstrated success leading large-scale cross-functional initiatives.
Strong business acumen with experience building and delivering measurable value outcomes.
Experience influencing senior executives and leading through ambiguity.
Exceptional facilitation, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.
Experience with Design-to-Value, Value Engineering, Lean, Six Sigma, Product Lifecycle Management, or Cost Transformation methodologies; as well as customer centered-design and innovation would be highly regarded.
Why you’ll love working for Mars:
Purpose: Help craft beloved brands with a legacy of over 100 years of local manufacturing making products that people and pets will love all while helping to build a more sustainable future.
People: A culture that values your contributions, fosters leadership, and recognises the impact you make. Your work truly matters here.
Development: Shape your career with personalised development and real opportunities to grow from day one.
Enjoy a team and business environment that is invested in helping you manage and grow your energy for work and life.
About Us:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We have been making products for people (and the pets that people love- we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses) for more than 100 years. We’re behind some of the best loved brands in the world including MARS®, SNICKERS®, EXTRA®, ECLIPSE®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, DOLMIO®, UNCLE BEN’S® and MASTERFOODS ® ROYAL CANIN®. We are committed to a sustainable tomorrow through our sustainable in a generation plan that addresses a healthy planet, thriving people and a nourishing wellbeing. Together, our 125,000+ Employees are inspired to take action every day towards the world we want tomorrow.
What we stand for:
Mars is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, 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.
Applications will only be accepted from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia and/or New Zealand.
