Pit Manager Omni Channel - Mississauga, Canada - PepsiCo

PepsiCo

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Mississauga, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Overview:
The PIT Manager will Lead the commercialization of Frito-Lay's portfolio across customer, eCommerce and field initiatives, and directly manage the project deliverables, timelines, and task coordination for the commercialization (commercial launch) of all growth drivers for the business outside of trade spend, media, and coupons

This includes:

New Product Innovations and Offerings
Bring Back Product Rotations, First To Market offerings, customer packs, etc
Product Lifecycle Changes (e.g. Pricing, Weight Changes, Raw Material Transitions, Manufacturing Location Changes & Packaging Transitions)

Responsible for collaborating within the Growth Office and with cross functional partners from sales, finance, brand, product supply, procurement, innovation, and R&D to drive the customer team commercial agenda.

The Company
PepsiCo Canada is recognized as one of Canada's top 100 employers.

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.

Our product portfolio includes 22 world-famous, billion-dollar brands; from Gatorade to Quaker, Tropicana to Lay's and more. We make hundreds of enjoyable foods and beverages that are loved throughout the world.

PepsiCo's effort to help build a more sustainable food system represents a key element of the company's broader vision of accelerated, sustainable growth known as Winning with Purpose.

As part of this vision, PepsiCo is striving to be a better company by further integrating purpose into the core of its business and brands and doing even more for people and the planet.

Our purpose efforts include fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, supporting the communities where we live and work, and improving choices in our portfolio through reformulations and new products.

At PepsiCo Canada, we are focused on delighting our consumers by delivering high-quality products and exciting brand campaigns. Our people are critical to our success and by supporting their personal growth and development and providing them with the tools they need to succeed, PepsiCo Canada is a company you'll be proud to join

Responsibilities:

What you'll be working on:

Ensure all product change projects are managed through the correct process, governance, and successfully launch in market on time with the alignment of all relevant cross functional partners
Work with Prime Movers to ensure project scope clearly is communicated in Business Proposals (BPs)
Determine ownership, execution scope, and master data setup needs for all projects
Work with business partners to understand strategic objectives of projects
Identify complexity and resources needed; generate activity roadmaps
Ensure all other business priorities, schedule dependencies and risks are considered when creating the execution timeline
Drive BP execution plans to ensure project milestones are met
Lead crossfunctional partners in weekly Task Force execution meetings
Drive cross functional teams to quickly assess, reprioritize and adjust schedules to meet unanticipated headwinds; this includes removing barriers, elevating risks, and balancing projects against one another in terms of priority of execution
Ensure proper management of Master Data (UPCs / product codes / product attributes) as part of each business proposal with personal knowledge and oversight of coordinators who assemble master data for each BP
Work cross functionally to reduce data and project errors, and improve speed to market vs current levels

Qualifications:

Who's a good fit for the team:

Undergraduate degree in an applicable discipline
Preferable experience: 2+ years prior Sales or Supply Chain or Marketing or previous experience in project management
Understanding of the Frito Lay or related industry commercialization process and role within the organization
Strong analytical and communication skills
Knowledge of common project management principles and tactics
Experience in facilitating groups or leading training helpful
Detail and results oriented with strong execution skills partnered with intellectual curiosity
Engergized by continuous changes with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities on tight timelines
Ability to coach and develop talent
Solid knowledge to use proprietary based system software (e.g. SAP or Oracle)
Working P&L knowledge helpful
Solid Understanding of Packaged Goods business flow
DSD preferred
E-Commerce Knowledge helpful
Bias for action in enabling selling
Adaptive, and willing to lead through frequent and unexpected changes
Team player with a track record of collaboration
Willingness to solve problems and operate in ambiguous situations while working towards solutions
Result driven and enthusiastic, with a willingness to help work through issues
Influencing & Strong interpersonal skills