Pepsico Vacancies

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Miller Assistant – Gqeberha Mill

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Monitored machine efficiency
• Checked vitamin dosages and quality
• Assisted Miller with maintenance at plantsifters, filters and
• conveyors
• Performed all other duties assigned by Miller
• Prepared moisture and quality reports and control sheets when required
• Reported deviation to the Miller
• Proactive prevented chokes and downtime
• Operated Mill Scada
• Relieve Miller when necessary
• Maintained housekeeping
• Always worn safety gear (PPE)
• Maintained food safety and hygiene standards

Qualifications

• Matric preferably in Maths and Science
• Milling Qualification will be an added advantage

MT Category Manager: Beverages – PepsiCo Park CDC Snacks

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

To co-create and execute customer centric category visions for the MT channels and customers across beverages categories.

Core Commercial Goals:

• To drive accelerated growth in line with PSP (PepsiCo Strategic Planning) and AOP (Annual Operating Plan) targets across the Beverages category ensuring we exceed expectations for the key OT customers.
• In line with the CATMAN programme and the Perfect Store roadmap deliver ground-breaking new category management insights and actions to the key stakeholders across the Commercial and Marketing functions and within our customers to spearhead sustainable growth.

Ensure we maximise the ROI & efficiency of customer investments and help shape and plan future investments through data analysis, strategy development and category management principles.

• Build trusted advisor for MT customers, demonstrating knowledge and strategic thinking and alignment
• Analyse multiple data sets to provide category insight on drivers of performance of both the overall category and top MT customers, providing benchmarking and potential tactics to capitalise on mutually beneficial growth opportunities.
• Create customer centric selling decks, integrating shopper and market insights to engage key stakeholders, both internally and externally to enhance engagement and strategic understanding
• Support customers on range reviews with shelf range, space and assortment analytics to optimise space and drive precision execution
• Act as the voice of the customer in stage 1-4 of the commercialisation process of NPD to tailor execution and activation plans Stakeholder (internal and external) management, to enhance engagement and collaboration
• Secure trusted advisor status by demonstrating PepsiCo’s insight and thinking and drive shelf analytics and assortment to optimise space and precision execution in in MT outlets.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• Tertiary Qualification in a Commercial, Business or Statistical field coupled with previous exposure to FMCG environment (Understanding of the retailer landscape, and instore challenges) and at least 3 years’ experience across data analysis, strategy creation, category management.
• Advanced EXCEL skills and Pivot table and formula creation skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Problem-solving skills
• Interpersonal and influencing skills
• Teamworking skills
• Written and verbal communication skills to take others with and act on asks
• A methodical and logical approach
• The ability to plan work and meet tight deadlines
• A good level of mathematical ability
• The ability to analyse, model and interpret data
• Advanced customer and internal sales data experience
• Advanced knowledge of the end to end GTM value chain from production to shelf – including optimization

Clerk General III (Recon) – Epping Bakery

Responsibilities

• Accurate in dealing with Drivers Recons 
• CSA Controls 
• Admin anchor Grading 
• Recon Queries, driver age analysis, Short loads, Outstanding invoices 
• Excellent verbal written and communication skills 
• Ability to work independently, prioritize and manage tasks to meet deadlines and expectations with minimal supervision 

Qualifications

• Mininum Qualification – Matric & Certificate in Business Administration, Accountancy  
• Previous experience working in an office setting 
• 2 – 3  years relevant experience within the office environment 
• Computer skills including SAP, MS Office, E Mails, other systems 

Brand Manager: Beverages WECA

Job Description

Overview

• Leads on the execution of the AOP brand plans along with launching brilliant consumer programs to deliver brand KPIs.
• Builds productive working relationships with Franchise teams, bottlers, commercial teams, Insights, R&D, Category team, Finance, and Supply Chain to manage the brand’s day to day operations.
• Works & manages external agencies to manage PR, sponsorship, activation and channel plans to ensure excellence in execution.
• Supports on pack/price initiatives launch by country along with Innovation Plan in the market place.
• Responsible for supporting in building Brand Marketing Planning (AOP) process.
• Accountable for the brand’s day to day activities including budgeting and monitoring of brand performance.
• Owns and manages implementation of campaigns and activations.
• Deliver approved innovation projects within the PEP within global PEP governance program.
• Assists innovation pipeline visibility & facilitates prioritization within.
• Ensures processes & documentation compliance while tracking and reporting brand performance.
• Ensures that brand plans are executed on time and flawlessly on-time in full by defining WHO, WHAT, WHEN.
• Manage total brand performance tracking & monthly brand audit with commercial team.

