Corp R&D Digital cPLM Product Owner Formulation and Regulatory Compliance - Corp Hub in EU or US

Job Description:

Context for the role

We are continuing business wide program until 2030 that will deliver the next generation of Enterprise Digital Core Capabilities Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Those Enterprise R&D Digital capabilities will be deployed in all segment units through segment digital transformation programs.

We are looking for a Corporate R&D Digital PLM Product Owner for Formulation for Pet & RC . It's a critical role to enable this program by delivering a system driven solution to the data and processes required from a formulation/recipe and it’s respective regulatory compliance perspective; leading the design and develop the foundation of the next generation of enterprise PLM digital capabilities to be deployed. The role ensures a successful product governance and development of the systems through collaboration with Mars DT Teams (amongst others) and ensure a successful usage through close partnership and mentoring of the community of Deployment and Support teams (eg Segments, Functional Experts).

This is a temporary role, for the time of the transformation, expected 3 years.

What will be your key responsibilities?

DIGITAL PRODUCT – ROADMAP, GOVERNANCE & DELIVERY OF CAPABILITIES

It is the role of the Corporate R&D Digital Core Product Owner – Formulation for Pet & RC to maximize the value of the recipe/formulation and regulatory compliance related digital product(s), to optimize the work of the team working on the products and to ensure any development will comply with agnostic business processes designed. The Product owner owns the vision and long-term strategy of the product, ensuring it meets the global cross segments business strategic needs aligned with the Corporate R&D mission and vision. The role has the full responsibility to define the digital tool development roadmap for the R&D systems users.

• Own the vision and long-term strategy of a range of digital, ensuring it meets the global cross segments R&D digitalization and transformation strategies
• Is an ambassador of core corporate capabilities and drives alignment on the core with Segment/Division representatives, as well as data and business architects and Formulation & Regulatory Compliance Product Owner.
• Leads adequate architecture design and smooth integration of systems across the product and pack landscape and the respective touchpoints with others (eg. ERP)
• Ensures the orchestration of traceability
• Get external perspective of what is coming ahead with Core PLM capabilities, which can benefit R&D processes & capabilities for compliance, efficiency, speed and future proofing (impact on live systems and analytics, opportunities, etc)
• Has responsibility for delivering the business outcomes and determine ways to discover and validate real customer and business value, based on success criteria
• Transfers systems product(s) vision into goals/capabilities/roadmap and manages required investment
• Manages and prioritizes the product(s) backlog(s) (list of requirements) to best achieve the product goals and business value, govern the product team budget
• Support product(s) incidents and upgrades during development, deployment and transition to business-as-usual, as required
• Ensures the backlog is visible and transparent to all relevant parties and enables the team to prioritize work accordingly
• Create and define changes to align systems with Global Standards, Procedures, Data Architecture and Processes, ensuring enhancement of data quality
• Ensures new digital tool development quality and determines the planning of end of milestone to deliver product with the DT project manager
• Leads business stakeholders’ engagement, support transparency in progress reporting by leading the demos and the first early testing of the new capabilities
• Delivers proper communications of changes of products at key milestones
• Ensures proper support to the change management process, supporting the handover of new capabilities and developments in collaboration with other teams (eg FE organisation, DT) for transition to business-as-usual support

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND DEPLOYMENT

It is the role of the Corporate R&D Digital Core Product Owner – Formulation Pet & RC to maximize the accelerated deployment of new digital products and capabilities into the segment units. This role can support training and guidance on how to deploy the tools, in collaboration with other functions (eg segment, FE org). This role is responsible for mentoring a community of functional experts, promoting the effective use of the tools and encourage improvement opportunities.

q Provides expert knowledge to Functional Expert and co-lead the community of practise

q Supports organization and coordination the E2E testing, the knowledge transfer, the communication to achieve a successful end user adoption of the change without business interruption

q Drives collaboration in the deployment of the new capability, with the pilot units and further deployments

q Define the new capability deployment, takes on criteria with the Functional Experts and Subject Matter Experts, and follow their completion for a successful hand over to the deployment and support teams

q Support job aids development for the creation of core training material

q Support effective knowledge transfer to deployment and support teams, to become technically competent and to deploy the system in a standardize way, using standardised materials

Help structure deployment project plan & timings in an achievable way, assisting the program governance as required

What are we looking for?

q Minimum bachelor’s degree in science or equivalent in food safety/food science or related subject area is desirable

q Minimum of 5 years’ work experience in across R&D

- Significant R&D experience across multiple segments and functions, experience in working on global environment, preferably with experience in recipe/formulation and regulatory compliance

q Mars R&D systems savvy

q A proven track record in delivering projects, IT projects experience is desirable

q Creative, flexible and enjoys working in a complex, rapidly changing environment

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. A strong focus on 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.

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The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 55 677,00 - USD 76 556,00