Purchasing overview
Managing the global network of suppliers who provide our goods and services.
Understanding the consumer's perspective, material functionality and the entire supply chain for the materials we buy, we use this understanding to influence the direction of our business, and our relations with our suppliers, the industry and regulatory agencies. At Mars, the purchasing function is known as commercial as a result of this broad perspective and understanding.
We take a long term view on the goods and services we use and the businesses who provide them. We work to ensure our sourcing practices reflect our mutuality principle in every respect including long term sustainability of all the materials we use. We are free to invest in the long term development of materials, technologies, origin countries and suppliers to advance our sustainability and other objectives.
Roles within commercial
The following roles exist within the Mars global commercial team:
- Raw materials buying
- Packaging buying
- Packaging development
- Services buying
- Capital buying
- Logistics buying
- Logistics execution
- Research and development services and technical intellectual property
Ideal candidate profile
Success within the commercial team is related more to attitude than professional background. Typically, commercial associates hold degrees in:
- Business management
- Supply chain management
- Agriculture
- Economics
- Physical sciences
In all cases, further career development and education is provided to all commercial associates through Mars University.
