Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
Job Family: Sustainability
Your Guide for Month 2 through Month 3
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Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
Introduction to Month 2 through Month 3
Welcome to your next phase of Commercial onboarding!
As you move into your second and third months in your new role, this phase is designed to deepen your understanding of our Commercial culture, policies, and processes.
This journey is designed to set you up for success. Over the coming weeks and months, you'll:
Master Key StandardsLearn and apply the standards, governance, and compliance requirements that guide how work gets done in Commercial.
Build on Foundational Knowledge Deepen your understanding of how Commercial operates as you begin applying what you learned in your first month.
Strengthen Your Capabilities Build the skills and confidence needed to navigate your role, collaborate effectively, and contribute to shared outcomes.
Your Line Manager and buddy are here to support you - lean on them whenever you need guidance.
This phase focuses on:
What you'll find in this guide:
- Applying foundational knowledge
- Navigating standards confidently
- Expanding your network
Ready to begin? Select the arrow button to start your journey!
Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
The Functional Commercial Onboarding Journey
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BACK
This is your Commercial onboarding journey - a structured path that supports you from Day 1 through your first year. For each phase, you will have a learning journey in MyLearning. The start of each journey will include a learning guide like this one.
Your Onboarding Journey - How to progress through each phase
- Begin by reviewing this Learning Guide.
- Review the tasks that are found in the guide here.
- Take your time and work through the tasks at your pace, finishing all tasks within the time period given.
Learning Tip Block time for reflection at the end of each day to consolidate your learning.
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Phase Three: What to Expect
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Purpose:
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In this phase, you will gain the knowledge, connections, and tools to succeed in your role.
Reinforce Commercial mindsets and behaviors that drive success. Expand knowledge of critical policies, standards, and compliance requirements. Deepen your understanding of Commercial Guide blue-line best practices and confidence in core Commercial and segment-specific processes. Broaden your technical knowledge while deepening your business acumen and understanding of where Sustainability creates long‑term value. Support your ongoing personal and functional development. Encourage reflection and sharing of your early observations and learnings. Transition from learning to active contribution.
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Phase Three: What to Expect
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Guidance:
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As you move through this phase, these principles will help you stay grounded, connected, and focused on what matters most.
- Embrace our Four Commercial Mindsets: Start applying them in a small way in your day-to-day.
- Apply What You’ve Learned: Start taking ownership of low-risk activities.
- Stay Connected: Continue regular check-ins with your Line Manager and buddy.
- Expand Your Network: Build relationships beyond your immediate team, internally across stakeholders and externally with suppliers and other partners.
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Seek Feedback Often: Use it to refine your approach and grow.
- Balance Learning and Doing: Don’t rush - quality matters more than speed.
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Tips to Support You in This Phase
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As you continue settling into your role, these practical tips are designed to help you make the most of your learning, conversations, and day-to-day work during this phase of onboarding.
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Embrace mindsets
Be proactive
Ask for context
Approach Mindsets training with curiosity and reflect on how to embed them in your daily work.
Volunteer for tasks that stretch your skills.
Understand the “why” behind ways of working and decisions.
Protect your learning time
Build trust
Celebrate progress
Don’t let urgent tasks derail development.
Be sure to deliver on commitments, even small ones.
Acknowledge milestones with your manager.
Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
What to Focus on During This Phase
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Foundation
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Learn the Mars Commercial Way
Embrace Commercial Culture
Advance Knowledge of Standards
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03
01
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Connection & Context
Deepen Business Acumen
Continue to Expand Your Network
Deepen Technical Knowledge
05
04
06
Learn more >
Learn more >
Learn more >
Application & Growth
Lead Activities Under Supervision
Reflect and Share
Formalize Your Objectives
08
09
07
Learn more >
Learn more >
Learn more >
Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
Continue Your Commercial Journey
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You've made great progress in your Commercial onboarding journey. Take a moment to reflect on what you've learned and the growth you've experienced. You're equipped with the knowledge and confidence to succeed at Mars. This is just the beginning!
Your First 90-Days Observations
Soon, you'll have the opportunity to share your insights, reflections, and experiences from your first 90 days. Select each topic below to assist you in reflecting and sharing.
