Commercialization Project Manager Assoc Supervisor WE Foods

New Innovation Operating Model as part of Pepsico’s Next Chapter 

As we implement Pepsico’s ‘Next Chapter’ Organizational Transformation across the consumer / commercial teams, we are re-structuring the Business Units in Western Europe (WE) into one new operating unit (OU).  The 3 key market units (MUs) of Spain, France and Netherlands are all classed as ‘Anchor Markets, in that they are all global priority markets to deliver against the innovation and commercial agenda within the Next Chapter.

Within Europe, we have defined a bold ambition for foods of $10B NR ($4B NR incremental) by 2030. Inorganic growth and whitespaces in the Foods Category in Western Europe will contribute $500MM of this across over the next 4 years, with this role being a key enabler in contributing the commercialization agenda to deliver the innovation required to meet this growth ambition. 

This role is part of the WE Hub based in spain, who will support all MU’s depending on workload and priorities on multi market projects. 

We are looking for a Commercialization Project Manager to join WE Commercialization team hub in Barcelona. The role will be primarily focused on low complexity Commercial Change Projects, this is:

• Artwork changes
• Pack-Price Architecture changes or new formats
• Brand Activation Projects with impact on packaging
• Pep+ Renovation projects for Sustainability or Positive Choices
• Some Value Engineering projects if they are visible to Consumer

Plants:

Snacks Salty (Burgos & Carregado -90%; Coventry, Veurne y Serbia)

Snacks CoMan – N&S (Borges & Zaandam)

Grains - #2 (Rotterdam, Cupar)

Multiple agency types handled by role: Research, Creative, Media, 3rd Party Co-Manufacturers, 3rd Party Co-Packers

Channel types/campaigns handled by role: All / multiple Brands handled: Lay’s, Lay’s Gourmet, Lay’s Wavy, Lay’s Stax, Popcorn, Nuts & Seeds, Cheetos, Doritos, Alvalle 

X-functional project management, with particular focus on:

• Opportunity, Strategic fit and supply chain solution
• Defining Project Scope, Project Plan and Financials
• Ensuring appropriate X-functional ways of working and management
• Project Risk management & timeline management
• Follow-up the Stage & Gate management process and principles
• Ensure proper management of execution stage and In Market.

Support the implementation of Western Europe Commercialization function accountabilities, such as:

• Leverage and continuous improvement of MyInnovation tool for all project and portfolio management
• Support Innovation reporting
• Support allyship and celebration agenda
• Participate and support if required all Europe wide Virtual and Face-to-Face events

• University degree
• Project Management experience in FMCG (minimum 3-4 years)
• Fluent level of Spanish and English
• A medium/high level of PepsiCo Business knowledge or FMCG knowledge is a must for this role.

Critical Great5 leadership competencies are:

• Relationships: Collaboration, Inclusive and Respectful
• Agility: Flexibility, Change Management  
• Execution: Clarity, Results