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Job Overview:

• The Clerk General will be responsible for general administration of all required plant functions.
• Dealing with customers and vendors: providing information, processing information and addressing complaints and questions.
• Verifying and processing invoices.
• Compiling, maintaining, updating company records and office business transactions.
• Managing office inventory and working with vendors to ensure the regular supply of office materials.
• Setting up appointments, scheduling meetings, distributing various reports and managing correspondence onsite and external bodies.
• Facilitating training, onboarding of new recruits and assisting employees with administrative functions.
• Office administration, managing effective office equipment including printers, copiers, fax machines and multimedia instruments.
• Generating, handling and monitoring fixed contracts purchase order.
• Sorting and handling freight services.
• Monitoring and managing Myhub activities.
• Stock count preparations.

Qualifications

• Matric.
• 1 year qualification in Administration or bookkeeping is required.
• 5 years’ experience in a general administration role.
• Ability to use WPS office applications and document management software.
• Working knowledge of basic bookkeeping.
• Ability to prepare stock inventory and process office bills.
• Knowledge of SAP FIOR application shall be an advantage.

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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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Job Overview:

• Organise the availability of vehicles, drivers and products to meet the specified delivery schedules.
• Maintain the appropriate records in relation to vehicle costs, driver's hours etc. Organise the licensing of vehicles.
• Organised distribution incl. products, people, vehicles, routes and customers
• Optimised vehicle utilization
• Controlled stock and cash handling
• Executed customer service delivery incl. orders, products, queries and cash
• Manage licensing, vehicles and crates
• Manage team

Qualifications

• Matric
• National Diploma in Supply Chain/Logistics
• 2-3 years’ experience in Distribution

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Job Overview:

• Co-ordinate all data collation on shift for reporting process statistics.
• Responsible for equipment calibration on shift in order to determine accurate information. In addition, day to day lab analysis.
• Responsible for routine analytical and product quality tests including In Market Testing.  
• Investigate out of specification results and implement corrective actions. 
• Ongoing trouble shooting to identify possible causes of problems and to improve quality results and accuracy of data. 
• Feedback results on shifts to frontline with respect to opportunities and possible corrective action.
• Ensure all data reports are completed and the results communicated. 
• Conduct Allergen swabbing including managing and supporting all foreign objects and customer complaints on the line.
• Calibration and maintenance of all equipment. 
• Control of stock requirements. 
• Documentation auditing and data analysis. 
• Responsible and accountable for Laboratory specific projects.
• Coordinate projects related to improving quality and quality systems. 
• HACCP monitoring.
• To ensure that AIB, food safety and quality standards are maintained throughout.
• Manage and control all On hold, rejected and released stock.
• Responsible for conducting Internal ASHA Lab Audits and active involvement and preparation in External LAB ASHA Audits.
• Support during FSSC 22000 and AIB Audits.
• Provide support during trials, commissioning or new projects.

Qualifications

• Matric plus Food Technology Diploma or equivalent tertiary qualification.
• Computer literate.
• Written and oral communication.

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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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Job Overview:

• Attends to the customer orders placed by telephone, mail or personal calls. Has a good knowledge of the organisation's products.
• Administers sales orders and ensures that sales order administration is on-time and accurate
• Handles customer queries and ensures that customer queries are dealt with according to standards
• Achieves individual and team goals
• Improves personal effectiveness
• Transfers knowledge and skills
• Organised own work effectively to complete tasks on-time and per priority
• Ensure that all practices, policies, standards, procedures and methods applied consistently
• Resolves work area problems
• Regularly and consistently reports progress
• Adheres to legal requirements
• Internal and external (including customer and service providers) relationships are deliberate and delivered according to predefined departmental objective
• Goes the extra mile to exceed consumer and customer expectations (includes internal clients)
• Maintains manager and peer relationships
• Communicates timeously and accurately regarding work issues
• Initiate continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Matric
• Computer literate in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint, SAP experience preferred
• High level of self-motivation, drive and focus

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Job Overview:

• The main purpose is to ensure that all plant equipment is functioning or operating at high levels of reliability and are maintained periodically as scheduled and all breakdowns are resolved soonest in order to ensure maximum plant availability as well as ensuring that the factory meets its key KPIs which include but are not limited to volume and quality compliance, costs and downtime reduction.

