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.
- Lead end-to-end distributor transformation and strategic projects, ensuring alignment with regional commercial and growth priorities.
- Translate strategic business opportunities into actionable roadmaps with defined milestones, owners, KPIs, and governance structures.
- Identify growth opportunities, operational gaps, and execution risks within distributor markets and propose scalable solutions.
- Support the development and implementation of distributor operating models, GTM initiatives, and commercial transformation programs.
PMO Governance & Execution Excellence
- Establish project management standards, governance routines, tracking mechanisms, and executive reporting cadence.
- Drive project execution discipline across cross-functional teams, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and with measurable impact.
- Monitor project health, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans while proactively escalating critical issues.
- Consolidate regional project status updates and provide executive visibility on priorities, risks, timelines, and business impact.
Cross-Functional Leadership
- Coordinate alignment between Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales Operations, and Distributor partners.
- Facilitate strategic discussions and decision-making forums with senior stakeholders and distributor leadership teams.
- Influence without direct authority to ensure accountability and execution across multiple teams and markets.
- Build strong collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders to accelerate project implementation.
Continuous Improvement & Business Transformation
- Identify process optimization opportunities to improve execution efficiency, visibility, and governance.
- Promote data-driven decision-making by leveraging analytics, KPIs, and performance tracking tools.
- Drive standardization and scalability of best practices across distributor markets.
- Contribute to long-term business planning by assessing operational capabilities, investment needs, and transformation priorities.
Who Are We Looking For?
Educational Background
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Commercial Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Computer Science, or related fields.
- MBA or postgraduate studies is a plus
- Agile, Lean, Six Sigma, PMP, or related certifications are considered a plus.
- Required: Fluent English proficiency (spoken and written).
Experience
- 6+ years of experience leading Project Management, PMO, Commercial Transformation, Sales Operations, Route-to-Market (RTM), Distributor Management, or Business Transformation initiatives
- Proven experience leading strategic and operational initiatives, driving process standardization, operational excellence, and business growth across complex, matrix organizations.
- Experience collaborating with distributors, cross-functional teams, and regional stakeholders across multiple markets.
- FMCG/CPG experience preferred
Technical Skills & Tools
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Strong experience with SAP and Power BI.
- Knowledge of Business Intelligence, Route Engineering, Geo-Marketing, GPS, and sales execution tools is a plus.
- Ability to analyze business data, identify opportunities, and convert insights into actionable plans.
Core Competencies
- Leadership through influence and stakeholder management, with the ability to align, engage, and drive execution across distributors, sales leaders, and cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Strategic thinking and project leadership, combining strong analytical capabilities with proven project and program management skills to identify growth opportunities, standardize processes, and execute regional initiatives.
- Communication and collaboration, with exceptional presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills to effectively partner with multifunctional and multicultural teams across the region.
- Operational excellence and continuous improvement mindset, focused on driving process standardization, efficiency, and sustainable business results.
- Proactive, self-driven, and results-oriented approach, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, build new capabilities from the ground up, and thrive in a dynamic, evolving environment.
Additional Requirements
- Willingness and availability to travel frequently across Central America
- Valid driver’s license
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.
