Innovation & Commercialization Manager

Overview

Work for a global FMCG company with some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands. Be part of an exciting business where employees are recognized and career growth is supported.  

At PepsiCo, you can Dare for Better. You can help build a world where there are more possibilities for more people, no matter what role you hold. Together, we’ll make a positive impact for good. Because when we Dare for Better, we can smile at what’s next. For our careers, families, communities and the planet.

The Innovation and Commercialization Lead will spearhead the delivery of key innovation projects in Indonesia BU and take leadership role as BU commercialization, lead on overall agenda delivery, stakeholder management, and calendar risk management.

This role will also own the Stagegate agenda every month and lead the Stagegate meeting; support on all E2E activities related to innovation, including myInnovation, shopper development, and owning the multi-year innovation calendar. 

Responsibilities

What you will be responsible for:

• Leverage 3 lens approach to all projects to ensure the cross-functional team focuses on the right innovation projects - with the right amount of resourcing, governance, and rigor.
• Develop and Lead the Indonesia Commercercialization In-Year and 3Y Innovation Agenda.
• Deliver Innovation NR Target  – Execute all related actions to ongoing and new innovation projects.
• Deliver projects on time and ensure STM compliance – Execute actions.
• Ensure one single version of the truth in complex innovation projects – Execute.
• Develop and own the multi-year Innovation Calendar for Indonesia (Innovation Hopper Pipeline).
• Deliver scale, E2E solutions that accelerate portfolio transformation – Execute actions and provide consulation.

Qualifications

What you will need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• At least 10+ years of commercial experience, preferably involving innovation or project management in FMCG
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to comfortably handle several commercialization projects at a time and manage complex functional interdependencies.
• Comfortable with managing both accelerated timelines (<16 week delivery) for imports and prolonged timelines (12 months+) for Reframe, Refresh, and Create projects.
• Proactive mindset to anticipate issues and identify solutions to mitigate the risk
• Highly result-driven with high sense of responsibility to deliver a set goal on time and in full. Exhibits a high degree of personal initiative and leadership – can operate well with fast-paced changes and navigate a heavily matrixed environment across levels and functions
• Strong and effective communicator with people of all levels and functions in the organization
• Positive growth mindset and flexible “can-do” attitude to support an ever-changing environment with competing priorities and the drive to find a creative solution in an ambiguous, complex environment
• High level of business acumen and must be commercially savvy with strong analytical and prioritization skills; can easily balance both big picture goals and everyday tasks
• Good Knowledge of FMCG innovation process (including consumer ideation and insight processes) and other relevant processes and systems (Supply Chain, Sales, Distribution, and Marketing, Global Procurement). Strength in data analysis and interpretation in order to develop business recommendations
• Technically savvy with strong capability in Microsoft Project a bonus
• Fluent in English and Bahasa Indonesia