Climate Data Lead at Mars, Incorporated in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

Job Description:

Mars has external science-based Climate Action targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) -27% by 2025, -50% by 2030 and net zero by 2050 (versus a 2015 baseline). The Sustainability Climate Data Lead is a critical position for reporting Mars Snacking greenhouse gas (GHG) performance, enabling lower GHG innovation, and guiding climate managers on GHG accounting requirements on topics such as GHG removals and MRV (monitoring, reporting and validation).

What are we looking for?

• 5+ years of experience in Sustainability, including technical impact factor and life cycle analysis (LCA) experience


• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple issues, manage scope and risks


• Ability to collaborate across multiple functions of the business as well as with external stakeholders


• Comfortable navigating digital systems for data management


• Quantitative reasoning skills, including the ability to work with numbers and to summarize data into graphical or tabular forms


• Knowledge/understanding of global supply chains

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Bachelors' degree in science/technical, data science, project management, sustainable management, supply chain, business, or equivalent


• MBA a plus

Knowledge / Experience

• 5-7 years of experience in Sustainability as a technical expert, including impact factor and/or life cycle analysis (LCA) experience


• Knowledge/understanding of global supply chains


• Strong project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple issues, manage scope and risks


• Passionate about sustainability data and metrics. Quantitative reasoning skills, including the ability to work with numbers and to summarize data into graphical or tabular forms


• Presentation skills. The ability to present, explain and discuss results of analyses to effectively drive fact-based decision making within all levels of the organization


• Ability to collaborate across multiple functions of the business


• Comfortable navigating digital systems for data management


• Experience with Excel and PowerPoint using advanced level spreadsheet analytics for developing presentations

What will be your key responsibilities?
Report GHG Performance

• Project manage the development of supplier-specific GHG impact factors, including engaging with sourcing teams on data collection from suppliers and sharing the data with impact factor builders, reviewing impact factor accuracy, and integrating new factors into annual GHG reporting processes.


• Engage with external consultant to facilitate farm tool methodology and life cycle assessment (LCA) reviews to enable credible supplier data integration into Mars' GHG reporting


• Map new ingredients introduced to the business via M&A or new product development to impact factors for Mars' annual GHG reporting


• Run scenario analyses to evaluate product GHG claim opportunities and the impact of future GHG interventions


• Support projects to improve GHG data accuracy in Mars' annual climate reporting

Advise on Technical GHG Accounting Requirements

• Work with Mars Incorporated GHG Reporting team to understand GHG Protocol requirements and guide Mars Snacking climate leads on how to apply them to climate programs. Requirement to include topics like GHG removals, farm project MRV (monitoring, reporting & validation), and verification.

Enable Lower GHG Innovation

• Support Science & Technology and Research & Development teams on evaluating new ingredient GHG impacts to inform innovation decisions

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.

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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.