Conducts inspections of machinery and equipment units

• As a dually qualified artisan, he is responsible for conducting inspections of machinery and equipment units guided by OEM standards
• Monitors equipment and machinery performance and ensures consistency in delivering plant availability
• Works with and through technicians and other employees to establish equipment performance before the 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 pin point the real problem behind failures/breakdowns
• Uses electrical and mechanical knowledge to troubleshoot and tests all equipment .
• Completes job card in consultation with the maintenance planner/maintenance co ordinator and requisitions parts depending on the outcome of the above.

Conducts preventative maintenance

• Performs defined and/or ad hoc electrical and equipment testing
• Corrects electrical systems and equipment malfunctions through testing, adjusting, sequencing, synchronizing and aligns such systems and equipment as AC and DC power supplies, main power control panels, motors, generators, circuit breakers and relay panels.
• Dismantles electrical machinery and replaces defective electrical or mechanical parts such as gears, brushes, and armatures.
• Verify and execute preventive maintenance standards on all electrical distribution equipment.
• Completes documentation relating to work done for future reference in the event of failures
• Continuous reference to equipment drawings, engineering standards and GMPs in the performance and closing out of jobs done.
• Detects defects and malfunctions with machinery and repairs the same.
• Performs electrical preventative maintenance inspections and repairs on a variety of electrical equipment.

Planned Maintenance

• Ensures that scheduled maintenance of all machinery and equipment is conducted or executed
• Complies with all defined equipment safety 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 when planned maintenance has been completed
• Refurbishes machinery and replaces parts to optimize output.

Plant Breakdowns

• Attends to all electrical and mechanical plant breakdowns and will conduct the diagnosis as stated under point 1 above.
• Obtains feedback from plant personnel on the efficiencies and performance delivery of machinery.
• Clearly demarcates 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.
• Assembles machinery of a unit and ensures proper functioning
• 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
• Mounts motors, transformers and lighting fixtures into position and completes circuits according to diagram specifications.
• Placing orders requests for replacement spares from Stores.
• Complying with all safety measures outlined by the company for all work processes.

Administration and Document Competition

• Maintaining a record of all the maintenance work that has been conducted on the machinery.
• Complete daily shift reports.
• Ensure that the escalation procedure is followed.
• Manage SAP/CMMS backlog to ensure zero backlog of ZGT1, ZGT2, ZGT3 and ZGT5
• Ensure raising of near misses and close out.
• Ensures that parts and spares are in stock
• Performing Standby and Shift duties in line with operational requirements.

Qualifications

• Trade tested as a Millwright (Mechanical/Electrical)
• 3 years post-apprenticeship experience in FMCG environment or recognition of prior learning
• Good knowledge of Automated Systems
• Team player
• Ability to work with a diverse workforce
• Good communication skills

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Job Overview:

• Verify and sign-off production and quality sheets and ensure all non-conformances are identified and reported. Conduct online QC checks in the mill and at our packing lines.
• Verify and sign-off production and quality sheets and ensure all non-conformances are identified and reported.
• Conduct online QC checks in the mill and at our packing lines
• Conduct daily lab equipment verifications and calibrations
• Assist with the food safety awareness training to all departments
• Assist with Conducting induction training to all employees
• Assist with Customer complaints investigation
• Conduct the daily GMP inspection and complete reports
• Assist with the sampling of water, ingredients and final product for monthly and annual testing and update Micro testing schedule and review laboratory results
• Report food safety and quality non-conformances/deviations to the Quality Supervisor
• Stand-in for FS meetings
• Internal audits and External audits
• Assist with the management of PRPs as per PRP programme
• Complete COAs for customers
• Assist with the near miss Programme
• Assist with IPM programme and Pest Control Officer

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in the Science field
• Good basic knowledge of Quality Management and Food Safety Management systems
• Good computer literacy (MS Office (Excel, Teams, Word, PowerPoint)
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• 1-2 years’ experience in Quality Control/ Assurance position
• Willing to work Shifts

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Job Overview:

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

Qualifications

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

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Responsibilities

What we're looking for: 

• We're looking for a Maintenance Manager based at our Ceres Beverages Plant. The successful incumbent willl be responsibile for managing the maintenance function as well technical and complex projects within the beverage’s environment.
• Ensures that the project is within technical quality specifications and that the completion is on schedule within budgetary constraints. Plans implementation of the projects and maintenance.
• Manages and assigns responsibilities to subordinates. Assists in budget preparation. Liaises with clients and various departments e.g. estimating, contracting, co-ordinates various design disciplines et cetera. Evaluates tenders and attends site meetings.

