SP&L Development Manager at PepsiCo

Job Description

• Accountable for the design, implementation, tracking & continuous improvement of the operational standardization & excellence model.
• Assess current and future processes and identify opportunities to leverage changes and ensure standardization in process and systems across all operations.
• Collaborate with operational leads within SPL to ensure technical detail accuracy & relevance within the standardization model as well as entrenchment within respective operations as the SPL “way of working”.
• Establish operational criteria and guidelines to improve overall performance with SPL functions with clear progression pathways from basic to excellence levels per operational requirement & functional area.
• Visiting, coaching and auditing teams at BU and site level on success levers and best practice methodologies within the standardization model -enabling local ownership, deployment and management of the model.
• Create an SPL community of practice to share best practices & learnings amongst the various operations in support of accelerated learning and improvement.
• Collaborate with the broader Pepsico SPL community within other business units to enable key learnings and best practice sharing.
• Plan and design annual Capability initiatives to support the Company and Functional strategic objectives (including Strategic Workforce Plans.
• Customize and launch training programs & learning initiatives to ensure effective ROI at all organizational levels
• Provide a full range of learning solutions by understanding, responding and proactively acting on insights, expectations, needs and requirements of the function
• Prepare, budget and execute the AOP (Annual Operating Plan) for capability programs.
• Participate in the development, implementation and monitoring of the Skills Development Framework (SDF) in alignment with the statutory requirements of relevant governing bodies (e.g., SETA, Dept of Labour, Employment Equity Forums etc)
• Supervise and coordinate the deployment of capability platforms, delivery of training and coaching frameworks.
• Manage and coordinate 3rd party vendors in delivering training solutions (consultants, agencies, learning institutions etc) in alignment with Smart spend policies
• Ensure the ongoing development and monitoring of competency models to enable accelerated time to competence through formal assessments and on the job coaching.
• Diagnose, pioneer and pilot Learning initiatives to enable best practices in alignment with the 10:70:20 principle of learning.
• Maintain Excellent partnering relationships with key stakeholders (Functional Directors, Line Managers, HR, CoE’s, Government and Learning Institutions where relevant, other business units)
• Establish & maintain a healthy balance between Sector, Functional and Individual developmental needs
• Ensure effective and efficient Project management of Capability Programme implementation and other learning activities on a need’s basis
• Update, creates and modifies capability platforms including but not limited to technology, materials, instruments and working tools
• Develop tools to ensure the consistent tracking, monitoring and assessing of the measures of success for all Capability programmes
• Compile and present learning and development data on a regular basis to all key stakeholders and establish communication platforms and forums to ensure key stakeholder awareness of ongoing progress of Capability initiatives and programmes.
• Participate in the design, implementation and follow up of projects that aim to capture new business improvement opportunities
• Ensure strong partnership with the Performance Excellence function to develop, implement and assess the effectiveness of capability programmes to support LEAN initiatives

Qualifications/Requirements

• Relevant 4 Year Tertiary Qualification

Experience

• Minimum 4-7 years FMCG experience
• Experience in building capability models and accelerating competence through development/delivery of training programs
• Experience in developing; entrenching & evolving excellence frameworks with a longer-term view to improvement.
• Experience of successfully managing projects with multiple stakeholders from varying functions
• Understands the statutory requirements for the Learning and Development function

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills, self-awareness and diplomacy, being able to adapt approach and gain buy-in, unifying a group of strong and varying personalities towards a common goal, possess the capability to interact with all levels across the organization
• Presentation and strong communication skills
• Coaching and enabling skills
• Constructive feedback skills; providing feedback in a clear, constructive and professional manner
• Analytical and well organized
• Customer centric with a High business orientation
• Self-starter and self-motivator, ability to shape set and manage capability agenda
• Ability to multi-task and balance a complex and very broad agenda,
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast moving and changing environment,
• Very strong attention to detail, with a bias for accuracy and quality
• Ability to focus and get things done fast
• High levels of integrity
• Works well in teams