Job Description:
Mars: Where your Tomorrow Starts Today!
Mars is a family-owned business that has been making products for people and their pets 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®, BEN’S ORIGINAL ® MASTERFOODS ® and ROYAL CANIN® ORIJEN® ACANA® we are dedicated to making a positive impact on people and the planet.
Join us in building a sustainable future where people, communities, and the planet can truly thrive.
- Segment: Pet Nutrition
- Location: ANZ – Hybrid
- Reports To: Marketing Operations and Transformation Director
At Mars, we are driven by a shared purpose: A Better World for Pets. We believe that pets make our world better, and we are committed to making a better world for them. As a global, family-owned business, we operate under our Five Principles—Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom—to guide our decisions, support our Associates, and drive sustainable growth.
Joining Mars Pet Nutrition ANZ means joining a passionate, collaborative, and future-focused marketing team dedicated to some of the world’s most loved pet care brands.
About the role:
We are seeking a Retail Media Manager to join our Mars Petcare team in Australia. In this highly collaborative, future-focused role, you will be our resident expert in Retail Digital Media. Your mission is to maximize shopper conversion by crafting frictionless, personalized shopper experiences at scale. Operating at the intersection of brand, media, shopper, and customer teams, you will execute our retail media budget, lead shopper-led digital strategies, and steer Mars toward a truly data-driven marketing approach.
If you are self-motivated, highly analytical, and ready to thrive in a fast-paced digital landscape, this is your opportunity to shape how shoppers experience our iconic brands.
What will you do?
As the Retail Media Manager, you will lead the strategic planning, negotiation, and flawless execution of online marketing and retail activation plans across key eCommerce and omnichannel customers. Your focus spans three core pillars:
- Define Optimize dComm Retail Media Plans: Partner with the Media Director, agencies, and brand teams to co-create and negotiate high-impact media plans that translate shopper insights into increased brand conversion.
- Drive Commercial Value Collaborate: Own the retail media budget, negotiate pricing directly with retail partners, and align cross-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, Category, and Agencies) to maximize ROI.
What will you bring?
We are searching for an agile, resilient professional who can turn raw data into strategic execution and build exceptional relationships.
- Strong experience in eCommerce and digital marketing within a brand, agency, or retail environment (with a deep understanding of dCommerce campaign execution).
- High degree of comfort with data, finance, and analytics. Ability to translate multi-channel insights into immediate commercial actions.
- Proven track record in project management, with the ability to influence and manage relationships across all levels (up to senior executives) and resolve complex business situations constructively.
- A self-driven, highly motivated professional with acan-do solution-based attitude who thrives in changing, fast-paced environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Media, or a related field is preferred.
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.
