P&O Business Partner – Technical Functions

• Location: IND-Maharashtra-Mumbai
• Job Title: P&O BP – Technical Functions
• Segment / Business Unit : Mars Snacking
• Country / Site: India
• Job Function: P&O
• Manager’s Name & Position: Neha Chattopadhyay (P&O Head - Technical Functions)

Job Purpose/Overview

As 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 Responsibilities

• 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

• P&O Business Partnership for Three Legacy Mars Manufacturing Sites

• Partner 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.

• Anchor Strategic Supply People Initiatives Across the Five-Plant Network

• Drive 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 Competencies

• Business Insight: Strong 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 Information

Team Size

(All direct and indirect reports.)

None

Education & 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.