Job Description:
The MW R&D Systems End to End Process Owner (Design) collaborates with a diverse range of R&D associates and other functional stakeholders at the global, segment, BU and cross-segment levels to ensure that our R&D systems and processes are designed and operating efficiently to meet the needs of MW R&D.
The MW R&D Systems End to End Process Owner (Design) provides segment leadership to partner with functional knowledge-holders to shape, align, document and implement R&D Design processes and to influence the development of future R&D systems & processes in line with changing business needs. Some of these systems and processes are specific to MW BU's, whereas others are shared and require alignment with other segments.
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The remit of the role covers all MW R&D processes and systems related to Design.
What are we looking for?
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum bachelor's degree in science, engineering or related discipline
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in R&D across multiple roles
- Project management experience
- Innovation process experience
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and comfort speaking with wide range of stakeholders. Fluent in English
- Knowledge of R&D Commercialization process
- Experience with leading R&D process / systems development
- Skilled in collecting and analyzing complex data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing logical conclusions.
- Skilled with having a strong attention to detail with a big picture vision
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with visualization tools to supplement story telling.
- Broad operational knowledge of MW processes and systems
- Strong internal network across R&D, and beyond
- Advanced Planning and project management skills
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Understands how MW R&D systems & processes interact; generating value and efficiency while protecting the business.
- Maintains and promotes system & process knowledge across MW R&D, in partnership with Corporate Product Owners and MGS Functional Experts.
- Drives consistent application and governance of MW R&D processes, in partnership with global and BU teams; including understanding and formalizing where deviations are needed & why.
- Establishes a mechanism to evaluate business process effectiveness and diagnose areas for change and improvement.
- Engages with functional teams, within and beyond R&D, to evolve existing R&D system & process capabilities to keep pace with changing business needs.
- Leads system & process development activities to support implementation of new R&D system & process capabilities.
- Develops and provides overarching system process training to associates.
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What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 130,000 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.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, 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.