QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, technology or Science is required. Master’s degree is a plus.
• 6-8 years’ work experience in Consulting, Procurement, Finance, technology, Transformation.
• Strong strategic, analytical, and project management skills. Strong collaboration, communication, and influencing skills. Eager to embrace and lead change, ability to manage in PepsiCo’s ambiguous matrixed environment.
• Can persevere and is resilient in the pursuit of objectives, willing to take on new challenges; and works to resolve tough issues.
• Comfortable with and effective communicating (verbal and written) with all stakeholders, across global markets.
• Works well with others and can inform Procurement, internal stakeholders, and suppliers to deliver results.
• Treats all people with respect and fairness, open is to and respectful of others’ opinions and points of view.
• Takes initiative to find ways to get better results, seeks and takes advantage of ideas, best practices and solutions
• Direct experience with procurement of technology services, Enterprise software tools and Hardware/Telecom is a plus
• Won’t compromise values to get results.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, as an individual contributor, to meet the need of tomorrow, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
• Coach others, recognize their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyze complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet PepsiCo’s expectations.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact PepsiCo.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarizing key points.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proactively develop and implement comprehensive supplier and sourcing strategies for technology ($50 - $100MM) that continually improve quality, cost, and service across all PepsiCo business operations.
• Drive the sourcing process, lead sourcing, support Master Services Agreements, Statement of Work development, and analyze/evaluate rates to optimize supplier engagements.
• Understanding of technology industry in consulting or strategy formulation capacity and/or track record of working with suppliers such as e.g., IBM, SAP, PwC, Deloitte, EY, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys, Microsoft, Oracle, Symantec.
• Work with cross-divisional business teams such as Strategy & Transformation team, Legal, and Finance in the successful implementation of strategies, contract negotiations, and sourcing/transformation execution.
• Drive annual productivity targets for PepsiCo Inc.
• Work with PepsiCo and industry specialists leading sourcing strategy and execution (RFS, RFP, RFQ, RFI, etc.)
• Drive process efficiencies and eliminate waste.
• Success in role can lead to various other positions across PepsiCo such as global Procurement function, Supply Chain and Operations, Strategy and Transformation etc.