Mars Snacking Supply Leadership Program

Job Description:

This position will begin August 2026

Supply Leadership Program Member – Various Locations

The Supply Leadership Program (SLP) is a three-year early talent program designed to attract, develop, and retain high performing candidates into Mars Wrigley Supply Leadership roles.

Members of the program are recent STEM college graduates interested in pursuing a career path in Supply Leadership. Over the course of the program, participants will complete three yearlong rotations at one of our Mars Wrigley Manufacturing Sites to develop acumen in Manufacturing at Mars (MSE), Engineering, and People Leadership.

Program Details

The rotation design of the SLP is designed to maximize the SLP member’s exposure to essential experiences that enable the below purpose statement:

SLP Purpose Statement | Create a future-ready talent pipeline by attracting, developing, and retaining high potential, diverse talent to become the next generation of Supply Leaders.

Rotation Design

• 3-Year Program
• 3, 12 month Rotations
• Rotations across different functions within the same Manufacturing Site
  • 2 essential experiences (e.g., CI Specialist, IE Technician, Project Engineer)
  • 1 leadership experience (e.g., Production Leader, Maintenance Leader)
    • Supervisory shift work with off shift potential
• Location: One of our 13 North American Mars Wrigley Manufacturing Sites

What are we looking for?  

The Supply Leadership Program Member is high-potential recent college graduate. Participation in a Mars Internship Program, primarily Mars Wrigley Make and Engineering internships, is a preferred prerequisite. Additional eligibility requirements are listed below:

Eligibility:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, food sciences, operations management, supply chain or a comparable discipline
• Minimum of one recent internship in manufacturing environment (CPG preferable)
  • Focus: Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing/Production Operations, Project Engineering, Project Management, Reliability
• Exposure to the foundational elements of TPM or lean manufacturing experience
• Strong desire to work in a manufacturing environment

What will be your key responsibilities?  

              Manufacturing Essential Experience (CI Specialist | Industrial Engineering Technician)

The manufacturing essential experience roles are responsible for supporting and leading loss elimination across the Manufacturing Line, Value Streams, and Production Lines through the implementation and application of the Mars Supply Excellence (MSE, TPM) toolkit. 

Both Manufacturing Essential Experience Roles

• Facilitate team meetings effectively; communicate opportunities and follow-up on actions
• Develop to be subject matter experts on the functional/technical aspects of their assigned area/role
• Active member of at least one Mars Supply Excellence (MSE/TPM) Pillar
• Lead and support the implementation of key MSE Pillar Essential Element (AM, FMOS, FI)
• Leverage a suite of Digital Tools to support the implementation and sustainment of MSE
• Lead root cause problem solving efforts on top losses (cost, waste, performance)
• Use appropriate problem solving tools (basic and advanced) as needed
• Provide regular, ongoing communication with production Associates and Line Managers on status of identified losses and improvement activities. 
• Supports Production Team to ensure that all Line and Departmental metrics are achieved 

CI Specialist (Manufacturing Essential Experience)

• Develop expertise in the usage of various data systems to identify top losses
• Leverage the MSE Toolkit to identify and prioritize loss elimination opportunities
• Lead root cause problem-solving efforts on key chronic losses for their area of responsibility
• Coach teams on AM DMS execution and problem-solving skills
• Expert for the AM DMSs : Centerline (CL), Clean Inspect Lubricate (CIL), Abnormality Handling (AH), and 5S
• Lead key connection point meetings and own performance data collection accuracy, analysis, and action planning  
• Facilitates and own the Line loss analysis through gathering, interpreting reporting, and actioning against top losses