Data Architect & Lead – Smart Factory
About Mars:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $50 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCA™ and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 150,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.
What are we looking for?
As a Data Architect for Smart Factories (Global), you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the Data Strategy for Smart Factory within Pet Nutrition Division. You will collaborate with cross-functional and cross-regional teams to develop, implement, and optimize Smart Factories strategies that align with the Pet Nutrition’s transformational goals and objectives. Your expertise in manufacturing, innovation and leadership will drive our technological capabilities to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Determine, implement and ensure adherence to global architectural and data standards and principles for Pet Nutrition Data & Analytics products across all regional markets, in conjunction with the Petcare Data Product leaders and Infrastructure teams.
- Create data strategy for Manufacturing function which to be scaled to all regions.
- Keep an e2e view of all use cases being delivered across all regions and globally.
- Lead collaborative team working with other areas within the wider Data & Analytics function to ensure that all solutions are complete, operable, conform to business processes and meet the business needs with the agreed quality of service.
- Be responsible throughout entire project lifecycles for the end-to-end solution architecture of the project and compliance with enterprise data model and logical data groups.
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 140,000 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.
- Best-in-class 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.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.