PepsiCo - Senior Manager - SC Operations (7-15 yrs)

JOB PURPOSE:

- Drive the operation agenda thru the bottlers operation organization in collaboration with Franchise, sales and Marketing team, securing product quality & trademark protection and product availability.

- Develop the bottler long term capacity planning, while focusing on the implementation of the marketing innovation agenda in line with AOP & SBP.

The Regional Operations Manager ensures that:

- Capacity requirements are evaluated and up-gradations, Expansions and Green-fields are executed as per requirements and to Pepsi standards.

- The products are made as per Q&FS standards and quality scores improvement through capability.

- The operations are cost effective, efficient and target KPIs are achieved

- Drives productivity through value engineering and best practice tool.

- Builds capability of bottlers and deploys PepsiCo Best practice tools

- Build impact full connects with OEMs and external partners

- The Pep + initiatives are rolled out and tracked as per PepsiCo glidepath

- The operation is being done in compliance with local regulatory requirement

Accountability:

- Lead the bottlers capacity planning and strategic capacity expansion plan.

- Bottlers Point of contact with OEMs to insure the implementation of PepsiCo equipment standards and best practices tools.

- Lead new product/packaging launches readiness as per AOP for his cluster

- Drive bottlers quality performance in-line with Quality agenda and targets for his cluster plants

- Ensure 100% AIB audits at FOBO plants and achieve AOP targets

- Drive material sourcing through PepsiCos approved suppliers.

- Provide operation technical input to franchise team for renewal of EBAs.

- Align FOBO bottlers on operational best practice tools such as M&W, Pitstop & RECON implementation as per agreed plan

- Support on driving productivity in his cluster

- Support bottlers sustainability KPI improvement as per OOS guidelines and Pep+ Glidepath

- Coordinate with the Quality Systems Manager in conducting regular audits of bottling plants to ensure standard operating procedures and quality control methods are in place & maintained.

EXPERIENCE/COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

- Graduate in Engineering with Electrical, mechanical or Mechatronics.

- Budget management experience.

- Well knowledge of Supply chain, Manufacturing, quality, maintenance systems, PepsiCo best practice tools and procurement.

- Minimum 7-15 years FMCG experience in maintenance and projects management

- Must have experience of at least 8 years with 3years as manufacturing function head of plant.

Technical, Financial, and executional abilities

- Extensive leadership experience and capability. Solid understanding of business levers. Capable of leading, training and motivating the plant teams and carrying the Bottlers along

- Significant change management experience. Highly analytical.

- Ability to work cross-functionally, cross-geographically and across multiple cultures

- Strong internal and external communicator, influencer, and negotiator.

- Ability to set and prioritise short, mid and long term objectives.

- Experience in warehouse/ inventory and spare parts management