JOB DESCRIPTIONJob Description:Job Title: P&O; BP – Technical FunctionsSegment / Business Unit: Mars SnackingCountry / Site: IndiaJob Function: P&O;Manager’s Name & Position: Neha Chattopadhyay (P&O; Head - Technical Functions)Job Purpose/OverviewAs Mars Snacking India brings together the strengths of Mars Wrigley and Kellanova, this role has been created to provide dedicated P&O; leadership to the Technical Functions during a critical phase of integration and evolution. By partnering across R&D;, Commercial, and Supply, the role ensures people, culture, and organizational priorities are aligned to business ambitions while driving leadership effectiveness, talent outcomes, and workforce readiness for the future.Key Responsibilities1. End-to-End P&O; Business Partnership for R&D; and Commercial Functions:Serve as the primary P&O; Business Partner for the Commercial and R&D; organizations, partnering closely with Function Heads, India Leadership Team members, regional leaders, and their teams to deliver business and people outcomes. Key responsibilities include:

- Providing strategic counsel on organization effectiveness, workforce planning, talent management, succession planning, and leadership development.
- Coaching & supporting leaders through change, evolving team structures, and new ways of working.
- Shaping a high-performance culture by driving engagement, capability building and team effectiveness
- Leading key talent processes including staffing, performance management, career development, succession planning and talent reviews by interfacing with the relevant COEs
- Supporting the continued integration and evolution of the Commercial and R&D; organizations

2. P&O; Business Partnership for Three Legacy Mars Manufacturing SitesPartner with the Plant Heads, Factory Management Teams, and Associate Relations (AR) teams across three Mars manufacturing facilities to create an engaging, compliant, and high-performing workplace. In close collaboration with the AR team, support areas such as:

- Associate and industrial relations.
- Employment compliance and governance.
- Compensation, wages, and reward-related matters.
- Working conditions, employee well-being, and workplace practices.
- Grievance management and resolution.
- Policy interpretation and application.

Independently lead and drive:
- Plant culture and engagement initiatives.
- Leadership effectiveness and team development interventions.
- Capability-building and talent development strategies.
- Organizational health and change management programs.
- Integration and cultural assimilation efforts as teams navigate significant organizational change.





This role acts as a critical bridge between site leadership and the broader P&O; organization, ensuring people priorities are translated into meaningful business outcomes.3. Anchor Strategic Supply People Initiatives Across the Five-Plant NetworkDrive strategic people initiatives across the broader India Supply network, encompassing both legacy Mars and Kellanova manufacturing locations in the areas of:

- Large-scale people initiatives focused on change management, culture, engagement, leadership, capability building, and organizational effectiveness.
- Evolution and transition of future P&O; operating models across manufacturing sites.
- Leveraging insights and data to identify opportunities that enhance associate experience and organizational performance.

Key Mars Leadership CompetenciesBusiness Insight: Robust business acumen and curiosity to understand the technical functions and their strategic priorities

- Manages Complexity: Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
- Ensures Accountability: Ability to influence without authority and drive outcomes within highly matrixed environments.
- Collaborates: Ability to build trusted partnerships with senior leaders and teams across plant & cluster levels
- Communicates Effectively: Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Manages Ambiguity: Strong change management capability and resilience in navigating ambiguity and transformation

Key Functional Competencies & Technical Skills

- Manufacturing P&O; and Plant HR knowledge
- Associate and industrial relations
- Compensation, wages and reward fundamentals
- Leadership and Team Effectiveness
- Change Management and Culture Integration
- Workforce Planning and Capability Building
- Employee Engagement and Organizational Health

Relevant Quantitative and Budget InformationTeam Size(All direct and indirect reports.)NoneEducation & Professional Qualifications

- MBA or Equivalent Degree

Knowledge / Experience

- 8+ years of progressive HR/P&O; experience with increasing business partnership responsibility.
- Prior manufacturing or Plant HR experience
- Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% of the time, including regular visits to sites across India.

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™, Blue Pearl®, Linnaeus, Ani Cura, 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.

Commitment to Equal Employer Opportunities:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in accordance with applicable law and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other category protected under federal, state, and local laws. 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.A Note to Candidates Regarding AIEmbracing AI as a vital skill for today and tomorrow, we welcome candidates to use AI to assist with your preparation as you engage with our recruiting process—from helping to perfect your CV/resume to using it to refine your interview skills. While AI can assist you, we expect that your ideas, responses, and demonstration of competencies throughout the recruitment process are authentically your own. We value genuine engagement and want to see the real you shine. At Mars, AI is here to support—not replace—the human connection at the heart of our recruitment process.Note to Search Firms/Agencies:Mars, Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Mars) do not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Mars and the requisition is position-specific. Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Mars will be deemed the sole property of Mars and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Mars.

📌 P&O Business Partner – Technical Functions (India)
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