PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH | Procurement Assoc Manager

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The Opportunity

Procurement is looking forward to become a strategic partner for business beyond productivity and supply assurance. Innovation and Sustainability is an essential part of Procurement transformation journey that needs to be developed and accelerated.

Procurement’s role in the sustainability agenda is crucial to achieve 2030 pep+ targets. Pep+ Manager will be responsible of leading the PMF pep+ agenda (Agriculture, Climate, Packaging and Positive Choices) within Procurement in order to harmonize ways of working with clear strategies cross-category and become the single point of contact with the LATAM Sustainability Office for projects, reporting and key interventions.

Manager will be responsible as well for creating a strategic Innovation framework cross-category (Directs + Indirects).

The role seeks to harmonize and boost how innovation is tackled in Procurement in order to lever on suppliers inno capabilities. Design new ways of working with R&D, Marketing and Commercialization will be needed to make Procurement part of the innovation process even before the ideation phase; this to better answer to consumers and brands needs, to complement the business with suppliers market insights and trends and to improve overall speed to market. Early involvement of Procurement can double the value of competitive advantage sources in terms not only of innovation but in quality, sustainability, speed and risk reduction.

This FTE will also be responsible for looking for new partners to solve business roadblocks while thinking out of the box, expanding the supply base, making alliances with startups and academia or doing cross-industry benchmarking.

Your Impact

As Global Proc Assoc Manager your scope would consist of:

• Lead the creation of an innovation and growth hacking framework considering current sector’s pain points.
• Establish an elevated relationship with R&D, Marketing, Insights and Commercialization to make Procurement a relevant actor in the innovation processes capable of supporting the teams assertively. Have a clear RACI.
• Set a baseline to measure speed to market improvements in key categories; report quarterly improvements in selected categories.
• Train Procurement team on Marketing basic concepts to better connect with brands and Topline; generate an annual knowledge of business growth spaces, brands demand spaces, needstates, consumers tensions, trends and other relevant market insights.
• Support and lead buyers in the assessment of suppliers innovation capabilities potential; insights, fast prototyping, R&D, small-scale production, route to market, portfolio solutions, etc.
• Map current suppliers ecosystem.
• Scout jointly with R&D for new technologies and pilot solutions that can be scalable.
• Design and implement tools for brand managers to take faster and informed decisions when doing product development processes.
• Lead and execute an annual innovation event targeting top senior leaders, cross-functional managers, suppliers and entrepreneurs.
• Launch a specific innovation framework for Indirect categories putting focus on Point of Sales, Media and Digital.
• Measure, track progress and report all the initiatives ‘hacked’ by Procurement.
• Make innovation a key pillar of Suppliers Relationship Management program in all categories with specific KPIs.
• Carry out market research in order to keep up to date with customer trends, as well as trying to predict future trends.
• Run the financial analysis of pep+ costs and co-develop with buyers a cost mitigation plan.
• Design a suppliers engagement program to accelerate Climate targets (Scope 3 reduction by 40%).
• Coordinate Climate agenda for Scope 3 targets; get on board suppliers to make GHG reduction commitments, ensure open reporting and to join renewable energy program.
• Lead Scope 1 & 2 GHG reduction plans for Procurement; run feasibility assessments, socialize agenda’s R&O and push for cost reduction; for example, electric fleet, renewable energy programs.
• Become SPOC and funnel of pep+ with all internal stakeholders; coordinate KPIs reporting and glidepaths process on a quarter and yearly basis.
• Implement and nurture pep+ dashboards for Agriculture, Climate and Packaging to track progress month over month.

Train Procurement team on pep+ to develop the sustainability capability, have a clear learning path for all different levels with actionable examples.

¿Who Are We Looking For?

Key skills and experience required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Business Administration or similar.
• 7 years previous experience in Procurement (mandatory).
• 2 years previous experience in Marketing topics (desirable).
• 3 years previous experience in Sustainability topics (agriculture, packaging, climate) (desirable).
• Creativity and an ability to produce innovative and original ideas (mandatory).
• Knowledge on project management (mandatory).
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills: ability to use data and metrics to back up assumptions and evaluate outcomes. (mandatory).
• Track record of having earned the trust of a leadership team by challenging norms, improving efficiency, enabling growth and upgrading team performance. (mandatory).
• Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences.
• Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges.
• Experience influencing and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders to meet deliverables. (mandatory).
• Excels at delivering results in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, independently and autonomously. (mandatory).
• Customer and results oriented.
• Storyteller and graphic design skills.
• Proficient in English (mandatory), Portuguese (desirable).
• Skilled in the main softwares - Word, Excel, Power Point (mandatory).
• Skilled in Power BI (desirable).
• Familiar with processes on transnational companies.
• Detailed-oriented.

Competencies required:

• Leadership and ownership.
• Up-to-date with latest trends and marketing best practices.
• Driving for Results: Communicates persuasively to win support, minimizes or removes barriers that get in the way of achieving results and leverages understanding of key business drivers to deliver results.
• Detailed-oriented.
• Adaptability.
• High analytical skills.
• Status-quo challenger.
• Open and curious.
• Ability to understand complex subjects and make them easily understandable by audiences without prior specialist knowledge.
• Effective decision-making skills, adept at asking the right questions, actioning decisions, resolving issues and escalating where required.
• Decision Making: Balances competing priorities without losing momentum behind execution, translates strategies into plans that can be effectively executed.
• Risk management: Makes the right trade-offs and balances resources to deliver results. Plans ahead and articulates the organizational vision and resource requirements needed to deliver results for the future.

If this is an opportunity that interests you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements.

What can you expect from us:

• Opportunities to learn and develop every day through a wide range of programs.
• Internal digital platforms that promote self-learning.
• Development programs according to Leadership skills.
• Specialized training according to the role.
• Learning experiences with internal and external providers.
• We love to celebrate success, which is why we have recognition programs for seniority, behavior, leadership, moments of life, among others.
• Financial wellness programs that will help you reach your goals in all stages of life.
• A flexibility program that will allow you to balance your personal and work life, adapting your working day to your lifestyle.
• And because your family is also important to us, they can also enjoy benefits such as our Wellness Line, thousands of Agreements and Discounts, Scholarship programs for your children, Aid Plans for different moments of life, among others.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value 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 work force and innovation for the organization.