Clarify & Structure
Build Your Message
Prepare to Deliver
Over the past few months, you’ve built meaningful knowledge, strengthened your network, and deepened your understanding of how Commercial operates. You’ve explored new ways of working, developed key capabilities, and begun contributing to shared outcomes. As you prepare to reflect on your first 90 days, take pride in how far you’ve come! Your insights and experiences not only mark your growth, but also help shape the future of our teams, partnerships, and ways of working.
Deepen Your Technical Knowledge
- Depending on your sustainability area, consider:
- Meet with Healthy Planet leads to understand carbon, climate, land use, water, and packaging commitments and how they translate into Commercial actions.
- Connect with Thriving People teams to learn how human rights, farmer income, and social sustainability are managed in supply chains.
- Review program documents, roadmaps, and impact dashboards to understand methodologies, milestones, and metrics.
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Shadow a sustainability program manager or participate in a topic‑specific deep dive (e.g., deforestation, regenerative agriculture).
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Formalize Your Objectives
- Finalize your functional objectives, also called Individual Business Objectives (IBO’s) and Personal Development Plan (PDP) in Workday.
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- Gather Evidence
- Use examples from real experiences (projects, meetings, interactions).
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Include data or metrics where possible to support your insights.
- Keep It Concise
- Aim for 5–10 minutes.
- Use bullet points or a simple slide deck (3–5 slides max).
- Make It Engaging
- Focus on positive observations first, then constructive suggestions.
- Frame challenges as opportunities for improvement.
Embrace Commercial Culture
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Complete training on Commercial mindsets and behaviors to discover why they are the key drivers of your future success.
- Access your Month 2 - Month 3 Training Checklist HERE.
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Deepen Your Business Acumen
- Learn how sustainability impacts risk, reputation, cost, and long‑term resilience for Mars.
- Understand how Sustainability connects with Segment strategies, brand purpose, global commitments, and regulatory expectations.
- Review how sustainability inputs influence S&OP+, priority setting, or supplier strategies, and how Commercial must integrate sustainability thinking into decisions.
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Learn the Mars Commercial Way
- Explore the Commercial Guide best practices and learn the “Mars way” on terminology, processes & tools.
- Go to the Skills Framework in the Commercial Guide and familiarize yourself with the elective training relevant to your job family (good news, a few are already incorporated in this onboarding).
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- Prepare for Questions
- Anticipate questions like: “What would you do differently?” or “What support do you need?”
- Have clear, thoughtful answers ready.
- Practice
- Rehearse to ensure clarity and confidence.
- Time yourself to stay within the agreed limit.
Reflect and Share
- Prepare to present your observations and insights from your first 90 days to your team or manager.
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- Clarify the Purpose
- Understand the goal: Is it to share learnings, identify opportunities, or suggest improvements?
- Confirm expectations with your manager (format, time limit, focus areas).
- Structure Your Presentation
- Use a simple, clear flow.
- Introduction – Briefly state your role and objectives during the first 90 days.
- Key Observations – Highlight what you’ve learned about:
- The team and culture
- Processes and tools
- Stakeholder relationships
- Insights & Reflections
- Share what surprised you, what works well, and areas for improvement.
- Opportunities & Next Steps
- Suggest ideas or actions that could add value.
Continue to Expand Your Network
- Attend introductory & follow-up meetings with a broader set of stakeholders & suppliers, following the Contact Plan provided by your line manager.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings to learn collaboration dynamics.
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Advance Knowledge of Stanadards
- Engage with key trainings.
- Access your Month 2 - Month 3 Training Checklist HERE.
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Lead Early Sustainability Activities Under Supervision
- Shadow a colleague during sustainability governance, program updates, or supplier sustainability engagements.
- Take ownership of low‑risk tasks such as updating an impact tracker, drafting a benchmark summary, or collecting supporting data for a sustainability review.
- Practice using Sustainability tools (e.g., impact dashboards, risk monitoring tools, external sustainability platforms).
- Align with your LM on governance expectations, documentation standards, and quality requirements for sustainability insights.
- Build relationships with internal partners and suppliers by providing clear, evidence‑based, action‑oriented updates.
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Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
Job Family: Sustainability
Your Guide for Month 2 through Month 3
Let's get started
Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
Introduction to Month 2 through Month 3
Welcome to your next phase of Commercial onboarding!