Accountabilities: 

• Preventative maintenance plan upheld for maximum production uptime - making decisions that impacts production
• Manage technical, process and internal projects to improve %TE and system improvements
• Develop and control maintenance budget, month by month
• Ensure Occupational health, safety and environment standards are in place as SHE Coordinator
• Implementing equipment upgrades and enhancements, including capex projects
• Control consumables inventory of the maintenance department
• People management and development - executing actions.
• Continuous improvement projects to save on energy and maintenance costs and to increase the throughput through the factory

Qualifications

• Qualification in Engineering (Mechanical/ Electrical)
• Strong People Management
• SAP Management
• 8-10 years experience: Krones and Kosme Machines; Tetra PAK Machines

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Responsibilities

What we're looking for: 

• We're looking for a Specialist Artisan: Control & Automation based at Ceres Beverages Plant. Successful incumbent will primarily to ensure maximum plant uptime is achieved continuously and leads the maintenance and trouble shooting of control systems/instrumentation equipment as well as ensure that the factory meets its key KPIs which include but are not limited to volume and quality compliance, costs and downtime reduction.

Accountabilities

• Performs instrumentation maintenance activities associated with process plant, packaging plant; palletizing plant, utilities and facilities.
• Monitors daily downtime and institute corrective action plans to prevent recurrences of breakdowns.
• Calibrates, repairs and maintains control gear/instrumentation and associated equipment to ensure operation within set standards;
• Perform root cause analysis to address asset performance problems and/or reduce cost;
• Maintains PLCs and SCADA systems and networks (hardware and software) and perform changes/modification as required;
• Continuously evaluates the process control philosophy and initiate improvement actions in order to achieve asset performance targets;
• Implements continuous improvement on all electronic equipment in the plant.
• Assist in commissioning of modifications/projects;
• Ensures proper documentation of changes/modifications and perform internal audits;
• Fault finding and repair of electronic systems to card level.
• Fault finding and repairs of electronic cards down to component level.
• Ensure availability of spares for all electronic/control systems in the plant.
• Accurately and timeously reports process equipment deviations to stakeholders to meet/improve equipment availability and reliability targets.
• Ensure proper back-up of all PLC programs and maintain records of all upgrades.
• Ensure the safe operations of process control systems.
• Audit of control system equipment.
• Resolve daily plant instrumentation issues and complete root cause analysis
• Ensure all back-up software is up to date and process control systems on the plant are functional
• Calibration of process equipment.
• Complete required testing and safety checks on all instrumentation equipment.
• Conducts all scheduled maintenance within required timeframes
• Performs all emergency electronic maintenance
• Updates and Reviews documentation relating to work done and or changes in original specifications
• Signs off on alternative systems suppliers based on equipment performance.

Qualifications

• Qualified dual trade artisan with Trade Test Certificates in Instrumentation and Electrical
• Minimum 3 years maintenance experience in the Production/FMCG environment.
• Computer literate with knowledge of MS Office and maintenance software
• Must have strong knowledge and experience in control systems – SCADA and PLCs, ACDC drives and SCADA systems.
• Extensive knowledge of instrumentation, HAZOP studies, PIDs and quality standards
• Working experience with industrial communication methodologies (RS-232, ASI, Devicenet, Ethernet)
• Extensive experience with operator interfaces; and energy devices such as drives; servo drives; thyristors; soft starters etc.

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Responsibilities

• The purpose of the job is to enable and build the growth potential of the Bakeries BU. The person will fulfil the marketing lead for this extensive portfolio.
• A high degree of co-ordination will be expected of the incumbent in developing strategy and executing plans to build national brands within the context of regional dynamics.
• The incumbent will bring in-market, in-category market capability and ensure more strategic coherence and more synergies across the portfolio offerings that do exist today.
• Practical Tips: Responsible for brand development, brand building, category growth strategy for full suite of brands and sub-categories across South Africa.
• This marketing leader would be responsible for Category strategy with GM alignment, AOP planning and translation into Marketing Strategy, marketing campaigns and activation plans for the category.
• Own and drive brand equity, SOM and appropriately launch new brands or brand extensions, in conjunction with Commercialisation and R&D.
• Liaise with SA CMO in developing and utilizing the support marketing ecosystem, developing and deepening consumer intimacy programmes, and building out consumer engagement platforms.
• The role incumbent will partner with Regional Bakery leadership teams to develop on the ground and BTL support for the Bakery GMs in each region.
• Lead innovation agenda for growth and market relevance.
• Leadership of external stakeholders (agencies) and internal leadership of cross functional teams.
• Works within the SA CMO matrix marketing organisation, and aligned to AMESA marketing as required.
• PepsiCo marketing principles are followed in utilizing the marketing ecosystem, developing and deepening consumer intimacy programmes, driving the innovation agenda with Commercialisation, and building out consumer engagement platforms utilizing TCP and other PepsiCo templates.

