Mars Leadership Experience Program

Mars Leadership Experience Program (MLE)

The Mars Leadership Experience is not your average graduate program! Our award winning, 2-year program is packed with great experiences, opportunities and learning. 

To us, every graduate is a potential leader. That’s why we offer you the unique opportunity to step into a real role, right from the start. You’ll be given real responsibility and empowered to make an impact right from the get-go.

Our graduates complete 2 x 12-month rotations across our business in Australia and New Zealand, allowing you to truly experience the breadth of our business. We have multiple factories and offices across Australia and New Zealand, and we are looking for open minded graduates who are willing to take on any experience across locations and functional groups. 

With mentorship from senior leaders, hands-on experience, and a collaborative environment, you’ll rapidly develop the skills and knowledge needed to become a future leader and fast track your career. 

Our program is broken up into different streams which reflect the focus of your technical learning and rotations during the program:

Sales & Marketing (Australia): Our Sales & Marketing teams drive our business forward by building strong retailer relationships and boosting consumer demand and loyalty. 

Open to any degree discipline, Marketing degrees highly regarded

Supply Chain (Australia): Our Supply team is the driving force behind our operations, ensuring products are delivered efficiently to meet consumer demand. 

Preferred educational background or interest: Business, Commerce, Management, Supply Chain / Logistics, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Economics, International Business

Engineering (Australia): Our Engineering team plays a critical role in our success, ensuring efficient and sustainable production of our iconic products.

Preferred educational background or interest: Mechanical or Process Engineering preferred, but open to all Engineering disciplines

Procurement (Australia): Our Procurement team is the backbone of our efficient and cost-effective operations, managing supplier relationships to keep everything running smoothly. 

Preferred educational background or interest: Commerce, Economics, Business, Finance, International Business, Engineering, Procurement & Purchasing

Multi-Function (New Zealand): Our New Zealand business is a diverse mix of passionate Associates who focus on the marketing, sale and distribution of our products within NZ. 

Preferred educational background or interest: Open to any degree discipline

Research & Development (Australia): Our R&D team drives innovation and quality across our product portfolio, turning ideas into safe, nutritious, and loved products for people and pets.  

Preferred educational background or interest: Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Autmation Engineering, Robotics & Mechatronics, Biochemical Engineering, Materials Engineering.