As you move into your second and third months in your new role, this phase is designed to deepen your understanding of our Commercial culture, policies, and processes.
This journey is designed to set you up for success. Over the coming weeks and months, you'll:
Master Key StandardsLearn and apply the standards, governance, and compliance requirements that guide how work gets done in Commercial.
Build on Foundational Knowledge Deepen your understanding of how Commercial operates as you begin applying what you learned in your first month.
Strengthen Your Capabilities Build the skills and confidence needed to navigate your role, collaborate effectively, and contribute to shared outcomes.
Your Line Manager and buddy are here to support you - lean on them whenever you need guidance.
This phase focuses on:
What you'll find in this guide:
Ready to begin? Select the arrow button to start your journey!
Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
The Functional Commercial Onboarding Journey
NEXT
BACK
This is your Commercial onboarding journey - a structured path that supports you from Day 1 through your first year. For each phase, you will have a learning journey in MyLearning. The start of each journey will include a learning guide like this one.
Your Onboarding Journey - How to progress through each phase
Learning Tip Block time for reflection at the end of each day to consolidate your learning.
Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
Phase Three: What to Expect
NEXT
Purpose:
BACK
In this phase, you will gain the knowledge, connections, and tools to succeed in your role.
Reinforce Commercial mindsets and behaviors that drive success. Expand knowledge of critical policies, standards, and compliance requirements. Deepen your understanding of Commercial Guide blue-line best practices and confidence in core Commercial and segment-specific processes. Broaden your technical knowledge while deepening your business acumen and understanding of where Sustainability creates long‑term value. Support your ongoing personal and functional development. Encourage reflection and sharing of your early observations and learnings. Transition from learning to active contribution.
Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
Phase Three: What to Expect
NEXT
Guidance:
BACK
As you move through this phase, these principles will help you stay grounded, connected, and focused on what matters most.
Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
Tips to Support You in This Phase
NEXT
As you continue settling into your role, these practical tips are designed to help you make the most of your learning, conversations, and day-to-day work during this phase of onboarding.
BACK
Embrace mindsets
Be proactive
Ask for context
Approach Mindsets training with curiosity and reflect on how to embed them in your daily work.
Volunteer for tasks that stretch your skills.
Understand the “why” behind ways of working and decisions.
Protect your learning time
Build trust
Celebrate progress
Don’t let urgent tasks derail development.
Be sure to deliver on commitments, even small ones.
Acknowledge milestones with your manager.
Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
What to Focus on During This Phase
NEXT
Foundation
BACK
Learn the Mars Commercial Way
Embrace Commercial Culture
Advance Knowledge of Standards
02
03
01
Learn more >
Learn more >
Learn more >
Connection & Context
Deepen Business Acumen
Continue to Expand Your Network
Deepen Technical Knowledge
05
04
06
Learn more >
Learn more >
Learn more >
Application & Growth
Lead Activities Under Supervision
Reflect and Share
Formalize Your Objectives
08
09
07
Learn more >
Learn more >
Learn more >
Welcome to Commercial: New Joiner Onboarding Guide
Continue Your Commercial Journey
BACK
You've made great progress in your Commercial onboarding journey. Take a moment to reflect on what you've learned and the growth you've experienced. You're equipped with the knowledge and confidence to succeed at Mars. This is just the beginning!
Your First 90-Days Observations
Soon, you'll have the opportunity to share your insights, reflections, and experiences from your first 90 days. Select each topic below to assist you in reflecting and sharing.
Clarify & Structure
Build Your Message
Prepare to Deliver
Over the past few months, you’ve built meaningful knowledge, strengthened your network, and deepened your understanding of how Commercial operates. You’ve explored new ways of working, developed key capabilities, and begun contributing to shared outcomes. As you prepare to reflect on your first 90 days, take pride in how far you’ve come! Your insights and experiences not only mark your growth, but also help shape the future of our teams, partnerships, and ways of working.
Deepen Your Technical Knowledge
Close
Formalize Your Objectives
Close
Embrace Commercial Culture
Close
Deepen Your Business Acumen
Close
Learn the Mars Commercial Way
Close
Reflect and Share
Close
Continue to Expand Your Network
Close
Advance Knowledge of Stanadards
Close
Lead Early Sustainability Activities Under Supervision
Close