Accountabilities:

• Set strategic agenda and commercials plans to accelerate growth, in alignment with the Category GM and the SSA CMO 
• Leads development of the long term strategic frame work for SA, including portfolio strategy and pricing strategy.
• Partners with key functions to build and share the best internal and external thinking.
• Business Performance - Decision (D) Leads, directs, and controls marketing policies, programs, and activities to meet business objectives for local brand portfolio. Creates effective and efficient brand support and prioritizes brand investments in line with long term strategies and growth objectives. Decision rights are per SA Marketing agreed DICE.
• Align Brand calendars with GTM and DX teams
• Strategic Business Planning - Decision (D), Execute (E)
• Supports delivery of Annual Operating Plan (AOP) - Decision (D)
• Leads PSP translation to the effective Annual Operating Plans in category local brands. 
• Develops communication strategy for pportfolio brands - Decision (D), Execute (E)
• Drives investments efficiency across SA via strategic partnerships, relevant activations and by lifting and adapting proven models.
• People Management - Decision (D), Execute (E)
• Leads, coaches and develops team members to sustainably deliver against long term strategic goals.
• Drive SOM gains in priority categories
• Deliver NR & NOPBT growth targets with Category GM
• Drive Brand Health & Loyalty metrics with SA CMO and SA Insights & Analytics Senior Director
• Execute Innovation & Pipeline priorities with Commercialisation and R&D partners
• Management of complex matrix of internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in brand marketing, preferably within FMCG
• Honours (4 year) Degree in Marketing or Business Management/ Economics with a focus on Marketing, Masters a plus
• Track record of developing and deploying effective communication assets across all media channels.
• Relevant experience in managing agency relationships (creative, digital, media buying)
• Provide assumptions for long term brand growth, planned innovation, promotional guideline
• Proven portfolio management
• Proven leadership skills
• Functional Excellence, recognized by peers and leaders in previous roles
• Demonstration of strategy and commercial track record on complex portfolio
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Excellent commercial acumen and demonstrated ability to deliver results
• Strong expertise and skills in Brand Purposeful positioning, TCP and 360 Brand communications
• Experience in Digital and programmatic content
• Strong Innovation skills
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence a broad set of senior stakeholders
• Strong matrix management skills
• Agency management
• Demonstrated ability to lead a large team

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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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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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Responsibilities

What we’re looking for:

SA Commercial Controller role is to provide Leadership support to the Commercial and A&M functions through:

• Partnering with key stakeholders to provide insights into business operations
• Providing visibility on spend
• Ensuring accurate reporting
• Identifying areas of opportunity, risk and concern
• Effectively safeguard company resources
• Adherence to PEP policy
• Deep dive reviews, value-add initiatives and related analytics
• Lead the SA Commercial Control and A&M agenda to achieve set objectives (business & control)
• Responsibility for the application of policy and governance over the Commercial Control and A&M processes including but not limited to cost management (risks and opportunities) and financial statement accuracy (P&L and Balance Sheet)
• Control Lead for all Trading Terms and A&M Contract approvals
• Responsible for related SOX and GCS controls within portfolio

Accountabilities

General

• Lead the Commercial, A&M and Selling Control agenda to ensure accurate and timely management of accounts on a periodic, quarterly and annual basis including balance sheet.
• Identify potential risks (routine and non-routine) and communicate to the SA Controller and respective Functional Leads
• Lead commercial GCS control execution and remediation for respective controls within S2C, R2R & A&M (owned controls and Commercial/A&M owned control support)
• Accountable for control review and approval for Commercial Trading Term Agreements and Marketing Contracts
• Lead and review operational deep dive reviews to provide management with insights on effectiveness, gap analysis and related remediation
• Collect and analyze risk information and ensure that the organization is adequately protected against loss in relation to assigned portfolio
• Support the delivery of business change plans as required (Mergers, Acquisitions, Disposals, GTM resets, System implementations, etc.)
• Control lead for pre-approval and mandatory sign-off for all process, system and policy related implementations and changes
• Ensure local procedures and SOA are relevant (not overlapping a global policy unless specifically required) and updated in-line with business / legislative requirements
• Review and approve the monthly Management Accounts (Flash), Operating Review, Balance Sheet Review and KPI’s

