Procurement Category Manager: Facilities & G&A - PepsiCo Park CDC Snacks-Z at PepsiCola Bottling Company of New York Inc

Cape Town, Gauteng, South Africa -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

31 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Jun, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Strategic Sourcing, Category Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Contract Negotiation, Value Engineering, Financial Analysis, SAP, Risk Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Management, Budget Tracking, Productivity Pipeline Management, RFP Evaluation, Cross-functional Leadership, Business Continuity Planning, Procurement Strategy

Industry

Food and Beverage Services

Description

Overview About PepsiCo PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com. Responsibilities What we’re looking for: This role will be responsible for the procurement of Facilities services (Cleaning services, Security services, Temporary labor, Staff transport and -non-GP managed white space) services est. $42MM p.a. across SA BU. Sourcing various services such as cleaning services, Security services, Temporary labor, Staff transport and -non-GP managed-white space. Responsible to execute aligned strategy for the SA BU. Design and implement specific technical platforms and supplier competitive Tension programs that will deliver further competitive advantage for the PepsiCo MU’s and bring programs to Sector benchmarks. Lead evaluation of all pricing offers for RFP’s, by building sophisticated comparative pricing models and provide recommendations to category leaders. Create and implement Value Engineering / Productivity pipeline for SA – leveraging Sector process and program To deliver minimum 8% productivity p.a. from the compressible spend portion of $42MM SA spend. To develop a pipeline of productivity initiatives with SA more than 8% p.a. Establish CVA/commodity splits & pricing mechanism for all SA services – isolate commodity/regulated portion of the costings in order to create a cost strategy that provides effective risk management. Provide PSP / AOP for SA region & track monthly to ensure we operate within agreed budgets. Provide technical leadership to the SA supplier base and be a driver of change and performance improvement for the business in line with Commercial and financial priorities. This includes providing capability to respond to the business need for niche & new requirements, regional sourcing requirements and the need to comply with regulatory and environmental demands for. Co-operation with Legal Department to ensure the most beneficial contract terms for PepsiCo, preparation of the contracts and coordinate signing contracts are met. Delivering daily purchasing needs for the category through supplier contracting. Manage supplier relationships with key strategic and non-strategic suppliers for category. Manage and develop project procurement timeline and be key gatekeeper in all the critical Purchasing tasks to ensure on-time plan launch. Develop and implement category BCP to mitigate supply risks. Responsibility of productivity project identification, implementation, and monthly tracking. Leading implementation of category strategy and sourcing plans for the BU; Supplier management: Supplier selection in line with purchasing strategy for the scope: Participation in the local and regional supplier evaluation process and negotiation with suppliers Participation in preparing the sourcing plans Value engineering and productivity projects management and execution New Supplier development Maintaining the SQA & Sustainability requirements Co-operation with Legal Department to ensure the most beneficial contract terms for PepsiCo, preparation of the contracts and coordinate signing contracts Manage supplier relationship through scorecard reviews on quarterly basis with key stakeholders. Update and cleanse price lists on real time basis. SAP codes/description to be updated/cleansed. Lead dispute resolution regarding services/material supply, quality issues, invoice and payment issues. Support in developing new suppliers. Represent procurement with cross functional stakeholders such as Marketing/Sales/Supply Chain/ R&D for all innovation and productivity projects. Lead Category negotiations and manage contracts with suppliers. Create and Maintain SAP contracts. Tracking, Reporting and uploading monthly productivity projects in relevant tool. Evaluate & evolve sourcing strategy based on changing market conditions and provide inputs during strategic sourcing activities, including internal and external analysis and negotiations. Keep close tracking of productivity pipeline to cover any risks to the plan. Support commodity reporting; maintain price & inflation/deflation database including internal and external data. Supplier liaison for supplier quality assurance program. Deliver on agreed objectives and KPI’s to ensure successful category strategy implementation. Qualifications What will qualify you for the role: 5+ years’ experience in procurement function leading a similar related category. 3 year tertiary qualification Ability to coordinate multiple cross functional teams to achieve objectives. Proactive and able to manage ambiguity effectively. Evolvement within international environment and multicultural understanding. Excellent communication skills and ability to work within multi-functional teams networking, influencing & presenting ideas/programs, demonstrably powerful influencer. Effective relationship building, development and maintenance with internal stakeholders and external suppliers. Excellent analytical skills, ability to clearly communicate with all levels of the PepsiCo Organization’s and suppliers Ability to work alone and take initiative. Identify potential roadblocks and profile them to Management for clarification and resolution. Manage and execute projects in a timely manner. Ability to prioritize. Self-starter, ability to work remotely from line manager. Desire to become long term Procurement professional. Develop category strategy and successfully execute the strategy. Ability to execute end to end category sourcing strategy. “PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"

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Responsibilities

Responsible for the procurement of facilities and G&A services across the South Africa Business Unit, managing a spend of approximately $42MM. The role involves executing category strategies, driving productivity initiatives, and managing strategic supplier relationships and contracts.