AddressWe are PepsiCo
PepsiCo is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.
In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore, and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.
ResponsibilitiesWhat we're looking for:
We're looking for a Supply Chain Finance Business Partner to join our team. the successful incumbent will assist Finance Business Partner to enable implementation of strategy. Integrate demand planning data with commercial decision-making to give effect to business production and sales balancing.
Accountabilities
- Lead Forecasting & Consolidation of all 12 Bakeries for all planning cycles.
- Monitor & evaluate the Bakery financial performance trends, performance against KPI’s , providing accurate relevant and timely finance information to the business categories to enable it to meet its finance commitments.
- Profit forecasting based on commercial variables, pricing and what-if scenarios.
- Assist with AOP and Forecast process, specifically for 12 bakeries including 3rd party IDC
- Assist with Business Cases, Investment feasibility & Value Engineering Propositions & motivations
- Collaborate with multiple stakeholders, i.e Warehouse, Distribution, Supply Planning & Sales Team, Finance, Production
- Identify cost drivers for business & mitigate risks
- Design, implement and monitor internal controls within the distribution environment
- Support the preparation of management reports (Actual vs Forecast vs Budget, Vol/Rate/Mix analysis, Various metrics i.e. CPK, Vehicle utilization, Route optimization, Distribution damages etc.) to be distributed to various stakeholders in daily/weekly/monthly intervals
- Lead the financial evaluation of significant/strategic investment choices to provide a long-term perspective of the
- Support with other Ad hoc requests as required by the FBP, GM or Transport Director
- Validation of productivity in PowerSteering and approval of Capex projects at required level. Executing on COE governance and support capability build for Capex and Productivity within Supply Chain
- Ensure robust financial evaluation and development of models are developed to review and validate projects for PowerSteering submissions
- Strong collaboration with Regional Logistics Managers to ensure visibility of cost drivers
- Partner with Supply Chain Senior Director and Finance Director Supply Chain to evaluate assumptions on input costs
- Build sustainable planning processes & tools to enhance efficiency & responsiveness of Bakeries Supply Chain financial forecasting
- Provide financial support for the iS&OP / EBP financial reconciliation process and integrate Operational forecast metrics into the wide planning agenda
- Support transport team to improve on the daily operation, interpret financial polices/accounting guidelines to operation teams for better understanding and compliance (Including Pepsico Financial Governance Requirements)
- Developing and reviewing Commercial Guardrails. Assist with costing requests to evaluate proposed sales promotions
- Strong Stakeholder Engagement to understand and influence for required outcomes linked in supporting the National Transport Footprint
- Post Graduate Degree in Finance or (CA/CIMA)
- Proven track record in a similar finance role
- Experience of working in Finance team supporting Distribution as Business Partner
- 5 years experience in the same or similar role
- Advanced MS Excel, Power Quiry & Power BI experience required
