Overview:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Commercialization Manager within our PepsiCo International Beverages team, based out of our offices in Dublin.
Our International Beverages team leads the growth agenda and consumer engagement programmes for PepsiCo’s much-loved portfolio of global beverage brands, including Pepsi, 7UP, Mountain Dew, Sting, Revive and Gatorade.
Overview of the Innovation & Commercialization Function:
The Innovation & Commercialization function (Commz) is part of the broader Consumer Groups organization (incl Marketing, Insights, Design, R&D) and plays a key role in PEP’s accelerated growth agenda across International Foods & Beverages categories.
Purpose:
* Powering Positive Growth by delivering smart E2E solutions that are positive for the portfolio, people & planet, one smile at a time
Mission:
* We are 3 Lens innovation experts
* We creatively orchestrate teams to build & intentionally scale human centric solutions
* We drive bold choices, agility & winning execution
Responsibilities:
Key deliverables:
* Lead the commercialization of several Hydration Innovation projects from piloting prototypes through to the development of scalable solutions & a roadmap to profitability.
* Support a cross functional team environment that supports high levels of breakthrough thinking, leading the cross functional teams through phases of both divergent and convergent thinking to create actionable solutions.
* Integrate inputs from the cross functional team & franchise bottlers to develop cross functional make-to-learn plans that identify & solve for critical issues across the three lenses of consumer desirability, technical feasibility & business viability.
* Partner with critical supplier & customer supply chains to develop innovative E2E business models.
* Manage scope, risks & contingencies, costs & resources at program & project level.
* Effectively manage senior stakeholders, ensuring clear & compelling communications
* Develop & manage integrated, cross-functional timelines to accelerate delivery of in-market pilots.
* Employ design-thinking, Waterfall & Agile project management techniques as appropriate to enable fast, iterative learning via the in-market pilots.
* Lead cross-functional team meetings to drive progress against all key milestones, deadlines, and deliverables, and engage with senior leadership to enable fast decision making on mission-critical issues.
* Engage and partner effectively with local markets, functions & the PepsiCo Franchise organization to ensure effective execution in lead markets.
* Develop roadmap of forward compatibility for global reach & scale.
Qualifications:
Key leadership competencies for the role include:
* Ability to identify key priorities, drive intentional trade-offs & drive out low value add initiatives. Balance a sense of urgency with the need to deliver quality results in the right way (Results)
* Exceptional critical thinking & storytelling skills to simplify complexity, identify smart solutions & communicate in an elevated way that inspires confidence and drives action (Clarity)
* Leverages a deep understanding of PEP’s business, consumers, customers & external environment to collaboratively build strategies & plans that resonate across geographies & categories (External Perspectives)
* Develops a compelling vision, purpose & direction for the Whitespace Innovation agenda (Inspirational Leadership)
* Identifies trends, anticipates issues/risks and develops multi-year plans that are both intentional and agile/flexible (Forward Thinking)
* Demonstrates emotional intelligence & understanding of others, and seeks out different perspectives, to build shared objectives that deliver the best outcomes (Inclusive & Respectful)
* Collaborates beyond boundaries to engage the right individuals in key decisions and keeps them apprised of significant change, whilst keeping momentum behind agreed commitments (Networks)
Qualifications & Experience
* Experienced practitioner in highly complex innovation delivery.
* High level of business acumen: must be commercially savvy with outstanding analytical & problem-solving skills
* 5+ years of project or program management experience.
* Be Comfortable with ambiguous thinking & iterative development.
* Proven results delivering significant business change within a fast-paced, cross-functional, matrix environment.
* Ability to influence others at all levels and effectively empower and delegate across multiple cross-functional project teams
* Experience delivering innovation from idea to shelf in PepsiCo / other large-scale CPG
* Strong process & project management skills – ideally in both Waterfall & Agile project management.
* Deep experience in developing markets is preferred.
* Educated to undergraduate degree level
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