Job Description:

Kickstart Your Sales Career – Join Our Sales Trainee Programfull-time, Field-based, fixed-term (12-18 months)

From day one, you’ll be a valued member of our Field Sales Trainee Program. We’ll provide you with all the tools, knowledge, and support you need to grow quickly and make an impact in Sales. You’ll get to know our snacking brand portfolio, key stakeholders, and many of our customers in the regions of Bern, Solothurn, part of Aargau and Luzern, and Basel.

Throughout the program, you’ll gain the skills to successfully position and activate our products in the market, ensuring strong brand visibility and sustainable growth.

This role is the perfect starting point for a dynamic career at Mars. We are looking for ambitious talents who are eager to grow with us and build a long-term career in Sales or other functions.

What are we looking for?

Passion for sales, networking skills, and a desire to be on the road and with your customers every day.

Confident appearance, persuasiveness, negotiation skills.

Dynamic, enthusiastic and can-do approach.

Resident in the above area or willing to move to this region (with willingness to relocate to Zug for your next role in Mars).

Good MS Office and analytical skills.

Fluent in German and English (both, spoken and written) required. French is an advantage.

Driving license and clean record.

What will be your key responsibilities?

Professional support of direct and indirect customers in the defined geographical area.

Driving sales through optimal distribution and physical availability of our products in the snacking category (chocolate, fruity, gum).

Driving the quality of displays, delivering excellent execution in line with perfect store ambitions and building influential relationships with key stakeholders to deliver incremental business and category growth.

Identifying and contacting prospective customers and building relationships to generate future sales.

What can you expect from Mars?

Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by our Five Principles.

Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus. A company car is part of your package as one of your main tools to be successful in this role.

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.