PEPSICO Vacancies

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Distribution Supervisor – Mokopane Bakery

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

• Assist in managing a team of Delivery Drivers and Assistants in order to ensure that Customers deliveries are executed on time and as per the delivery schedule. Support the Distribution team in all operational matters such as the use of HHC, Driver’s License and PDP renewals, vehicle service
• Accountabilities are statements of the important end results which the job must achieve.  These statements should relate to an end result or objective which must be accomplished and against which some measurement of performance can be applied.
• Optimize the Secondary Distribution performance by applying the most cost effective and efficient Routing and Scheduling of vehicles.
• Manage the end-to-end distribution center operations including but not limited to the loading, delivery to customers, de-briefing post-delivery and managing customer invoicing, credit note and claims processing.
• Monitor KPI’S to address operational and Performance requirements
• Track KPI reports and reason out any deviation from the targets and take appropriate measures to avoid errors.
• Ensure all work equipment’s are used in proper manner, maintained properly and functioning to its maximum capacity.
• Maintain safe working conditions and environment.
• Directly responsible for Stratopod delivery/invoicing, System security and data accuracy.
• Actively support Plant/distribution/supply chain/shipping cost management projects.
• Be Able to Effectively communicate with all Business stakeholders at all levels, Frontline, support and leadership.
• Accurate execution of Key Accounts Delivery plans as per delivery schedule.
• Control of POD’s and ensuring there is no outstanding POD‘s on daily basis.
• Track and analyse delivery data daily.
• Co-ordinate v

Cost:

• Manage Pallet control
• Ensure no outstanding pallets to be written off
• Manage overtime by proper planning.
• Manage absenteeismehicle Services by working closely with the Fleet personnel.
• Ensure that Delivery Drivers and Checkers adhere to the Loading process and other warehouse procedures.
• Maintain a healthy IR climate within Key Accounts.
• Manage and apply Performance Management
• Manage and Maintain EHS Standard

SDCA:

• Effective SOP’s for all critical task’s
• Sound and effective SLA’s across all functions
• Effective routines and Review’s
• Ensure limited use of contract labour (only where justified and approved by HR)
• Manage all Warehouse assets.
• Ensure no outstanding PODs (Proof of Delivery) or Credit Notes (CNs)
• Deliver on Productivity Targets

Service:

• Ensure 95% Service Level (Fill rate)
• Ensure 95% On time Delivery
• Ensure accurate and timely communication of delays to pro-actively manage customers
• Report on % departures by 8AM & 9AM daily
• Track Cut cases % (cases cut from order versus original order processed) with loss tree analysis monthly

Quality:

• Manage stock rotation to ensure no write offs for expired/rotation stock
• Maintain IRA (Inventory Record Accuracy) of 95%
• Daily inventory health checks to be reported
• Ensure housekeeping and hygiene practices inside/outside facilities
• Ensure 100% adherence to Health, Safety and food safety procedures and regulations.
• Manage and track all non-conforming quality issues for escalation and resolution

People:

• Managing staff performance and take corrective action.
• Identify training needs for warehouse staff.
• Manage contract labour (where justified) and ensure source documentation is validated on hours worked/overtime etc.
• Plan and set shifts for Warehouse employees.
• Ensure disciplinary action is taken where recurring deviations to standards are found

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• Grade 12/or Equivalent NQF Level 4
• Relevant Tertiary Qualification – Relevant Diploma in Supply Chain/Logistics or related would be an Added Advantage
• Computer Literacy.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a FMCG Distribution environment.
• People Management Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Good Communication skills
• Drive for results
• Customer Service
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Familiarity with warehouse management systems and inventory control software.
• Understanding of safety regulations and best practices in distribution environments
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Familiarity with warehouse management systems and inventory control software.
• Understanding of safety regulations and best practices in distribution environments

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Sales Supervisor – Pietermaritzburg DC Bread-ZAF

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

To supervise the performance and maintenance of the activities of the van sales representatives in order to achieve maximum profitability and growth in accordance with organisation plans.