Responsibilities

1. Brand Management, Planning & Optimisation
   • Improve the competitive strength of the brands and business across the 6Ps.
   • Support Brand Management in country:-
   • With partners in SC, Finance, and Commercial to optimize (innovation) volume forecasts.
   • Optimise the media plan dynamically to maximise impact and ROI.
   • Support in delivering the P&L in country.

2. Develop Local Brand Plans (AOP)
   • Use marketing data to identify issues and opportunities to drive brand portfolio growth.
   • Develop local growth tasks and measurable objectives, in line with Category Strategy.
   • Develop and localise integrated activation brand marketing plans.

3. Execute Innovation & renovation:
   • Execute, track and optimise launches and follow up in Yrs 3+ to establish innovation successfully in the marketplace.
   • Support the Snr. Marketing Manager in local innovation portfolio deployment and phasing.
   • Support flavour innovation and pack/price initiatives in market.
   • Support local innovation business case development.
4. Lead In market activation
   • Design plans and execute brand experiences across touch-points, to drive brand preference and advocacy.
   • Leverage power of PR, sponsorship and local activation.
   • Planning and management of local digital ‘always on’ eco-system, engage in conversations with consumers through social media.
   • Develop media/channel plans in line with guidance from MMM
   • Work with commercial to define the local channel, (pricing and trade promotion) strategies
   • Work with commercial to develop motivating customer plans, to achieve listings, availability and visibility.
5. Budget and control
   • Deliver input to Marketing Manager for budget and control

6. Marketing insights:
   • Make connections, combining personal experience (e.g. immersions), market understanding and market/business data to drive actionable insight
   • Use marketing analytics and insight to identify in market opportunities

Deeply understand local competitors in order to respond to and/or pre-empt them in the best waysQualifications

• Bachelors’ degree and relevant experience in FMCG.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in sales, trade marketing, insights and/or marketing.
• Strong collaboration/matrix management;
• Ability to translate a brand platform into a best-in-class activation experience (user journey, flow management, interactivity etc.).
• Working knowledge of communication planning, consumer engagement
• Ensuring communication mix are in synergy with brand strategy
• Strong analytical ability and problem solving skills
• Stakeholder management and engagement
• Financial acumen.
• Project Management skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Secondary Packaging Associate Manager – Cape Town HQ

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

This role will be responsible for the procurement of Secondary Packaging Materials est. $40MM p.a. across SA BU. Sourcing various packaging materials such as Corrugated cases, Paper and Glue.

• Responsible to execute aligned strategy for the SA BU.
• Design and implement specific technical platforms and supplier competitive Tension programs that will deliver further competitive advantage for the PepsiCo MU’s and bring programs to Sector benchmarks.
• Lead evaluation of all pricing offers for global RFP’s, by building sophisticated comparative pricing models and provide recommendations to category leaders.
• Create and implement Value Engineering / Productivity pipeline for SA – leveraging Sector process and program
  • To deliver minimum 8% productivity p.a. from the compressible spend portion of $40MM SA spend.
  • To develop a pipeline of productivity initiatives with SA in excess of 8% p.a.
• Establish CVA/commodity splits & pricing mechanism for all SA SKUs – isolate commodity pricing in order to create a cost strategy that provides effective risk management.
• Provide PSP / AOP for SA region & track monthly PV analysis.
• Provide technical leadership to the SA supplier base and be a driver of change and performance improvement for the business in line with Commercial and financial priorities. This includes providing capability to respond to the business need for niche & new products, Regional sourcing requirements and the need to comply with regulatory and environmental demands for.
• Co-operation with Legal Department to ensure the most beneficial contract terms for PepsiCo, preparation of the contracts and coordinate signing contracts are met.
• Delivering daily purchasing needs for the category.
• Manage supplier relationships with key strategic and non-strategic suppliers for category.
• Manage and develop project procurement timeline and be key gate-keeper in all the critical Purchasing tasks to ensure on-time plan launch.
• Develop and implement category BCP to mitigate supply risks.
• Responsibility of productivity project identification and implementation in cooperation with sector Procurement and XFP team;
• Leading implementation of category strategy and sourcing plans for the BU;
• Supplier management:
  • Supplier selection in line with purchasing strategy for the scope: Participation in the local and regional supplier evaluation process and negotiation with suppliers
  • Participation in preparing the sourcing plans
  • Value engineering and productivity projects management and execution
  • New Supplier development
  • Maintaining the SQA & Sustainability requirements

• Co-operation with Legal Department to ensure the most beneficial contract terms for PepsiCo, preparation of the contracts and coordinate signing contracts
• Manage supplier relationship through scorecard reviews on quarterly basis with key stakeholders.

