Senior Manager

Overview

As Sales Sr. Mgr, ensure that exceptional leadership & operational direction is provided by his/her analysts team to sales employees across multiple teams and markets. His/her Planogram Analysts deliver visually appealing planograms based on store clustering, space definitions and defined flow.

Work closely with Category Management and Space teams to ensure planograms meet approved parameters. Conduct planogram quality audit ensuring all planograms meet assortment requirements, visual appeal, innovation opportunities and shelving metrics.

Continuously identify opportunities and implement processes to improve quality, timeliness of output and process efficiency through automation.

Responsibilities

Functional Responsibilities

• Head the DX North America Planogram Analyst team and ensure efficient, effective and comprehensive support of the sales employees across multiple teams and markets
• Lead and manage the Planogram Analysts work stream by working closely with Canada Space & Planogram team
• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of tasks regarding:
• deliver visually appealing versioned planograms based on store clustering, space definitions and defined flow
• work closely with Category Management and Space teams to ensure planogram meet approved parameters
• conduct planogram quality control ensuring all planograms meet assortment requirements, visual appeal, innovation opportunities and shelving metrics
• electronically deliver planograms to both internal teams and external customer specific systems
• manage multiple project timelines simultaneously
• ensure timelines are met by tracking project process, coordinating activities and resolving issues
• build and maintain relationships with internal project partners
• manage planogram version/store combination and/or store planogram assignments and to provide reporting and data as needed
• maintain planogram database with most updated planogram files
• retain planogram models and files for historical reference, as needed
• Invest and drive adoption of industry best practices across regions/sector, as required
• Partner with global teams to define strategy for End to End execution ownership and accountabitity.
• Lead workload forecasting and effectively drive prioritization conversation to support capacity management.
• Build stronger business context and elevate the teams capability from execution focused to end to end capability focused.
• Ensure delivery of accurate and timely planograms in accordance with agreed service level agreements (SLA)
• Work across multiple functions to aid in collecting insights for action-oriented cause of change analysis
• Ability to focus against speed of execution and quality of service delivery rather than achievement of SLAs
• Recognize opportunities and take action to improve delivery of work
• Implement continued improvements and simplifications of processes and optimal use of technology
• Scale-up operation in-line with business growth, both within existing scope, as well as new areas of opportunity
• Create an inclusive and collaborative environment

People Leadership

• Enable direct reports capabilities and enforce consistency in execution of key capability areas; planogram QC, development and timely delivery
• Responsible for Hiring, talent assessment, competency development, performance management, productivity improvement, talent retention, career planning and development
• Provide and receive feedback about the global team and support effective partnership.

Qualifications

Key Skills Required :

10+ yrs. of retail/merchandizing experience ( including JDA)

2+ yrs. of people leadership experience in a Space planning/planogram environment

Bachelors in commerce/business administration/marketing, Masters degree is a plus

Advanced level skill in Microsoft Office, with demonstrated intermediate-advanced Excel skills necessary

Experience with analyzing and reporting data to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions

Advanced knowledge and experience of space management technology platform JDA

Propensity to learn PepsiCo software systems

Ability to provide superior customer service

Best-in-class time management skills, ability to multitask, set priorities and plan Differentiating Compentencies :

• Good knowledge of product merchandising or shelf management
• Highly organized and responsive, with ability to work to SLAs and tight deadlines
• Strong at data analysis with strong attention to detail
• Language skills - English fluent
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; proactively communicates using appropriate methods for situation and audience in clear, concise and professional manner
• Ability to work collaboratively and proactively with multi-functional teams
• Be flexible, organized and able to handle competing priorities
• Organization effectiveness