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By partnering across R&D, Commercial, and Supply, the role ensures people, culture, and organizational priorities are aligned to business ambitions while driving leadership effectiveness, talent outcomes, and workforce readiness for the future.\nKey Responsibilities\n1. End-to-End P&O Business Partnership for R&D and Commercial Functions:\nServe as the primary P&O Business Partner for the Commercial and R&D organizations, partnering closely with Function Heads, India Leadership Team members, regional leaders, and their teams to deliver business and people outcomes.\nKey responsibilities include:\nProviding strategic counsel on organization effectiveness, workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, and leadership development.\nCoaching & supporting leaders through change, evolving team structures, and new ways of working.\nShaping a high-performance culture by driving engagement, capability building and team effectiveness\nLeading key talent processes including staffing, performance management, career development, succession planning and talent reviews by interfacing with the relevant COEs\nSupporting the continued integration and evolution of the Commercial and R&D organizations\n2. 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Anchor Strategic Supply People Initiatives Across the Five-Plant Network\nDrive strategic people initiatives across the broader India Supply network, encompassing both legacy Mars and Kellanova manufacturing locations in the areas of:\nLarge-scale people initiatives focused on change management, culture, engagement, leadership, capability building, and organizational effectiveness.\nEvolution and transition of future P&O operating models across manufacturing sites.\nLeveraging insights and data to identify opportunities that enhance associate experience and organizational performance.\nKey Mars Leadership Competencies\nBusiness Insight: Strong business acumen and curiosity to understand the technical functions and their strategic priorities\nManages Complexity: Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.\nEnsures Accountability: Ability to influence without authority and drive outcomes within highly matrixed environments.\nCollaborates: Ability to build trusted 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