CAREERS TO SMILE ABOUT
At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.
At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.
Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.
The Opportunity
The overarching role of Commercialization is to enable PepsiCo to accelerate growth by rapid development and flawless execution of ‘Fewer, Bigger, Better, Faster’ innovation. This role is required to support the Innovation and Commercialization Gamesa agenda, including accountability for supporting the running of the Innovation Process (Stage Gate meetings), leading innovation projects and driving cross-functional teams to deliver the launch and owning the Innovation systems data to ensure quality and reliable inputs and KPI reporting.
Your Impact
As Commercialization Sr Supervisor your responsibilities would consist of:
Project management
- Develop strong relationships to align timelines and manage deliverables on time and in full – this requires significant influencing skills and ability to hold stakeholders accountable.
- Leadership of cross functional project teams to deliver complex projectsResponsible for driving PepsiCo Stage Gate and ensuring inputs and timelines align with Stage Gate.
- Responsible for communicating milestones & timelines to project teams & key stakeholders to enable on time, on budget project delivery.
- Responsible for communicating risks & issues in Senior Leadership Forum implementing appropriate mitigation & contingency plans.
- Presenting projects at Stage Gate meetings for Team approvals.
- Build team standards via continuous end-to-end process improvement, tools and templates.
Portfolio Innovation Strategy Execution
- Effectively engage, communicate and influence other critical functions (Mkt, R&D, Operations and Finance) to ensure alignment and flawless execution of all identified opportunities
- Ensure all projects are driven through relevant stage gate process both internal and externally (bottler stage gate) and follow post-launch.
MyInnovaton data completeness
- Own MyInnovation data integrity, with responsibility for ensuring quality inputs and compliance in line with Global requirements and business KPIs
Who Are We Looking For?
- Bachelor Degree in Business Management, Marketing, Engineering or related.
- Minimum of 2-3 years experience in Project Management skills
- Fluent English (Conversational Level)
- Proven experience in project leadership/management skills, ability to manage complex functional interdependencies in project timelines
- Strong and effective communicator with people of all levels and functions in the organization
- Strength in data analysis and interpretation in order to develop business recommendations
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.
