General Leadership Experience

Programme Overview

Your future as a leader starts today. Our general Graduate Traineeship Programme: The Mars Leadership Experience (MLE), is the perfect grounding for a career in business leadership. You’ll manage projects, lead teams, take on roles with local and international exposure and make decisions with real consequences. The work will come thick and fast, preparing you for the challenges tomorrow.

The MLE comprises three 12-month placements. As a guide, you’ll typically follow a path through the three years with exposure to very different areas of our business. We offer the MLE with a focus on Demand (Sales, Category Management, Marketing) and Supply (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics).

3 x 12-month placements (including international assignments)
You’ll experience different markets, different functions, different teams, countries and products
You’ll manage projects and teams

Bachelor or Master’s Degree in any discipline
Internationally mobile
Passion to become a future General Manager
Ability to learn and grow fast
Proficiency in English

Competitive salary
Full support moving on international assignment (relocation and housing allowance)
Inspiring mentors and coaches
We’ll work with you to clarify and support your career thinking and tailor your path through the program.
Global trainee community
Flexible working hours
Dogs in the office (depending on the office)

Our Hiring Process

From Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, to Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South-Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States of America and Ukraine: there are locations all around the world where you can start your general leadership career at Mars. If we aren’t currently running the programme in your country of preference, sign up to our talent community for the latest Mars career opportunities. You can also explore our Functional Leadership Experiences.

Apply here !