India GP Packaging Senior Analyst

Overview

 

 

• Support India Packaging across Food Operations, managing a total spend of $100MM & more
• Manage the Corrugates category and support deliver of YOY P&L productivity from GP managed spend.

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• Job Dimensions & Scope

  • Snacks Volume: + 84k Tons Fiber and 40k Tons Flex
  • Spend: + $ 110 MM (Direct responsibility for $35MM)
  • Complexity: Matrix organization working with MSO and COE at Sector & Global Levels and Snacks business across COSO & Copack
  • Productivity: Delivering Continuous Improvement Productivity in excess of 7% of compressible spend YOY.
  • Plan, strategize and execute Pepsico Packaging Sustainability Goals

 

 

Responsibilities

Sourcing

• Support development of and implement strategic procurement initiatives for packaging for India region, ensuring COE strategies appropriate for the region
• Monitor packaging commodity markets and generate reports for CRM discussions for making commodity buying decisions.
• Conduct E-auction for key packaging categories basis buying cycle and contracting.
• Negotiate secondary packaging costs and conversions with paper mills,base film suppliers and converters
• Conduct quarterly costing excersice with suppliers on standard template and conclude it timely for contract creation in SAP.
• Ensure contracts and purchase orders are in place with required PepsiCo terms and conditions; in SAP.
• Support development of robust supply chains to provide reliable delivery of Packaging to manufacturing operations, on time, on budget, at specification.
• Maintain appropriate records and reporting processes to ensure compliance with PepsiCo and Global Procurement policies, including financial reporting, commodity risk management, productivity and sustainability.
• Work with Global COE teams on India specific initiatives including sourcing strategy, RFP, Contract Compliance and productivity.

Productivity

• Support delivery of annual productivity goals for INDIA Packaging category.  Support development of a robust pipeline of productivity ideas during the planning process and transform ideas into appropriate productivity projects in time for AOP submissions to ensure delivery of the productivity targets.
• Coordinate closely with the region and sector finance teams to align inflation and productivity assumptions with those projected by the CoE.
• Lift and shift/adapt productivity ideas from other countries/regions
• Support all 7 Step Wave Negotiation & Productivity Projects for INDIA Packaging category
• Manage INDIA Packaging cash flow through SCF and Payable terms extension process.

NPD Delivery

• Support delivery of all packaging materials for NPDs (other than flexible category items)

Sustainability – Environmental, Human & Business Continuity

• Lead the process to review all for critical suppliers and key risks.  Develop Business Continuity Plans for critical suppliers including strategies and tactics to mitigate risks where feasible.
• Ensure compliance with PepsiCo’s Supplier Code of Conduct requirements for all INDIA Secondary Packaging suppliers. Work with sector and region R&D personnel to support businesses.

Financial Reporting

• Upload and update productivity tool(powersteering) for packaging category projects.
• Support INDIA commodity guidance prices for SBP & AOP and forecasting of prices for FP&A submission according to global & Sector timeline requirements

People

• Work closely with India Packaging Lead to develop regional strategies.
• Collaborate with CoE/MSO teams and cross functional stakeholders to deliver against key business objectives
• Represent Procurement function internally (peer level) and externally (suppliers)
• Lead the compliance audit and selectica management for India GP.

 

 

Qualifications

Experience and Qualification

• Minimum of a graduate degree level or equivalent with demonstrated proficiency in analytical endeavors.
• Advanced degrees (Masters in Management) or Packaging focused degrees preferred.
• Excellent language skills – English essential, both verbal and in writing.
• Prior experience of atleast 2-3 years in the packaging field desirable. Minimum experience of 3-4 years in procurement function required with an overall minimum experience of 7-8 years
• Technical understanding of packaging manufacturing helps in handling this position.
• Relevant experience in sourcing strategy development in a Matrix organisaion.
• Experience in using advanced sourcing methodologies/ tools.
• Skilled in managing across a dispersed team of business stakeholders; strong selling skills
• High integrity: won’t compromise values to get results
• Agile : eager to embrace change, ability to manage in an ambiguous environment, consistently works against the right priorities
• Drive for Results: perseverant and resilient in the pursuit of objectives, willing to take on new challenges, works to resolve tough issues
• Strong communication: comfortable and effective communicating (verbal and written) with stakeholders internally and externally across all levels
• Strong knowledge of SAP and P2P governance
• Strong follow up and time management required to manage regular changes in packaging artworks and promotions.
• Analytical: ability to analyze information to draw conclusions and find actionable solutions
• Balancing competing priorities
• Partner with Region GP leadership to analyze, develop plans and support the key strategic intiatives.
• Lead data availability and analytics for all Packaging materials.
• Strong relationships with key regional / global Packaging suppliers
• Highly effective interpersonal skills – excellent negotiator and strong communication and influencing skills to all organizational levels and particularly at executive level. Demonstrated ability to develop credible business relationships with Plant managers, Supply Chain / Operations Directors & VPs, peers
• High level of business acumen
• Strong grasp of general business economics & key cost & quality drivers
• Strong analytical & financial skills
• Political & commercial savvy
• Ability to translate complex situations into simple messages for Exec level communication
• Comfortable working within complex matrix organization
• Able to communicate business strategies to suppliers as well as internal stakeholders
• Effective people leader including ability to lead cross functional teams
• Track record of being able to drive cross-functional support and resources for projects to deliver results on time.
• Effective project manager who is able to articulate and escalate hurdles quickly and keep driving the projects forward.
• Strong collaboration/matrix management
• Understands and manages key business drivers
• High integrity: won’t compromise values to get results
• Highly Collaborative: works well with others, including internal and external stakeholders to deliver results and keeps others informed to avoid unnecessary surprises
• Inclusive: treats all people with respect and fairness, open to and respectful of others’ opinions and points of view
• Innovative: takes initiative to find ways to get better results; seeks and takes advantage of ideas, best practices and solutions developed elsewhere