Accountabilities

• 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
• Valid drivers license
• Customer relations
• Results driven
• Self starter, can work independently
• Analytical thinking and application of insights to drive volume growth
• Planning and Organizing
• Identify sales opportunities
• Infuencing
• Negotiating
• Communicate with impact
• Ability to access, analyse sales and apply insights to sales reports to drive growth

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Distribution Manager – Aeroton Bakery

Responsibilities

• Planned distribution incl. products, people, vehicles, routes & customers
• Optimize fleet utilization                               
• Executed customer service delivery incl. orders, products, queries & cash
• Fleet management on DRM
• Daily management of controls i.e. debriefing, hits, scheduling of routes, master data on DRM
• Drive optimal cost to serve
• Manage OTIF of customers
• Control manpower and TES heads
• Development and growth of team
• Drive TPW behaviors
• Drive EHS principles and encourage safety within department
• Drive high performance team
• Manage Driver shorts and daily reconciliations
• Managed team, equipment and vehicles including crates, pallets, scales and forklifts
• Daily stock planning and buy-outs
• Distribution 136
• Route Controllers x3
• Drivers x62
• Delivery Assistants x71
• Routes 105
• AM 43
• PM 9
• Sun 35
• IDC 8

Qualifications

Qualifications

• National Diploma in Logistics Management or related

Previous Experience

• 5-6 years’ experience as a Distribution Manager.
• Leadership and relationship building skills
• People management skills
• Safety background
• DRM and VSC experience
• Crate management experience
• Fleet management experience

Other skills and competencies

• Strong written and verbal English
• Energetic, results driven, team player, strong analytical & strategic thinking skills
• Effective & persuasive communication and coaching skills
• People management skills
• Knowledge of employee relations
• Strong Excel ability and Power point skills an advantage
• Knowledge of PepsiCo’s manufacturing & logistics practices
• Knowledge of PepsiCo’s quality standards

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Organizational Change Manager

Responsibilities

We’re looking for an Organizational Change Manager to join our team.The Change Manager plays a vital role in ensuring effective and sustainable implementations for initiatives that have ahigh complexity and cross functional impact.  They are responsible for planning, implementing, and overseeing changes to achieve goals while minimizing disruptions. They collaborate with stakeholders, assess impacts, and develop strategies for successful implementation.

Accountabilities: 

• Works as a project team member and leads the change management work stream for the initiative
• Plans, implements, and oversees changes of initiative to achieve goals while minimizing disruptions
• Collaborates with stakeholders, assesses impacts, and develops strategies for successful implementation
• Leverages change management methodology, tools and training to provide effective execution and support to business leaders
• Builds change management capability through ongoing coaching and enablement of business leaders and initiative owners

Specific deliverables for the high complexity initiatives that have a cross functional impact include:

• Case for Change: Compile a compelling change narrative that inspires people to strive together to create that future.
• Leadership Alignment: Engage and align with leaders to ensure that they understand the business value of the change, the impact on line managers and employees, and actively play the role of change leaders to drive adoption in their business areas
• Stakeholder Engagement and Communication: Develop an engagement strategy for relevant stakeholders and impacted audiences and execute a plan to drive awareness through to understanding and adoption.
• Change Impact assessments + mitigation: Identify the changes that are brought about by the initiative, determine the resulting impacts and address the impacts and associated risks in a structured manner.
• Change Network: Connect a network of Change Agents to drive and manage the change impacts identified.
• Training: Co-ordinate the delivery of training in order to equip users with sufficient skills and knowledge to be successful once the changes have gone live, and to ensure the sustainability of the implementation.
• Change Readiness: Define the KPIs that determine the willingness and ability of people to transition to the new state, measure, monitor and take actions to ensure readiness
• Measuring Results: Define the desired business enablement and key performance indicators to be measured and managed after go-live. Analyze and identify trends, patterns and root causes affecting adoption.
• Extract meaningful insights from data to inform decision-making and planning. Develop clear, actionable plans based on insights.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in the field of Change Management, Communications, and / or project management
• Transformation or IT implementation experience is a bonus
• Project experience required
• Bachelor’s of Science or equivalent in a Communications, Marketing, Business Management/Administration, Consulting or a related field
• Strong experience of delivering organisational change management activities across multiple business units
• Ability to manage Stakeholder Owners to ensure full leadership support
• Strong communication development and delivery skills (PPT, video, writing, live presentation)
• Consultative skills on change management efforts
• Sees the bigger picture, able to look ahead to anticipate and address issues
• Strong problem solving, facilitation and relationship skills
• Internal consulting skills underpinned by strong analytical capabilities
• Ability to navigate in the matrix, getting objectives achieved through others

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Procurement Director: Ingredients

Main Purpose:

This role will be responsible for the procurement of Ingredients across South Africa Operating Unit.

