Job Description: The Process Manager is responsible for leading the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of process technologies across our domestic factory network and co-manufacturers. This role bridges the gap between R&D; innovation and supply chain execution, ensuring that new products, raw materials, and capacity expansion initiatives are successfully scaled up, commissioned, and handed over to manufacturing units. Additionally, this position plays a critical role in strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and developing a high-performing team of R&D; process associates. What are we looking for? Relevant Experience: Robust experience in process development, technology implementation, and scale-up, ideally in an R&D; or engineering role within a fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) or complex business environment. Leadership & Coaching: Proven experience in line management, coaching, and developing technical talent is highly advantageous. Technical Depth & Quality Focus: Deep understanding of manufacturing process technologies, process constraints, and a strong passion for quality, safety, and operational efficiency. Consumer-Driven Innovation: Translate consumer needs and R&D; formulations into viable, scalable, and cost-effective industrial manufacturing processes. Strategic & Business Acumen: Broad business understanding to align technical roadmaps with local growth, capacity expansion, and financial targets. What will be your key responsibilities? Technology Development, Implementation & Scale-Up Process Capabilities & Scaling: Define and establish process capabilities for new products and raw materials, ensuring a seamless scale-up and successful transition to the factory network (including commissioning, verification, and handover requirements). Strategy & Program Delivery:



Co-develop and execute the local process development strategy, delivering on pillars related to innovation pipeline, product performance, quality, and cost optimization. Engineering Collaboration & Assets: Act as the technical R&D; point of contact to define technology and equipment requirements for new asset acquisitions or factory expansions, collaborating closely with Engineering and Quality teams. Process Standardization: Drive the generation, implementation, and adoption of global manufacturing standars across the regional network. Cross-Functional Integration & Business Support Supply Chain & Operations Alignment: Collaborate with Supply Chain and Planning teams to translate innovation projects into operational reality, including planning for trial costs, downtimes, and capital expenditure (CAPEX). Innovation & Product Coding: Partner with Product Development teams addressing Marketing requests during early innovation stages to provide technical feasibility, process constraints mapping, and impact analysis on current factory capabilities. Global & Regional Connection: Build strong partnerships with integral and regional R&D; teams to align local execution with global technology pipeline and standards. Associate Leadership & Talent Pipeline Team Leadership: Lead, inspire, and develop a team of Process Development and Implementation R&D; Associates, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous development. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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