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Stage 4 - Talent
March 19th '26 / 11:00 AM to 11:25 AM PDT

Maximizing Talent, Minimizing Cost: Mars’ Enterprise Workforce Planning Revolution

Case Study
Stage 4 - Talent

How a data-led approach at Mars transforms workforce strategy from cost burden into strategic asset

In an era of automation and cost pressure, Mars is rethinking how to augment and re-engineer work while preparing talent for the future of work . Discover how a data-driven workforce planning framework is enabling Mars to measure across segments the health of the workforce and the return of investment of their strategic choices.

Speaker
Christian Fernandez
Global Leader, Strategic Workforce Planning and Organizational Design
Mars
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This session explores how Mars leveraged workforce planning at the enterprise level to proactively align talent supply and demand, optimize cost and mobilise its global workforce. Through a combination of analytics, cross-functional alignment and scenario modelling, Mars is on it’s journey to move beyond reactive restructuring to strategic redeployment and upskilling.

Key Takeaways:

  • Insights on using data and scenario modelling to understand impacts on cost, size and shape of their workforce.
  • The role of cross-functional collaboration (HR, Finance, Operations) in embedding workforce planning into business rhythm.
  • Ways to transition workforce planning from a cost-cutting tool into a value-creating enabler of agility and growth.
  • Practical lessons and pitfalls: balancing speed, quality of data and change management in workforce transformation.

 

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Speaker
Christian Fernandez
Global Leader, Strategic Workforce Planning and Organizational Design
Mars
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