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This role serves as a key leadership pipeline position, developing the successful candidate for future succession to the Canadian Leadership Team.\nThe position is responsible for leading brand strategy, portfolio growth, innovation, commercial execution, and marketing capability development. The role owns the delivery of revenue, market share, profit, and brand equity objectives while leading cross-functional teams, agency partners and direct reports.\nWhat are we looking for?\n10+ years of progressive marketing leadership experience within CPG, food, or adjacent consumer industries, with increasing responsibility for brand, category or business leadership.\nProven success leading category strategy, innovation and portfolio growth.\nDemonstrated experience managing a P&L and making commercial investment decisions.\nExperience leading and developing high-performing teams and direct reports.\nStrong cross-functional leadership with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment across the organization.\nWhat would be your key responsibilities?\nA business leader and influencer, this person will build a strategic vision to drive growth in full portfolio programming. They will set the agenda and ensure strength of execution to deliver both short-term and long-term results end-to-end. \nLead and unlock the next phase of our Canada-owned gum brand, Excel.\nLead, deliver and design our annual operating plans for Gum & Mints, anchored in solid consumer insights and deep understanding of drivers of the category and brands.\nLead & manage all Marketing partnerships and programming for Gum & Mints. Ensure strong brand integration, national brand programs, while supporting the delivery of our long-term (IVCP) strategy.\nLead the Total Connections Planning (i.e. Media & Communications plans) working with or Integrated Agency partners to deliver effective programming.\nDevelop and mentor direct reports and be a marketing functional culture builder.\nManage total Gum & Mints budgets identifying risks and opportunities as they arise.\nConnect and collaborate with the US and Global teams to ensure shared best practices, resources and expertise on programing, tools, and strategy.\nConnect and collaborate with the US and Global teams to ensure shared best practices, resources and expertise on programing, tools, and strategy. \nWhat can you expect from Mars?\nWork with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.\nJoin a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.\nBest-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.\nAn industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.\nThe base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the below range CAD 124,352.00 - CAD 163,212.00. 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