Kirsten Rice

About Kirsten Rice

Building talent for teams across Mars help for a brighter future for people, pets and the planet!Systems & Tools:• Applicant Tracking Systems- Workday, iCims, ADP, Lever, Greenhouse, Salesforce• CRM- Phenom, Beamery, VidCruiter• Sourcing- LinkedIn Recruiter and Talent Insights, Indeed, Glassdoor, Monster, Dice, Handshake, SeekOut, social media, networking events, college recruitment events• Reporting- Excel, PowerBI• Predictive Insights Certified• Cornell University Certificate, Diversity and Inclusion for HR

Experience

1. Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

   Mars

   Sep 2025 — Present

   We’re a unified force of Associates, taking action every day toward the world we want tomorrow. Our Five Principles have kept us true to ourselves and to our commitment to treat others in ways that are consistent with those values. Having stood the test of time, these principles will continue, keeping us free to move quickly and plan for the future. Quality - The consumer is our boss, quality is our work and value for money is our goal.Responsibility - As individuals, we demand total responsibility from ourselves; as Associates, we support the responsibilities of others.Mutuality - A mutual benefit is a shared benefit; a shared benefit will endure.Efficiency - We use resources to the full, waste nothing and do only what we can do best.Freedom - We need freedom to shape our future; we need profit to remain free.Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™.For more information about careers at Mars, please visit careers.mars.comFollow us: facebook.com/LifeAtMars, instagram.com/LifeAtMars/, tiktok.com/LifeAtMarsCurrently supporting hiring for the Supply, R&D and Engineering teams!

Education

• Georgia College & State University

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing

Skills

• Interviews
• Membership Sales
• Social Networking
• Direct Sales
• Team Development
• Customer Service
• Leadership
• Event Management
• Marketing Management
• Microsoft Office
• Campaign Strategies
• Mass Mailing
• Team Management
• Cash Handling
• Inventory Management
• Relationship Building
• Training
• Advertising
• English to Spanish
• Sales Management
• Brand Management
• Membership Retention
• Marketing
• Marketing Strategy
• Telephone Interviewing
• Professional Phone Skills
• Hospitality
• Event Planning
• Trade Shows
• Luxury Travel
• Recruiting
• Member Relations
• Email Strategy
• Graphic Design
• Product Demonstration
• Campaign Management
• Social Media
• Management
• Team Building
• Time Management