Director Frito Lay Product Implementation

PepsiCo Product Management Overview:

The Product Management team is tasked with articulation of the vision and leading the execution and implementation of PepsiCo’s next generation global Digital and Data infrastructure. The scope encompasses the full Strategy & Transformation agenda, leading all Digital and Data product road mapped initiatives, and is intended to manifest as components of a Data/Digital platforms which enable all business functions at Global scale. We will achieve this by delivering a vision and strategic roadmap for best-in-class platforms, and consistently executing against key milestones in direct collaboration with global engineering and data science teams.

The DPS Product Director, IBP Americas will be a critical member of the global IBP product management team. Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is an orchestration layer which will drive enhanced decision making and cross-functional collaboration across PepsiCo. The solution will be enabled by state-of-the-art platform capabilities which extend end-to-end from demand planning to supply planning and touch nearly every aspect of the business from finance to marketing to sales and procurement.

This position will own technical solution delivery for the Frito Lay, and will work cross functionally with process, adoption, and strategy teams to deliver IBP for a local market.  The Product Manager will have to adapt to the dynamic needs of the business and ensure IBP is positioned to drive optimal business value.  This includes balancing the development of a global product vs. local market needs in collaboration with the Global IBP Demand Planning and S&OP/S&OE Leads. 

• Own the build and implementation of the NA IBP Product for Frito Lay
• Support the IBP Product Leadership Team to ensure Frito Lay follows a NA IBP product design .
• Prioritize product requirements, features and functionality across portfolio with product managers, act as the integrator role for all streams of work for the market​
• Own and manage the product roadmap and prioritization of features to be enabled for the market
• Own overall quality of product being delivered
• Measure, manages and reports on KPIs for the product in the market
• Lead key stakeholders, business engagement, and product managers to socialize product plans and requirements, research, brainstorm and validate new functionality, and address any product issues
• Partner with the the IBP business owner to ensure no gaps in implementation to approved design and requirements.
• Demonstrate passion for excellence related to product design, delivery, and engineering
• Ensure all design gaps are brought forward to the NA product leadership for alignment and approvals for any market specific change requests.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $122,300 - $242,700.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 25% of annual salary paid out annually.
• and an additional target payout of 10% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.
• Long term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

• Product implementation experience required of Supply planning or IBP capabilities like o9 , SAP IBP, Kinaxis etc
• 12+ years of product, program, or digital delivery management with experience creating strategic product roadmaps and working with cross-functional teams in a highly-matrixed environment
• Experience managing teams of up to 50 people, including contractors and non-direct reports
• Experience building and launching products from ideation through launch and revision
• Strong knowledge and experience in agile methodologies, experience working with multiple scrum teams on simultaneous builds
• Experience managing daily technical and design direction
• Bachelor’s degree required; Bachelor’s degree in quantitative or engineering related field preferred
• CPG experience preferred
• Experience working across geographies and cultures

Skills, Abilities, Knowledge:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, along with the ability to influence and demonstrate confidence in communications with senior level management.
• Positive and flexible attitude to enable adjusting to different needs in an ever-changing environment.
• Strong leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills; comfortable managing trade-offs.
• Proactively drives impact and engagement while bringing others along.
• Ability to lead others without direct authority.

Differentiating Competencies Required

• Understands both the engineering and business side of the Products released 
• Places the user in the center of decision making 
• Teams up and collaborates for speed, agility, and innovation 
• World-class organization and accountability
• Operates effectively in matrix relationships across organizational barriers
• Able to seamlessly transition between visionary/strategic focus and hands-on getting things done=

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

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