• Update and cleanse price lists on real time basis. SAP codes/description to be updated/cleansed.
• Lead dispute resolution regarding material supply, quality issues, invoice and payment issues.
• Support in developing new suppliers.
• Represent procurement with cross functional stakeholder such as Marketing/Sales/Supply Chain/ R&D for all innovation and productivity projects.
• Lead Category negotiations and manage contracts with suppliers.
• Create and Maintain SAP contracts.
• Tracking, Reporting and uploading monthly productivity projects in relevant tool.
• Evaluate & evolve sourcing strategy based on changing market conditions and provide inputs during strategic sourcing activities, including internal and external analysis and negotiations.
• Keep close tracking of productivity pipeline to cover any risks to the plan.
• Support commodity reporting; maintain price & inflation/deflation database including internal and external data.
• Supplier liaison for supplier quality assurance program.
• Support developing reports, analysis for and other packaging.
• Deliver on agreed objectives and KPI’s to ensure successful category strategy implementation.
• Deep functional experience, analytical thinking, proven success in supplier negotiation, utilization of procurement systems and metrics.
• Proven ability to develop and implement innovative purchasing solutions and exhibit excellent analytical skills.
• Significant experience in sourcing management.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
• Methodical approach of problems solving.
• International sourcing experience.
• Grasp of operations economics & cost drivers.
• Commercial awareness.
• Knowledge of market analysis tools and benchmarking methods.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• 5 years’ experience in procurement function leading a similar packaging related category.
• Ability to coordinate multiple cross functional teams to achieve objectives.
• Proactive and able to manage ambiguity effectively.
• Evolvement within international environment and multicultural understanding.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work within multi-functional teams networking, influencing & presenting ideas/programs, demonstrably powerful influencer.
• Effective relationship building, development and maintenance with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Excellent analytical skills, ability to clearly communicate with all levels of the PepsiCo Organisation’s and suppliers
• Ability to work alone and take initiative. Identify potential roadblocks and profile them to Management for clarification and resolution.
• Manage and execute projects in a timely manner. Ability to prioritize.
• Self-starter, ability to work remotely from line manager.
• Desire to become long term Procurement professional.
• Develop category strategy and successfully execute the strategy.
• Ability to execute end to end category sourcing strategy.

Clerk General II (Temporary) – Brits Bakery

Responsibilities

• Various admin & finance duties including: 
• Cashier duties (writing of receipts & doing bank summary) 
• Manage G4S pickups, call-outs, queries 
• Petty cash management 
• Pre-printed stationary management 
• Be willing to learn and develop other admin functions (POD scanning etc) 
• Will be accountable for accurate stock processing, stock recons  
• Assisting with driver & IDC recons & communicating with drivers & IDC 

Qualifications

• Matric certificate 
• Strong numerical skills 
• SAP experience  
• SAP DSD (mobility) experience 
• Microsoft package experience (Excel, Word) 

Legal Counsel: Regulatory Compliance, Competition Law and Corporate Affairs – Cape Town HQ

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for: 

We’re looking for a Legal Counsel: Regulatory Compliance, Completition Law and Corporate Affairs. Successful incumbent will: 

• Responsible for assisting in the continued development, implementation, and improvement of the SA BU’s compliance agenda, incorporating legal considerations, and influencing company processes and practices.
• Includes communicating to all employees their responsibility for compliance, effectively educating them on the various program components.

Accountabilities: 

Compliance

• Development and driving of an integrated SA BU compliance framework, measurements and actions and a well-coordinated compliance program implementation.
• Development of compliance program policies and procedures and educating employees on the company’s policies and procedures.
• Providing legal counsel on various commercial issues and conducted research into a variety of legal issues.
• Anticipated legal risks facing the company and developed company policy and positions on legal and compliance issues.
• Providing legal guidance and written opinions on all legal issues pertaining to the SA Business to ensure compliance with new and pending legislation.
• Work alongside the Corporate Affairs team with regard to vigilance on new legislation which may be promulgated and commentary thereon.

Research and Development

• End-to-end legal services partner for the research and development function of the SA BU.
• Interpretation of applicable legislation as well as legal opinions for the R&D function.
• Legal assistance with product liability issues as well as recalls.