Highly complex and scattered portfolio for supplier management, stakeholder management and materials management. This leader manages 60% of total materials with high risk of out of stock. Responsible to cover all 38 sites as well as JV’s, requiring High caliber profile to strategically manage supplier relationship and cost reduction. This individual to handle Monopoly, Govt. owned, local & several international suppliers. Accountable to contract >200 suppliers, >30 crops and sourcing from more than 20 origin countries. Category include (but not limited to):

– Beverages, Concentrate, pastes, fruits and future life ingredients

– Foods, Sugar, Vinegar, Chemicals, Vitamins

– Grains & Bakeries: Premixes, Yeast

– Snacks: Oils, Nut, Seeds

– Botswana: Sorghum, Sugar, Others

– Future life: All Ingredients for bars & cerealsResponsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to build and/or align category strategies across businesses for high impact categories for SA business, individually and directly managing 60% of Ingredients spend/size/scale, while empowering and supporting category team to execute those strategies across sites.
• Single owner of keeping track of commodity movements with “so what” approach, monitor crop cycles, parity modelling & arbitrage options across key ingredients (Sugar, Molasses, Oils, Concentrates, Premixes, Vinegar etc.), enabling business for weekly / monthly mandates, category teams for booking & execution actions, finance teams to optimally build in bi-weekly/monthly PFX and annual AOP assumption to reflect in P&L correctly
• Lead supply dispute resolution and litigation actions to resolve and realize due benefit for the organization. This individual plays critical role in complex business environment, to ensure ethical and timely decision with all cross-functional engagement/alignment. Present PepsiCo in several South Africa associations, organizations and forums to gather necessary insights across ingredients commodities (regulations, bans, court cases, duties, exemptions, quotas, concessions, parity etc.).
• Transformational leadership, with tough business discussions to explore and persuade alternate suppliers & materials, to systematically prioritize and reduce risk in highly single-sourced ingredients categories (>60% materials single sourced).
• Key enabler of transformation for profitability, productivity and cash-flow delivery; Create, design & lead “Deep dive forums with stakeholders”, “roadshows with suppliers”, “Value engineering with R&D” and/or “leverage and benchmark connects with COE’s”
• Analyse & understand supply market dynamics to drive next-gen negotiation levers in Ingredients: Be it Should-cost, TCO, eAuctions, Supply Chain Financing & Tolling models
• 100% end-to-end ownership of Seasonings and Flavors category directly
• Lead and drive Pep+ glidepath and scope 2 & 3 deliverables across all ingredients categories, including oils & seasonings
• Ownership of strategic top-to-top supplier connects; 1) to leverage new supply models 2) realize productivity proactively 3) Elevate relationship to proactively understand challenges/solutions, to pre-empt day-to-day issues at site level
• Key procurement lead to join PepsiCo South Africa Growth journey (Different workstreams) and actively participating in transformational initiatives (e.g. M&A, manufacturing footprint, path-to-profitability, BCG and divestures) to ensure 1) early resolve for write-offs 2) supply security through supplier investments 3) sustainable access to upstream commodities 4) establish alternates 

Accountabilities:

• Support in designing and implementing of specific global technical platforms and supplier competitive Tension tools that will deliver further competitive advantage for the PepsiCo OU’s and bring programs to Sector benchmarks.
• Review and sign-off evaluation of all all ingredients RFP’s and cover letters, by assessing ingredients team using smart bidding options and utilize category levers for lowest total cost to business (TCO)
• Lead at all business forums Value Engineering / Productivity ingredients initiatives for South Africa – aligning and utilizing Regional & Global leverage and scale, to deliver minimum run rate productivity and P&L savings
• Establish & Govern CVA / Commodity  splits & pricing mechanism for all Ingredients materials – isolate commodity pricing in order to create a cost strategy that provides effective risk management.
• 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 .
• Key enabler to Legal Department to ensure the most beneficial contract terms for PepsiCo, preparation of the contracts and coordinate signing contracts are met.
• Manage and develop timelines for transformational projects and be key gate-keeper (Act as owner) in all the critical Purchasing tasks to ensure on-time plan launch.
• Responsibility of productivity project identification and implementation in cooperation with sector Procurement and XFP team;
• 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.
• Lead dispute resolution regarding material supply, quality issues, invoice and payment issues.
• Drive and lead supplier diversity program, build strategy, prioritizing category and supply base, participate in supplier diversity roadshows for awareness, and due diligence and vetting process for sustainable supply solutions
• Manage and roll-out commodity risk management buy plan and playbook across ingredients portfolio where applicable.

