Job Description

Overview

*This role is based in Purchase, NY*

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.

The Global Foods Innovation Commercialization PMO is a new, highly visible role that will provide a successful candidate with a unique opportunity to have significant impact on the PepsiCo Foods global innovation agenda and visibility with the most Senior Leaders of the organization. The role is a key enabler of delivering the Foods strategic growth ambition.

PepsiCo has recently defined a new strategic growth ambition for its Global Foods Business. To execute that ambition a series of programs where approved across Innovation, Brand and Capabilities. This role will be accountable for ensuring all programs are executed on time and per plan, working as part of a multi-functional global foods group and in close connection with Sectors & key markets:

• Build the master calendar, roadmaps, scorecards, and interdependencies across all programs
• Coordinate activities across different programs & workstreams and provide tools to manage key risks, actions, updates, and priorities
• Drive overall program updates, incorporating inputs from the workstreams leads, to ensure coordination, drive visibility and request unlocks from program owners, stakeholders, and executives
• Define overall programs timeline and milestones, including key decisions and meetings and maintain master program timeline and scorecards updated accordingly
• Drive key stakeholder communications flow, including monthly program “ships”.
• The role provides world class PMO expertise and capability
• The role reports into the VP Global Foods Commercialization and is a member of the Global Foods Commercialization Leadership team.

Responsibilities

• The Global Foods Innovation Commercialization PMO main accountability is to ensure all Foods strategic programs are successful executed as per plan.
• Coordinate activities across program workstreams and provide tools and escalation pathways to manage key risks, actions, updates, and priorities.
• Define and maintain overall programs timeline and milestones. Highlight issues and risks to plan and recommended course corrections for timeline slippages. Engage with prime movers & project owners for inputs and solutions and secure alignment from stakeholders. Identify interdependencies and potential conflicts.
• Drive development of program updates for Executive Level Meetings and provide input for the purposes of global socialization, awareness, solicitation of resources and other program needs. Coordinate development of monthly updates to Executive Sponsor(s) to drive key decisions, inputs, and risk management. Review and finalize monthly updates with program leadership prior to distribution.
• Develop external program updates via the monthly program newsletters. Review and finalize each program newsletter with stakeholders prior to distribution.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings and build the right process tools to underpin all the above.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $100,500 - $168,150.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills and experience will be considered in setting actual starting salary
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 15% of annual salary paid out annually
• 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

Qualifications

• 8 to 10 years’ PMO experience in managing multiple projects
• Strong background in managing complex projects including cross geography coordination and partnering with multiple business functions and stakeholders
• Proven results delivering significant business change within a fast-paced, cross-functional, matrix environment
• Good knowledge of CPG industry and the way it operates and the innovation strategy and agenda
• Excellent coordination and planning skills – robust problem solving and action-oriented mindset
• Very high levels of business acumen as a must-have: commercially savvy with outstanding analytical & problem solving skills
• Strong strategic process thinking skills; high level of competency in (oral and written) communication and change management
• Ability to engage with & effectively influence senior stakeholders within the organization and across multiple functions
• Flexibility to anticipate and adjust to new priorities and program needs
• Business oriented & strong process skills
• Knowledge of project management tools and systems (Monday.com, Smartsheet) to drive efficiency

Critical GREAT5 leadership competencies include: 

• Curiosity for Learning: Demonstrates learning agility and curiosity to gain deeper insights that add value
• Networks: Leverages relationships to deliver results.  Manages effectively in the matrix & seeks alignment from others on key decisions
• Change Management: Mobilizing the teams for change / Adapt approach to changing needs
• Clarity: Simplifies complexity & communicates in a clear and concise manner
• Results: Balances a sense of urgency with the need to deliver quality results.  Demonstrates perseverance in achieving complex or ambiguous goals
• External Perspectives: Understands the PepsiCo business, its consumers and customers.  Uses this information to drive decisions and actions
• Decision Making: Prioritizes based on a balance of information, insights & calculated risks

COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment for this role.  Please note that all such company vaccine requirements provide the opportunity to request an approved accommodation or exemption under applicable law.

EEO Statement

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 If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy. Please view our Pay Transparency Statement