Competition Law SA (including Botswana and Namibia)

• Drive Competition law adherence and risk mitigation for SA.
• Advising the business on Competition law risks associated with any sales strategies and trading terms.
• Ensure a regular and robust training programme is in place across SA BU to ensure adherence to the Competition Act.
• Advise the business of developments and Competition law matters in relevant territories as we expand into Africa (Botswana and Namibia).
• Assist the VP and General Counsel in interacting and corresponding with the Competition Commission and Tribunal on all Merger Filings (in conjunction with the M&A legal team) and any other matters impacting the SA BU.

Consumer Complaints

• Advise National Quality Manager on consumer complaints, which include drafting correspondence and settlement agreements/letters with consumers and dealing with Food Law matters for the BU including consumer complaints relating to illness and foreign objects and as well as PR threats and extortion cases.
• The first port of call-in terms of legal advice in instance of product liability matter.
• Maintain relationships with regulators in the food safety environment, particularly, Department of Health and the National Consumer Commission, amongst others.

Qualifications

• Must be a university graduate from an academically recognized institution with a Law or other appropriate degree.
• Must be a fluent in English.
• Must have not less than 8 to 10 years post-qualification experience, ideally some completed in-house and a strong record of functional expertise.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to manage and identify key issues in multiple complex inputs.
• Maturity to hold firm in the face of significant commercial pressure in order to ensure the right result for PepsiCo.
• Superb influencing and persuading skills
• Ability to self-motivate and to priorities’ effectively, in order to manage an extremely busy and complex agenda without compromising business needs.

Fitter 2 – Ceres Beverages Plant-ZAF

Responsibilities

1. Equipment Maintenance

• Serves as a mechanical artisan on repairing, installing, replacing and testing mechanical circuits, equipment, and appliances.
• Diagnoses and performs mechanical maintenance and repairs on a variety of mechanical equipment (Process, Packaging, and Palletizing)
• Supports the site Utilities maintenance team with mechanical work.
• Performs mechanical preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on a variety of mechanical equipment.
• Provides troubleshooting and demand maintenance work on a variety of equipment and systems along with other equipment related to production and facility operations.
• Conducts tests to troubleshoot and test gearboxes, pumps, drives, valves, hydraulics, pneumatics and other mechanical devices for defects.
• Reviews and updates equipment maintenance schedule requests and specification changes.
• Diagnoses and corrects mechanical systems and equipment malfunctions; test, adjust, sequence, synchronize and align such systems and equipment as hydraulic, pneumatic actuators, reducing valves, geared motors/pumps, generators and valves.
• Interface with Control System Specialist and Mechanical Specialist for equipment specification and product/process flow optimisation.

1. Continuous Improvement

• Complete continuous improvement initiatives to support equipment reliability, IPS and food safety agenda.
• Tracks and documents CI improvement initiatives executed and process improvement challenges when they arise
• Ensures that scheduled maintenance in terms of Engineering plans is conducted as prescribed following defined protocols and compliance to GMPs
• Completes job cards and parts requisition documents timeously to improve on mean time to repair thus ensuring high plant availability

Qualifications

Technical

• Comprehensive knowledge of the methods, tools, and equipment used in the repair of mechanical and process equipment to include procedures for diagnosing malfunctions as well as the operation of equipment.

Safety

• Thorough knowledge of current and accepted occupational safety and health practices and principles to include safety and equipment design regulations.

Behaviour/Skill

• The person should be a self-starter with innovative technical abilities.
• The person has to have analytical abilities to resolve mechanical plant breakdowns with permanent solutions.   
• The endurance level of this individual has to be above average because of long hours and sometimes-physical activities.
• Ability to work shifts
• The person must be a team player with ability to communicate precisely and engage different stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Qualified/trade tested fitter.
• Minimum 2 years maintenance experience in the FMCG environment.
• Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office and maintenance software (CMMS Systems -SAP/On Key/JD Edwards etc). 

Diesel Mechanic – Ladysmith Bakery-ZAF

Responsibilities

• Running diagnostic tests on vehicles.
• Analysing diagnostic test results.
• Replacing vehicle engines, steering mechanisms, transmissions and braking systems.
• Checking vehicle lighting systems.
• Test driving vehicles to gauge performance.
• Performing preventative maintenance on service trucks.
• Maintaining detailed records of serviced vehicles.
• Adhering to an inspection procedure checklist.
• Maintaining a parts inventory.
• Ensuring the cleanliness of the shop.
• Conduct field visits in the case of an emergency or sudden breakdown

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience in repairing and maintaining vehicles or other engines and related mechanical components
• Diesel Mechanic Trade Test Certificate
• Valid Code 14 driver’s license.
• PDP
• Advanced knowledge of diesel engine components.
• Good diagnostic skills.
• Physically fit
• Proficiency with maintenance and repair tools.
• Attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Good organization skills.