Qualifications

Key Skills/Experience Required:

• 15 years of relevant strategic sourcing experience of ingredients with global organization, involving complex multi-geographic and diverse crop knowledge, assessed through category relevant questions (to manage >30 crops, >100 ingredient commodities, >20 countries of origin).;
  • At least 6 years in a senior manager or director role, with high spend accountability
  • Verifiable BCP build capability specific to ingredients, authentic functional champion to establish alternate and substitutes
  • 5% productivity delivery of ingredients category Year-on-Year.
  • Established leader to steer and persuade accelerated value engineering (without compromising quality and brand image) both for foods and beverages ingredients, pipeline value exceeding $15MM annually.  
  • Hands-on expertise to sourcing models and levers, specific for unique ingredients, for cost optimization  (Yeast, Seasoning, Sugar, Premixes, Fruit Concentrates, Oils etc.). Able to demonstrate capability through real life examples
• 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 Organization’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.
• Fluent in English, high level of computer literacy, strong MS office knowledge & ERP system (Oracle, SAP etc.
• Literate with e-procurement tools knowledge is an advantage.
• Ability to collaborate with cross functional stakeholders. Ability to adapt and be flexible and agile in a changing business environment.

Differentiating Competencies Required:

• 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 strategic 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.

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Revenue Growth Promotional Manager – PepsiCo Park CDC Snacks/ Cape Town

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

• Drive AOP Revenue “realization” through securing that Net Revenue KPIs are achieved in line with strategic goals
• Drive profitable revenue growth in collaboration with sales teams
• Own promotional and CDA operations process (ROI, budget, competitive monitoring, approvals, tactical proposals etc)
• Provide clear explanations of reasons for variances and an opinion on why they have arisen and solutions
• Ensure high quality decision support and accurate net revenue reporting
• Support the development of pricing tactics that deliver strong ROI, with tight budgetary discipline, flawless price operations and timely accurate periodic reporting
• Report, plan and govern Trade  spend (Promotion Management) for the channels and their subchannels in partnership with Sales Teams
• Own monthly all Channels/Customers Promotional Planning Process building up to a full year Customer Plan
• Perform ROI, price elasticity and effectiveness studies on different lines of Trade and Promo Spend by Customer
• Lead  promotional review and planning process
• Collaborate with Sales Teams and RM Strategy Function in defining and designing dealing guiderails
• Co-own pack/brand/channel mix responsibility with the Sales Teams
• Own daily / monthly tactical consumer value and/or trade margin activity planning, approval and governance
• Provide D&A input for the channels in the scope of responsibility for monthly FCSTs, AOP and SBP
• Partner with sales teams in planning smart tactics to support delivery of monthly revenue target
• Prepare / design tactics to hit monthly Focus targets
• Be the “go to” person for channel specific revenue planning and realisation issues and queries
• Provide analytical input to RM Council decks
• Safeguard healthy interchannel balance
• Lead critical RM system/process improvement project relevant to the channels
• Ensure timely, accurate performance reporting in line with RM Policy

Measures of success

• Net revenue and D&A targets achieved
• Flow through: Net revenue growing faster than gross revenue
• D&A rationalized vs. previous spend
• Mix targets adhered and executed flawlessly
• Promo councils take place timely and with all proper analysis and reports
• 100% rate of compliance on Trade Spend authorizations against commercial policy, with exceptions managed through process

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• Bachelor in Finance or Business Management
• 8+ years’ experience across Sales, Commercial and Finance, FMCG experience is an advantage
• 3+ years relevant experience in NRM
• Self-starter – able to drive progress in an ambiguous environment. Needs to be an excellent networker with quick ability to know Sectors, Business and Functional stakeholders to deploy effective capability building
• Strong results orientation, track record of hitting and exceeding targets
• Change management – leading large-scale change throughout levels of an organization
• Project Management – ability to scope and plan for key deliverables and execute in different phases of projects

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Sales Supervisor – Ellisras DC Bread-ZAF

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

To supervise the performance and maintenance of the activities of the van sales representatives in order to achieve maximum profitability and growth in accordance with organisation plans.

Accountabilities

• 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
• Valid drivers license

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Sales Supervisor – Shakaskraal Bakery-ZAF

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

To supervise the performance and maintenance of the activities of the van sales representatives in order to achieve maximum profitability and growth in accordance with organisation plans.