Net Revenue

• Responsible for accurate and timely reporting of Net Revenue in line with PepsiCo Policy (P&L and Balance Sheet)
• Lead mid-month D&A accruals review with NAMs, Channel Leads and Planning teams.
• Ownership (Development & execution) of management insights for actual financial results via KPI dashboards and analytics
• Lead the monthly operational governance and rebate KPI forums with Senior Commercial and Finance Leadership teams to drive business growth and improve business processes
• Ownership of Net Revenue related Balance Sheet accounts reconciliations and reporting
• Ownership for Net Revenue forward-looking provisions (stales, buybacks, pricing errors, settlement discounts and presell) in line with PepsiCo requirements
• Custodian of FIFO Policy for the SA Cluster
• Cash Flow optimization in line with company targets (P&L based)

Advertising & Marketing (A&M) and Selling

• Responsible for accurate and timely reporting of A&M and Selling in line with PepsiCo Policy (P&L and Balance Sheet)
• Custodian of Marketplace Spend Policy for the SA Cluster
• Responsible for accurate accounting treatment and guidance on A&M spend, curving and year end accruals, in line with PepsiCo Policy
• Ownership (Development & execution) of management insights for actual financial results via KPI dashboards and analytics

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role:

• Post Graduate degree in Financial Management Disciplines - CA(SA) is preferred
• >10 years of relevant experience in FMCG or similar
• Sound knowledge and experience in FMCG process development and execution
• Strong communication skills, written, verbal and presentation
• Strong project management and capability development skills
• Exposure to broad people development / strategic techniques and programs, with an understanding of how to provide development support
• Ability to provide quick high-level assessments to answer strategic questions and scope / guide work
• Simplifying complex business problems into a logical framework
• Manage complex analytics to an appropriate level of detail, ensuring accurate output (team and individual)
• Deep understanding of financial modelling / evaluation
• Manage multiple inputs from a wide group of stakeholders and then incorporating them into a recommendation that everyone is bought into
• Change management experience at a senior level, including strong cross-functional management skills to drive change in the face of adversity
• Creating simple solutions and crafting a simple communication story
• Presenting complex business cases with confidence and credibility in senior forums

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Overview

• We’re looking for a Supply Chain Sr Manager – Technical Services, MOVE Productivity EMEA. In this high-impact role, you’ll define and execute both long- and short-term strategies that empower SC teams, to unlock productivity across the region.
• You'll be the driving force behind best-in-class capability programs, strategic projects and big ticket items enabling E2E waste reduction and operational excellence.
• From digital tools to multi-year development roadmaps, you’ll work hand-in-hand with regional and local leaders to future-proof our supply chain. If you're passionate about results delivery, multi cultural and geographical interaction, and leading at scale — this is your moment to lead the change.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for driving and delivering MOVE productivity across EMEA in line with the productivity and E2E waste improvement plans.
• Responsible to set the long-term & short-term productivity programs in coordination with different stakeholders (BU P&P and productivity leads) in Supply Chain across EMEA.
• Accountable for driving productivity in line with the plans and E2E waste improvement plans.
• Responsible to drive OU´s to roll out best practices, and strategic projects for best-in-class Supply Chain performance.
• Accountable on setting and co-owning the overall EMEA MOVE productivity plan with the OU/MU SC Move, P&P, and finance leads.
• Responsible for setting the productivity AOP, 3-year plans with full coordination with OU/MU SC function leads.

Qualifications

• 10-15 of years of experience in Supply Chain, Operations, or finance in large-scale, matrixed organizations.
• Strong analytical and systems thinking, with the ability to identify programs that could be widely replicable in other MU´s.
• Familiar with digital transformation in Supply Chain, including supporting tool and system adoption.
• Excellent stakeholder management, working across functions (e.g., S&T, OU/MU SC & Finance leads, other function heads).
• Strong strategic planning skills, with a track record of designing and delivering long- and short-term productivity programs.
• Deep understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain and MOVE productivity levers (cost, waste, service, etc.).
• Experience in leading MOVE large-scale functional transformation programs across markets.
• Proven ability to develop initiative Business Cases, and engage other teams in implementing those with pace.
• Exceptional communication and facilitation skills, comfortable working across all leadership levels.
• Collaborative leadership style, with a passion for developing people and scaling best practices.