Sales Supervisor – Newcastle DC Bread-ZAF

Responsibilities

• Lead, drive and embed a customer focused sales culture.
• Conduct Gate Meetings before Market daily
• Focus agenda in terms of Performance MTD, Execution and Discipline KPI’s
• Effective coaching Sales staff to increase Sales capability and performance.
• In-Market coaching of Van Sales Representatives
• Ensuring 100% hit rate of outlets within route
• Individual In Market visits with customers to address specific issues
• Business development and growth of customer base
• Attend meetings as and when required
• Proactively develop and implement internal and external business development strategies to achieve business growth and increase market share.
• Pivot strategic directions and align change
• Conduct regular training sessions with training team on critical business skills
• Conduct Performance reviews

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role

• 3 year Business / Commercial Tertiary qualification or equivalent
• 3 years working experience in FMCG environment, with 1 year in a selling role / selling experience
• Bread sale experience preferred
• Valid drivers license

Millwright – Polokwane Bakery

Responsibilities

• Dismantle, fit & assemble machinery and parts
• Execute pneumatic, hydraulic and mechanical repairs
• Perform planned maintenance on machinery & equipment
• Fit, inspect, test and repair MCC, circuits & wiring systems and electrical equipment
• Use, install and apply fault finding on programmable logical control circuits (PLC’s)
• Install and commission machinery and equipment

Qualifications

• 5 years relevant experience within the manufacturing environment in the FMCG industry
• Millwright Trade Test

Driver Salesman – Witbank DC Bread

Responsibilities

• Ensuring timeous delivery of goods to the customer. 
• Good management of money on routes as per the procedure of the company. 
• Good understanding of customer service. 
• Ability to identify gaps/opportunities in the local market. 
• Balancing Driver’s books – basic knowledge of reconciliation process. 
• Being accountable for respective route allocated to the Driver. 
• Minimising Driver’s Shorts. 
• Liaising with relevant Sales Representative. 
• Good Crate Control. 

Qualifications

• Matric or NQF3. 
• Driver’s License (Code 10) and PDP. 
• Good Mathematics skills. 
• Good communication skills (preferably at least two Official South African languages, English as One). 
• Good understanding of customer service. 

Supply Chain Graduate (Temporary) – Cape Town/ Johannesburg

Responsibilities

Why PepsiCo?

🌟Innovative Projects – Dive into exciting challenges and make a tangible impact.

🌟Dynamic Team – Collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry.

🌟Growth Opportunities – Launch your career with endless possibilities and professional development.

What’s in it for you?

Working at PepsiCo is more than just a job. It’s your opportunity to build a career where your goals matter, your voice is respected, and your ideas are celebrated. Be a key player in shaping the future of some of the world’s most iconic brands, while having a positive impact on the planet and our communities.Qualifications

The Graduate Programme in a Nutshell:

1. Fully Sponsored – 18-month rotational programme.
2. Iconic Brands – Shape the future of globally recognized names.
3. Critical Projects – Work on business-critical initiatives.
4. Mentorship – One-on-one guidance from industry leaders.
5. Skill Enhancement – In-depth training and insights from business leaders.

It’s All About You

This is your stage to showcase your talent and share your ideas to help us improve. Shape trends and influence the future of PepsiCo.

Apply today and get ready to open a can of “I did that!”

Applications close 15 December 2024.

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Diesel/Motor Mechanic (Temporary) – Aeroton Bakery

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Running diagnostic tests on vehicles.
• Analyzing diagnostic test results.
• Replacing vehicle engines, steering mechanisms, transmissions and braking systems.
• Checking vehicle lighting systems.
• Test driving vehicles to gauge performance.
• Performing preventative maintenance on service trucks.
• Maintaining detailed records of serviced vehicles.
• Adhering to an inspection procedure checklist.
• Maintaining a parts inventory.
• Ensuring the cleanliness of the shop.
• Conduct field visits in the case of an emergency or sudden breakdown.

Qualifications

• Diesel Mechanic Trade Test Certificate
• Valid driver’s license
• Advanced knowledge of diesel engine components
• Good diagnostic skills
• Physically fit
• Proficiency with maintenance and repair tools
• Attention to detail
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Good organization skills
• Qualified Diesel Mecanic
• Code 10 Drivers license
• Must be willing to do standby and be available for callouts
• Five years  experience in repairing and maintaining vehicles or other engines and related mechanical components

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