Job Openings at PepsiCo

Responsibilities

Job Overview:Capturing Sales Orders. Administering Sales Orders. Handling of customer queries.

• Receive and capturing of customer orders
• Verify orders from DSD
• Manage Standing orders on EDI
• Bill customers according to orders received
• Printing of invoices, load sheets and summary sheets
• Run controls iro “no orders and duplicate orders”

Qualifications

• Grade 12 and relevant qualification
• Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
• Computer literate: MS Office, SAP/PGT (advantageous)

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Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

• Manage the accounting and recording of financial transactions in accordance with US GAAP and Pepsico policies. Responsible for collecting, organizing, analyzing and reporting financial and management information and establish procedures in Payroll Department. 

Accountabilities

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Check and upload external payroll service provider’s payroll transactions.
• Compile and process ad hoc payroll related journals.
• Perform and manage payroll general ledger balance sheet (GL) recons. 
• Special focus on unreconciled items aged over 90 days without adequate justification and follow-up.
• Own the resolution of queries and flag significant concerns with management.
• Perform clearing of open balance sheet line items.
• Preparation and submission of cross charges of Expats and Impats
• Assist with developing and implementing strategies to mitigate gaps and streamline the operational and recon processes.
• Preparation and completion of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports 
• Monthly preparation of 3rd party payments on different platforms including SARS payments
• Involvement in year-end reporting process as required (including liaison/query resolution with external auditors)
• Relationship building and liaison with Global stakeholders.
• Other ad-hoc duties supporting the Payroll specialist

STAKE HOLDER ENGAGEMENT

• Manage relationships with multiple internal and external stakeholders with the objective of meeting delivery as per the agreed parameters.
• Manage relationships with Payroll and HR Operations department.
• Manage relationships with business units, Global, Control shared services and the Finance Community.
• Manage relationships external partners.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

• Drive people development.
• Train backup resources within the department
• Effectively execute Pepsico performance reviews

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• B Com Degree – Accounting or Financial Management
• Good knowledge of SA Payroll procedures
• Min of 3 years Accounting / Finance experience
• MS Office literate – Advanced Excel (Including pivots and VLOOKUP’s)
• Knowledge and understanding of internal controls.
• SAP Experience
• Knowledge of Payroll reconciliation will be beneficial.

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Responsibilities

Job Overview:

• Oversee the loading and offloading of all products arriving at and leaving warehouse and/or depots.
• Communication with Stock Controllers regarding duties
• Planning of duties and activities according to truck loading sequence 
• Accuracy by ensuring the correct stock is loaded on each truck
• Timeously working by ensuring that stock is loaded as per schedule to avoid late deliveries
• Best practices with FIFO (to ensure good stock flow)

Qualifications

• Matric is essential
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving abilities
• Familiarity with local streets, neighborhoods and routes
• Highly responsible and reliable
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
• The ability to work flexible hours
• The ability to lift heavy objects
• Strong work ethic

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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.
• Achieving profit target for the area by manage the day to day execution of selling strategy in sales through Business development reps and One person routes.
• Strong internal liaison with warehouse to ensure 100% on time delivery to customers and external liaison with 3rd Party Merchandising function to ensure execution in trade according to EDGE principles
• Responsible for growing volume and value and driving market share as per KPI’s
• Ensuring effective distribution of product to all outlets, to achieve customer satisfaction at all times
• Ensure customer visits and work withs conducted as per KPI requirement in geographic area
• Report to Regional sales operations Manager with matrix reporting to Area Sales Manager wholesale and Retail
• Achieve customer compliancy rate weekly as per company standard
• Responisble to achieving targets
• Mandate management . deals and claims
• Responsible for investment management
• Instore Execution
• Customer call implementation and controls
• Route Riding
• Order Management
• Ensure Service Levels are adhered to
• Responsible for Returns and Pallets
• Ensure appropriate caoshining and performance management is aimplemneted and adhered too
• Responible for Reports eg. Open Orders , PACE , Utilisation Reports
• Conducting Sales Meetings
• Lead and direct team to achieve net objectives on a monthly basis Team leader

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• Business related 3 year diploma or degree(sales, marketing, business management)
• 3-5 years Managerial experience in FMCG environment
• Valid Code 8 license

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Responsibilities

Job Overview:

• The main purpose is primarily to ensure maximum plant availability through effective preventative and planned maintenance and will accordingly attend to all breakdowns, diagnosis (using different problem-solving techniques) and conduct the necessary repairs and mechanical modifications and sign off work done as meeting required standards.

