Have you ever wondered who decides how products are displayed at your local retailer? Or, been curious why you can find products online instead of in-store? If so, now’s your chance to learn more about our Customer Development Internship. It is a 10–12-week experience designed to introduce you to the pet parent journey, product decisions, and how our work influences buying habits and what ‘comes to life’.

Here at Mars, we work together for the world we want tomorrow, for people, pets and our planet. From being a socially responsible business, to investing in our Associates to help them be their best selves - we're always looking at how we can make tomorrow brighter.

As an associate, the paths you choose, the relationships you build, and the opportunities you make, are all made by you. You have the freedom and ownership to create your own Mars career journey with tons of support and development along the way. We’re always seeking to transform today’s talent into the leaders of tomorrow – start your journey at Mars today.

Mars Customer Development Internship Experience

As an MBA Customer Development Intern, you will gain exposure to the following areas:

• Multi-year Strategy Development
• Business Analytics
• Consumer and Category Insights
• P&L Management
• Cross-functional collaboration

What we’re looking for:

• Individuals who are passionate about developing long-term growth strategies and the CPG industry.
• Collaborators with strong problem-solving skills and a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Eligible candidates will intern the summer prior to their final graduation date (1st year MBA).
• Open to students legally authorized to work in the U.S., without the need for current or future work status authorization or visa sponsorship for employment.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug & background screening.

What can you expect from Mars?

• The Mars Internship Experience is a 10–12-week summer program providing excellent depth of experience with real business problems and opportunities with one of our well-known customers!
• Exciting professional and social engagement activities throughout the experience that provide opportunities to network with your intern peers all the way up to senior leaders.
• Best-in-class training and development from Day 1, including a formal mentor, access to our in-house Mars University, Nielsen training, and more.
• Ongoing coaching and mentorship to help you succeed and get the most out of your experience.
• Connectivity with functional senior leaders.
• A hybrid work model that simultaneously celebrates the benefits of focusing remotely and the connection & co-creation that happens when we work together in person.
• Some pretty sweet perks including intern housing, competitive salary & benefits packages, fun freebies, and pet-friendly offices.

About Mars, Incorporated

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

Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 125,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’S®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL™, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses, including AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, and VCA™.

We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive. The Mars Compass, inspired by the Economics of Mutuality, is used to measure the company’s progress in service of its purpose; The world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today.

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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.