PBNA Procurement Packaging Director - Fiber

Overview

This position is responsible for the strategic sourcing of PBNA's Fiber Packaging category, ensuring commercial line-up of supplier partnerships and agreements to support PepsiCo's P&L growth agenda via supply assurance, innovation, productivity, and sustainability. Supports with executive interfacing to drive strategic agenda across bottles category for Gatorade, CSD, Lipton, Starbucks, and other iconic brands.

Responsibilities

Core Accountabilities:

Develop the strategic sourcing strategy for PBNA Fiber Category spend of ~ $400MM to ensure commercial line-up of supplier partnerships and contracts which ensure below. Accountable for making decisions and executing the contracts/negotiations (w/support and leadership from direct reports). Responsible to deliver 1-5 year long term end to end bottle strategy with keen eye on:

• Short / Long Term capacity planning in line with business growth objectives
• Develop, Implement, and Execute productivity for AOP and Long term (PSP) pipeline/ideation comprised of VE & innovative compressible spend reductions to deliver up to 4% YOY productivity (some potential drivers: harmonization, new technologies / innovations, alternative suppliers / supply chains, vertical integration, etc. with support of direct reports).
• Scouting and building converter supply chains where required to meet BU objectives for innovation, new technologies, supply assurance, sustainability, etc.
• Develop team of high functioning SME's capable of leveraging deep category expertise, supply market expertise, and competitive landscape to drive PBNA objectives. Develop team objectives, development plans, and talent pipeline.
• Interface with LG3+ cross-functional leadership to drive BU agenda. Interface with procurement Material Supply teams to understand the business growth needs and translate these into actionable plans to deliver supply
• Develop strategic partnerships with actionable strategic objectives for suppliers
  • Partner with LG3+ on T2T meetings
  • Contract negotiation: RFP, Negotiate, & Execute Contract
  • Identify and build supplier capability and use metric to improve supplier performance (KPI, scorecards, etc.)

Supply:

• Lead mature category with high complexity, strict quality requirements across a diverse set of technologies.
• Lead team to deliver ESP growth (2-5yr), develop + implement BCP (alternative supply chains / suppliers, etc.) to drive agility and ensure supply.

Productivity:

• Develop, Implement, & Execute AOP
• Lead team to develop PSP (2-5yr) - Sustainable P&L COGS unlocks to reduce TCO end to end aligned with BU objectives (up to 4% YOY reduction)
• Lead developing & maintain/step-up in productivity pipeline. Requires significant new unlocks in productivity - i.e. new technologies, new entrants (requires supplier development or expansion, spec harmonization & alignment, vertical integration, new substrates, etc.)

Innovation:

• Enable PepsiCo's future innovation plans through supplier development & scouting of new suppliers and next generation technologies

Sustainability:

• Lead team to ensure converters achieve PEP sustainability objectives and build converter capabilities to achieve objectives
• Lead team to scout for diverse supplier (MWBE) supply chains and build PSP of MWBE opportunities.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $125,900 - $249,900.
• 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.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, or another related field. Master's in business administration preferred.

Experience:

• 10+ years of work experience in procurement, packaging, supply chain, operations, or other relevant experience, ideally in the food and beverage industry, and ideally with extensive experience and understanding of CPG supply chains.

Leadership Capability:

• Drive for Results - Communicates persuasively to win support, minimizes or removes barriers that get in the way of achieving results, and leverages understanding of key business drivers in own area to get results
• Builds talent - Experience managing and developing teams
• Collaborating, Influencing, Relationships - influences others through reasoning and relationships and understands how to operate in a matrix organisation and use networks appropriately to get things done.

Functional Capability:

• Procurement Strategic thinking: Ability to formulate and then translate strategies into plans that can be effectively executed.
• Analytical thinking: Ability to quickly analyze data and transform it into meaningful insights.
• Negotiation: Ability to negotiate large complex deals that drive supply assurance, holistic cost management, and sustainability benefits for Pepsico.

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