Conducts Diagnosis of Equipment Failures

• Works with and through technicians and other employees to establish mechanical and equipment performance before breakdowns were reported
• Establishes whether the equipment breakdown is related to a missed planned maintenance or part failure or human interference
• Uses any of the problem (finding and) solving techniques like 5-Whys, RCA, decision trees etc to pinpoint the real problem behind failures/breakdowns
• Completes job card in consultation with the maintenance planner and requisitions a part or modifies mechanical parts depending on the outcome of the above

Conducts Preventative Maintenance

• Performs defined and/or ad hoc condition monitoring on mechanical equipment
• Completes documentation relating to work done for future reference in the event of failures
•  May replace parts in the event of noted probable failures to ensure continuous equipment running
• Continuous reference to equipment drawings, engineering standards and GMPs in the performance and closing out of jobs done

Planned Maintenance

• Ensures that scheduled maintenance in terms of Engineering plans is conducted as prescribed following defined protocols and compliance to GMPs
• Ensures that machined spares are available as and when required and shall schedule time to execute this one
• Completes job cards and parts requisition documents timeously to improve on mean time to repair thus ensuring high plant availability

Plant Breakdowns

• Attends to all mechanical plant breakdowns following or informed by diagnosis conducted under point 1 above
• In the event of mechanical modifications, follows defined procedures in updating relevant documentation and equipment records
• Proactively escalates equipment problems to ensure minimal time stoppages
• Maintains IPS standards on the respective lines
• Clearly demarcated workstation in accordance with procedures in the event of major work to minimise disruptions and possible injuries as a result of human traffic and area being used as thoroughfare
• Adheres to AIB and relevant food safety programmes and environmental protocols
• Completes documentation of work done and close out on ad hoc call outs
• Updates parts/spares records in conjunction with the stores (OEM, machined and generic spares/parts)
• Monitors equipment performance after attending to and fixing problems

Qualifications

• Qualified Trade Tested Fitter
• Min N3 Engineering qualification
• Min 3 years post trade test experience within a manufacturing environment
• Good mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic fault-finding skills
• Ability to prepare and read mechanical schematics
• Ability to carry out basic welding, machining and drilling
• Working knowledge of lifting equipment e.g. chain blocks, hydraulic jack
• Fully conversant with Environmental, Health and Safety Standards
• Responsible for Technical Assets
• Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office and maintenance software (SAP preferably)

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Responsibilities

Job Overview:

• Surveyed routes and customers against set standards.
• Analyse and interpret information.
• Makes recommendations to the supervisor on sales opportunities and actions for the operational unit.
• Keeps appropriate records.
• May represent and sell products should the opportunity arise.  
• Surveyed routes and collected and reported customer information
• Visit and support customers, including selling and identifying new opportunities
• Administer sales orders
• Responsible for in-store activations (Promotions) and drive brand awareness

Qualifications

• 2–4 years relevant experience in the retail/sales environment
• Grade 12
• Experience within the FMCG environment
• Experience in Brand awareness

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Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

• To develop and manage the Independent and Massmart Account, specifically for UMS, Elite Star trading, ATM as well as the Regional Accounts for Eastern Cape and Free State across Independent and Massmart portfolio, ensuring the delivery of budgeted volume and profit.
• Working with the specific Independent and Massmart Customers to develop an effective Joint Business plan aligning Regional Operational team to ensure execution excellence within Customers.
• The focus is on driving both customer and buying group engagement. Manage Demand forecasting vs AOP. Deliver on AOP.

Customer

• Ensure customer metrics are achieved through negotiation and delivery of regional elements of joint business plan/WCCE
• Drive service levels with incremental improvements by working closely with the customer and supply chain teams
• Tailored promotional strategy delivered in line with customer expectations and Pepsico framework
• Deliver Account ‘Must Win Battles’ through Account Plans
• Execute P.I .effectively
• Execute pricing strategy in accounts and execute pack/price architecture changes. Effectively trade at Store level
• Grow share, range and distribution in line with specific account targets
• Develop regional customer relationships
• Manage trade-offs within customers for the greater benefit of Pepsico
• Improve Advantage Group Survey results in account base
• Create a deep understanding of what is needed to execute account plans at regional and store level. Work closely with ASM and RSOM to ensure this happens.
• Promotional calendars updated weekly across customer base with focus on optimized grids when negotiating
• Accruals for cash and retro spend to be loaded timeously as well as coding of customer claims
• Forecasting to be concluded with Demand Planning bi-weekly and promo updates, amended in forecast
• NPD listings to be negotiated timeously with National & Regional Buyers, drive and deliver with OPS within timelines
• Managing of cash and retro budgets – monthly reviews of spend to be presented and budgets updated to track YTD spend vs Budget
• Negotiating and loading of regional/national deals to be completed on relevant PepsiCo system, timeously
• Pricing claims to be resolved as per audit and control timelines
• Manage cross functional discussion and planning

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Business or Marketing
• Minimum 6 years relevant experience in FMCG
• Strong financial acumen and basic understanding of accounting
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven Commercial Acumen
• Strategic ability
• Strong analytical skills
• Functional Excellence

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Responsibilities

Job Overview:

• The Utilities Operator is responsible for ensuring that: Technical support service to the Manufacturing division by performing operation, maintenance and troubleshooting tasks on plant equipment, in order to meet business requirement.

