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Product Owner - Retail Execution

Mars
Chicago, IL, USAOn-SiteProduct ManagementSenior-Level$119,040 - $163,680Posted: today

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Job Description: Role Overview The Retail Execution Product Owner owns the end-to-end strategy, roadmap, and commercial success of Retail Execution solutions This role sits at the intersection of product strategy, customer value, industry expertise, and platform innovation. You are accountable not just for features—but for market impact, adoption, revenue growth, and customer outcomes. Core Responsibilities 1.

Product Strategy & Vision Define and own the long-term vision and multi-year roadmap for Retail Execution solutions (store visit execution, promotions, merchandising, compliance, analytics). Align roadmap to CPG, beverage, food, and consumer goods industry trends (perfect store, AI-driven execution, real-time insights). Translate customer pain points into scalable, repeatable product capabilities. 2. Business Ownership Own product P&L levers: pricing, packaging, attach rate, adoption, renewals.

Build and track success metrics: pipeline influence, win-rate impact, customer value realization. 3. Product Development & Delivery Lead cross-functional squads (Engineering, UX, Data, AI, Industry SMEs). Own epics, prioritization, and release planning with agile execution. Ensure solutions leverage the Salesforce platform (Mobile, Data Cloud, AI, Flow, Analytics). 4. Ecosystem & Platform Leverage Drive integrations with: Mobile workforce tools Trade promotion management Order management Data & AI layers Collaborate with ISV and SI partners to extend execution capabilities.

Key Skills & Qualifications Experience 8–12+ years in Product Management, Industry Solutions, or Strategy Deep experience in Retail Execution / CPG / Field Sales / Trade Marketing Proven ownership of enterprise SaaS products at scale Functional Strengths Product strategy & lifecycle management Agile product leadership Customer discovery & value engineering Executive-level storytelling and influence Domain Expertise Perfect Store / On-shelf availability Merchandising & promotions execution Retail compliance & audit workflows Mobile-first field execution models Success

Metrics Revenue growth & attach rate Customer adoption and expansion Time-to-value for customers Competitive win rates Platform usage & scalability #TBdigital The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits.

Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment. The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 119,040.00 - USD 163,680.00 Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 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 140,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Minimum requirements

  • 8–12+ years in Product Management, Industry Solutions, or Strategy with deep Retail Execution/CPG experience
  • Proven ownership of enterprise SaaS products at scale and expertise in product strategy, agile leadership, and customer value engineering
  • Domain knowledge in Perfect Store, merchandising, promotions execution, retail compliance, and mobile-first field execution models

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