Graduate Program

About Mars

For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world they want tomorrow starts with how they do business today. This idea is at the centre of who they have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating, and evolving in ways that affirm its commitment to making a positive impact on the world around them.          

Your role

The Graduate Programs provide you with a unique combination of diverse experiences and learning, meaning that you can get the career you want tomorrow. The programs are designed for graduates with a specialist discipline interest who are looking for a leadership career in a specific business. Join the Mars Australia and New Zealand Graduate Program and you'll develop leadership capabilities, deep technical knowledge, and functional skills today to set you up for long-term success tomorrow.

During the two-year program, you will work on meaningful projects within your chosen discipline, whilst gaining exposure to other areas of the business. With streams in Engineering, Research and Development, Sales, Human Resources, Digital and Multi-Sales, the program consists of two assignments that are aligned with your individual development needs and business opportunity.

Here are the programs:

R&D Graduate Program 

This program is your opportunity to explore various aspects of R&D and develop your technical expertise. The program is across two years, with two assignments over the duration. You will gain invaluable experience, develop new concepts and work on manufacturing solutions in both regional and global R&D terms. 

Sales and Marketing Graduate Program

This program is designed for graduates who are eager to become the sales leaders of Mars within the FMCG industry. Over a period of two years, you will gain exposure to cross-channel, and cross-function (within sales) experience, including the opportunity to work closely with the Marketing teams. 

Engineering Graduate Program

The Mars Engineering Experience is the perfect foundation for an exciting career in Engineering. It offers a mix of practical and professional experiences designed to equip you with the functional and leadership skills you need to become a future leader in the Engineering industry. 

People and Organisation

The People & Organisation Graduate Program is designed for individuals keen to start their careers in the HR & Talent space. This role is a two-year, accelerated development program designed to set you up for success on your path to becoming a future leader at Mars where you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of roles across Employee Onboarding, Talent Management, Training & Development & Business Partnering 

Data and Analytics

The Data & Analytics role is an outstanding opportunity for building an exciting career in the Digital space. The role is a two-year accelerated development program designed to set you up for success on your path to becoming a future leader at Mars where you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to a variety of roles across Product Design, Data Analysis, Project Management and Predictive Modelling.

Multi-Channel Sales & Marketing (New Zealand)

This is an exceptional opportunity to gain a strong understanding of the consumers' needs articulating product benefits, value propositions and business solutions to meet those needs and the perfect foundation to set you up for success on your path to becoming a future leader at Mars. You will have the opportunity to build solid client relationships, execute compelling marketing and innovation plans, leverage insights into action and become a trusted advisor to a range of stakeholders. 

Training & development

All interns and graduates benefit from coaching throughout their program. Graduates will also benefit from a senior mentor as part of the program framework. Employees can also benefit from Mars University. Mars University provides high-quality learning for their Associates, 24/7. This combines with a whole culture of learning, where they naturally collaborate and learn from each other. 

Benefits

What are the benefits:

• Competitive starting salary 
• Inspiring mentors and buddies
• Flexible hours and work balance
• Dogs in the office (in Melbourne & Auckland)
• Free MARS products!

Career progression

The company is focused on your development and their flexibility for your next step to be right for you. They don’t have forced rotations into functions or to timelines that may not suit you – they move you into your second assignment at a time, and into a role, that is right for you. Supported by a team of Associates who care about your progression, you will also have regular connections as a graduate cohort and access to graduate-specific Skills Pathways and Learning and Development opportunities

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Work life balance

Their Associates help Mars create a better tomorrow, so they ensure they get plenty of support today. They have great flexible policies to suit the different lifestyles of all their Associates and they have health and wellness programs to help Associates manage their work-life balance and stress levels.

Culture & vibe

At Mars, their Associates are valued, respected, and supported to be their best selves. No matter the visible or invisible differences, they have long been dedicated to cultivating an environment where everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential and be heard and valued.  At Mars, they pride themselves on our unique, family culture and are looking for people to join in their fun.

About you

Who are they looking for:

• University students with a variety of degrees who are passionate about FMCG
• Drive to become the leader of tomorrow in your field of interest
• Humble and driven graduates who are ready to learn
• AU or NZ Citizenship or Permanent Residency 

How to apply

To apply for this role, simply click the "Apply on employer site" button on this page to submit your application directly with Mars.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page

• careers.mars.com/au/en/wellness-benefits
• careers.mars.com/au/en/students-graduates