Strategy Manager - AMESA at PepsiCo

• The Strategy Manager is a key part of the AMESA strategy team and delivers answers to critical questions related to our business strategy, evaluates potential M&A and supports leadership in business planning.
• Proficiency in market and competitive intelligence analyses, internal and external benchmarking, and strong capabilities in Excel and PowerPoint tools is a must.
• The candidate must be comfortable with financial modelling, be able to succinctly communicate to executives whilst collaboratively working with key stakeholders in Sector and Business Units.
• The Strategy Manager will share the team's accountability in producing top-notch quality deliverables for senior management at the local, regional, and global levels, and provide leadership and coaching to junior members of the team as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought partnership to business partners and Senior Executives on a broad range of business-critical topics
• Demonstrate strong leadership and influence management skills, including the ability to challenge the status quo
• Develop project deliverables in partnership with other functions and teams
• Lead project teams: oversee and conduct data analytics to ensure conclusions are grounded in facts
• Maintain an external mindset, including staying on top of consumer, competitive, and macroeconomic / geopolitical trends
• Contribute to capability building for AMESA and Global Strategy function (e.g., Recruiting,
• Training, Knowledge Management, etc)
• Execute against time-sensitive requests from Executives and cross-functional business partners

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of strategy experience with a Top-Tier consulting firm, earlier experience in FMCG strongly preferred
• MBA preferred
• Proficient in communicating in English
• Thought leader with strategic mindset and broad global business outlook
• Highly analytical thinker with sound business judgment
• Excellent technical skills to process large quantities of data in an error-free manner
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self-starter mindset with the ability to “manage up”
• Global outlook with sensitivity and awareness of social and cultural differences; foreign language skills highly desired