Executive Assistant

PepsiCo is a leading global food and beverage company with a diverse portfolio of brands, including Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi, and Quaker. Our products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.

We are committed to creating a positive impact on the planet and society through our strategic end-to-end transformation, PepsiCo Positive (pep+). Our vision is to be the global leader in beverages and convenient foods by winning with pep+.

We are seeking an Executive Assistant to support our senior executives in their daily operations. The successful candidate will be responsible for running the supported executives' offices, arranging video and telephone conferences, making travel arrangements, and organizing meetings and conferences.

The ideal candidate will have a strong commercial awareness, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. They will also have experience in producing presentations, managing confidential information, and working in a team environment.

• Run the supported executives' offices, including arranging video and telephone conferences, making travel arrangements, and organizing meetings and conferences.
• Prepare presentation decks and interact with Vice Presidents and Directors.
• Support the arrangements of annual conferences and maintain filing systems.
• Handle all incoming mail, action, and distribution as appropriate.
• General correspondence and coverage within the Executive PA team as/when required.
• Ad hoc project management.

• Secretarial qualifications equal to a 3-year post-matric.
• Experience of supporting more than one manager.
• Strong commercial awareness with a curiosity to understand the business.
• Flexible attitude and approach to work in terms of content of role and potential long working hours.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written, with the ability to communicate across all levels within the business as well as with external clients and customers, across different countries.
• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment with a proven ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Results-focused with attention to detail.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Strong problem solver with the ability to find solutions to issues quickly and effectively with capability to make rational judgement calls.
• Experience in producing presentations.
• Ability to integrate a number of simultaneous complex tasks with ease.
• First-class organisational and prioritising skills.
• Ability to manage confidential information and data.
• Team worker who shares best practices and processes with a positive approach to work.
• High level of initiative with the ability to make things happen.
• An outgoing enthusiastic self-starter, with commitment and a professional manner.
• Results-focused with attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including excellent PowerPoint and storytelling skills.
• Ability to communicate and influence effectively across levels of the organization.
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.

PepsiCo is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We respect and value diversity as a workforce and innovation for the organization.