Equipment Maintenance

• Execute daily logging (meter reading), inspections and preventive maintenance tasks (e.g. filter replacements, oil changes, lubrication, housekeeping).
• Diagnoses and performs the most complex maintenance and repairs on a variety of Utilities equipment (Boilers, Compressors, Dryers, Evaporative condensers, Chillers).
• Ensure continuous inspection & maintenance of the incoming water supply system.
• Ensure that the boiler is started correctly and operated on the correct pressure for production.
• Ensure that the water treatment system of the boiler is in full operation and TDS is within specifications at all times.
• Report any deviations on the boiler water treatment plant- i.e. Lack of salt on the softners
• Operate the backup power systems (Start-ups & stop) as per emergency needs.
• Operate compressed air systems as per business needs.

Reporting and Document Control

• Document control – hourly boiler readings.
• Reports weekly/monthly on work done, time spent on each assignment, spares used, resources employed, etc.
• Continuous reference to equipment drawings, engineering standards and GMPs in the performance and closing out of jobs done.

Qualifications

Technical

• Comprehensive knowledge of the methods, tools and equipment used in the repair of mechanical/electrical and process and utilities 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 the ability to communicate precisely and engage different stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Grade 12.
• N3 Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Qualification.
• Minimum 5 years’ maintenance experience in the FMCG environment.
• Boiler Operation certificate.

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Responsibilities

Job Overview:

• To support the efficient and consistent production of confectionery rolls by operating machinery, handling ingredients and materials, monitoring product quality and maintaining hygiene and safety standards in accordance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Picking of orders
• Housekeeping – clean work area
• Stock Rotation
• Quality control
• Perform duties as per operational requirements
• Good practical skills with the ability to work quickly and accurately
• Bi-lingual
• Willing to work shifts, overtime and public holidays.
• Work in a fast-paced environment
• Good team working ethics

Qualifications

• Minimum: NQF 4 or Grade 12 or similar relevant qualification
• 1-2 years of manufacturing experience

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Responsibilities

Job Overview:

• Conducts quality checks in production including physical and/or chemical tests on the main raw material and the bread to ensure conformity to established specifications. Normally reports to Unit HOD. Applied in most Div's.

Quality Supervision

• Documented and managed quality processes and information
• Sampled and tested raw materials, packaging and finished products
• Conducted and moderated internal QA audits
• Trained employees in QA systems, policies and procedures
• Resolved customer complaints and other non-conformities

People Growth and Leadership

• Achieved functional and project objectives
• Managed performance of own team
• Managed talent plan of own team

Systems, Procedures and Practices

• Achieved planned budget and scheduled projects
• Maintained functional policy and legal framework
• Implemented functional best practices
• Utilised Tempo functionality
• Reported functional information
• Utilisation of functional resources

Relationship Results

• Maintained internal stakeholder relations, incl. shop stewards
• Satisfied 'customers'
• Utilised service provider network
• Maintained interdepartmental relations

Continuous Improvement

• Managed change processes
• Initiated continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree or Diploma
• Computer literate, MS Office.
• Communication and Leadership Skills
• Food Safety and Quality Systems
• Science and Technology expertise
• FMCG Environment
• Quality Systems Management
• Quality Information Management
• Quality Assurance
• Understanding of Manufacturing Quality Standards
• Food Safety and Hygiene
• Employee Relations
• Change Management

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Responsibilities

Job Overview:

• Drives forklifts to transport products and equipment. Scan product movements to maintain accurate stock levels from the plant into the warehouse facility.
• The Forklift Driver transport picked finished goods from the warehouse to the transport vehicles.
• Transportation of finished goods between the manufacturing facility and the warehouse.
• Moving finished goods from the plant into the warehouse
• Scanning of finish goods from the plant manufacturing to the warehouse storage location as per EWM guidelines
• Put away of stock into locations identified on EWM system via RF scanner
• Accurate picking and stagging of stock using RF scanning
• Loading of trucks
• Transport stock to warehouse
• Transport to overflow warehouse
• Transport product waste to waste area for disposal
• Ensure daily pre-op checks are completed
• Report any damages to equipment to Line Manger on duty
• Ensure forklifts are placed on charge when not in use
• Adhere to company safety standards when operating a forklift
• Ensure that you have a valid forklift license at all times
• Complete near miss reports as part of the safety and awareness culture to minimize risks and alleviate the
• number of recordable incidents occurring in the warehouse
• Adhere to warehouse safety procedures and PPE requirements

Additional tasks:

• Perform all other duties as may be directed/instructed by the Line Manager or Supervisor

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification is Grade 12
• A Valid Forklift license (F1 A/K/M) Mandatory 
• Must pass a Medical Assessment
• Two-year experience as a Forklift Driver

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Responsibilities

Job Overview:

• Prepares test samples of materials used in production, components, etc. and conducts physical and/or chemical tests to ensure conformity to established specifications. Normally reports to Unit HOD.  
• Documented and managed quality processes and information
• Sample and tested raw materials, packaging and finished products
• Conduct and moderate internal QA audits
• Assist in preparations for external audits and closing findings timeously
• Training employees in QA and food safety systems, policies and procedures
• Resolving customer complaints and product returns

Qualifications

• 3-4 years’ experience as Quality Controller/Assurance within a food manufacturing environment
• Three-year qualification or equivalent in Food Technology/Quality Assurance or similar