Accountabilities

• 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
• Valid drivers license
• Customer relations
• Results driven
• Self starter, can work independently
• Analytical thinking and application of insights to drive volume growth
• Planning and Organizing
• Identify sales opportunities
• Infuencing
• Negotiating
• Communicate with impact
• Ability to access, analyse sales and apply insights to sales reports to drive growth

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Site Finance Lead – Aeroton Bakery

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

The primary purpose of the Site Finance Lead is to ensure accurate financial reporting and sound financial control at site level. This position oversees key financial processes such as inventory management, asset verification, payroll submissions, and adherence to company policies and procedures. The Site Finance Lead is responsible for maintaining control accounts, supporting cost control initiatives, and facilitating month-end closure activities to ensure completeness and accuracy of financial records. Collaboration with operations, HR, and distribution teams is essential to provide timely financial insights and support business objectives.

Accountabilities

Order to Cash Management

• Oversee driver shorts and conduct weekly/monthly meetings.
• Manage credit notes, including obtaining approvals and releasing them on SAP.
• Perform weekly and monthly reconciliations and feedback for IDC.
• Manage freight order settlements and monthly journal clearing.
• Verify IDC commission calculations and assist with IDC contract renewals.

Financial Management

• Responsible for all site finance activities relating to month end closure
• Preparation of monthly financial forecast, updated on a weekly basis
• Support site Functional leads with Productivity ideation and delivery
• Review and release purchase orders; follow up on outstanding PO processes.
• Review and monitor operating costs on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Update and assist with sales and production reports, including key metrics like yields and cost per loaf.
• Maintain daily and monthly scorecards and financial reports, providing feedback to the HOD team.

Stock Management

• Monitor flour stock differences and confirm with silo reconciliations.
• Conduct weekly and monthly stock counts and post differences.
• Monitor process orders and damage order settlements on a weekly basis

Payroll Management

• Monitor overtime and report on approvals/corrections.
• Submit manual payroll inputs and calculate driver commissions.
• Control TES processes, including reporting, requisitions, approvals, and reconciliations.

Governance

• Ensure adherence to standard operating procedures aligned to Enterprise Control requirements
• Ensure execution of weekly/monthly enterprise controls

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• Financial Accounting Qualification (B.Com or equivalent)
• 3 – 5 years finance management experience (Retail or FMCG exposure advantageous)
• Good communication skills (written, verbal, presentation)
• Attention to detail with a problem solving mindset
• Ability to self-manage in a complex and matrix environment
• Computer literate i.e. advanced Excel, SAP, MS Power Apps

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R&D Senior Process Engineer – Isando Plant Snacks-ZAF

Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

• Drive and deliver the DtV agenda with specific focus on Process engineering and process optimization from an R&D perspective.
• Provide monthly/weekly updates in Project Team meetings, adhering to specific requirements, to facilitate active decision-making.
• Manage the Sustainability budget and ensure accurate updates on spend and purchase order approvals. Communicate these updates to the Global sustainability budget owner
• Take ownership of Design to Value and Product sustainability agenda, collaborating with global platform teams, AMESA sustainability owners, marketing, supply chain, commercialization, and business capability teams.
• Utilize a strong technical background to lead formula design, lab/factory trials, process design, nutritional assessments, shelf-life studies, sensory evaluations, and other technical assessments and validations.
• Supervise and guide the WIL Student to support innovation development work, including collaboration with the Packaging team on shelf-life validations required.
• Train and enhance the skills of the WIL student to maintain final product specifications in line with PepsiCo standards, and drive the qualification of new and alternative raw materials in collaboration with GP, BC, and SQA prior to launch/implementation.
• Manage and lead the Technical stage gate process, ensuring engagement from Marketing, Operations, and R&D cross-functional teams to meet commercialization stage gate approvals on time.
• Collaborate with the R&D Functional team (Category leads/Life Sciences/#EXP/FSQA/Product and process function teams) and Supply Chain to identify food-safe, consumer-centric, profitable and scientifically sound recipes, and support their implementation.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• Degree or Diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or Engineering with 5+ years working experience in R&D or related technical functions; good knowledge about R&D vision, methodologies and tools.
• Good communication skills, technical skills, planning and reporting skills (written and presentation) as well as good negotiation skills.
• Disciplined filing and record keeping systems (to align and/or improve current document process)
• Adaptable to change
• The ability to explain complex technical issues / solutions to non-technical audience
• Strive for high standards, seeks innovative solutions, drives continuous improvements of products, processes or methods and demonstrates a high degree of intellectual curiosity.
• Passion for creative and innovation within a commercially driven environment
• Cultural sensitivity / flexibility in responding to diverse teams and environments.
• Self-starter and motivator
• Ability to operate within an uncertain, ambiguous and complex environment / markets

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