Productivity Associate Manager

Auto req ID: 266074BR Job Description PepsiCo are looking to hire a new Productivity Associate Manager as part of our Concentrate Solutions Team. We are the concentrate team in PepsiCo (PGCS) working across the Beverage, Nutrition and Snacks categories to deliver concentrate for many of PepsiCo’s mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up and Pepsi. We are at the heart of PepsiCo products, sourcing ingredients to manufacture more than 1,200 recipes for our brands. We are a global organisation, situated in 16 locations across 9 countries offering careers in various functions from Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, R&D, HR and IT. We want team members who can collaborate in our fast-paced global organisation and are passionate about creating and delivering much-loved household brands to markets across the world. This role is an integral member of the Ireland PGCS Manufacturing leadership team in Little Island. The position requires a unique blend of strong leadership skills, sound technical and business knowledge, ability to manage change and work independently. The position calls for the requirement to champion and demonstrate Lean Six Sigma capability to drive ideations, projects, and LSS capability development via training and mentoring. Additionally, leadership and oversight of effective use of Lean Six Sigma methodology, engineering solutions and collaborative work with the manufacturing sites, SC, R&D, Bottlers and HQ while stimulating management thinking by posing new ways of doing things. This role has a direct impact to deliver the AOP Productivity targets annually across all Manufacturing and SC functions in Ireland, with individual accountability for delivery of 2-3 projects. This encompasses an annual target of $4-5MM for Concentrate & FFP, as well as the training/mentoring of more than 10+ LSS Kaizen Leaders. There has been a major expansion in the global reach of this role due to the business needs; with capacity models needing to factor in the global transition of products and new concentrate models being driven by product introductions to PGCS – Gamesa, Sugar Reduction, Innovation, etc.. Key Accountabilities include but are not limited to: Productivity Drive the Productivity agenda in Ireland, removing waste from the process, optimizing production output, and supporting investment for growth to deliver a reduction in the cost base. Annual Productivity target for Cork Concentrate circa $5mm including Carrigaline, Little Island, Foods Flavours and Supply Chain. Own productivity pipeline development for the Concentrate business in Cork and the Food Flavours business. Work with Global PGCS team to partner with our customers and stakeholders to evaluate opportunities and prioritise areas of focus Influence project selection through on-going discussions with sponsors and stakeholders. Own the monthly Productivity review meetings for Cork Operations, Ireland Supply Chain and Food Flavours. Work in partnership with Ireland Finance to track productivity savings and report in an accurate and timely manner Deliver individual productivity projects or programs for PGCS to the value of over $200m annually that are Local and / or Global Process Improvement Consult with site teams regarding process capability improvements, decide on area priorities and mentor team members on the execution of process improvement actions and problem-solving skills Drive mistake proofing and DMAIC culture throughout the plants in Ireland by advocating LSS philosophy and managing tollgate driven decision making LSS Training Manage the LSS training platform for PGCS. Coordinate training plans, schedule, logistics. Work with the PepsiCo Global LSS team to share resources Teach at PGCS LSS training sessions which will include attendees from PGCS global roles as well as Cork and European based PepsiCo team members Mentoring up to 10 LSS Belts and their sponsors per year, from a diverse cross section of the business; Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, R&D, etc. Business Support Lead LSS facilitation at Kaizen events, brainstorming sessions, workshops for PGCS in Ireland, at other PGCS locations and with other global PepsiCo teams (packaging team, POWER team, various sectors, individual bottling plants, etc.) Provide business analysis support and knowledge to management and project teams; developing models for AOP, business planning and capacity modelling. The transformation agenda has been a major undertaking in the past 2 years, with a large amount of acumen needed to track the many changes happening within the business whilst having the foresight to call out the impact of those changes Act as a Change Agent in driving innovation and re-engineering to new and existing processes. Drive solutions and improvements delivering traceability and cost saving analysis, by applying lean tools to projects in Operations and Logistics Other Work with Global PGCS teams in determining capacity and costs relating to global concentrate supply scenarios Demonstrate the impact of growing complexity in our business to plant stakeholders and share plan as to how we are mitigating same – internal management, PGCS senior management & PepsiCo senior management Qualifications/Requirements Qualifications / Requirements Certified Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt required Proven leadership and influencing skills, process and business understanding in core functions of PGCS manufacturing & supply chain business highly desirable Understanding the overall end-to-end business from R&D, product design through to finished product, production & distribution Proven Program/Project Management skills Advanced Statistics and DMAIC LSS Methodology qualified Supply Chain experience required; knowing the business cold credibility; multi- function knowledge highly desirable Experience in Capex process, engineering projects, and vendor management imperative BS/BA degree or equivalent, engineering or business degree highly required (e.g. industrial, mechanical, CS) Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple/detail-oriented tasks Proven track record successfully leading people and process change management, operating in a similar role, within a manufacturing environment Demonstrated experience training others and building capability Ability to influence and gain commitment at all levels of the organization Effective presentation and communication skills (verbal and written) Intermediate to advanced skills in Minitab, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint and SAP. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated $70 billion in net revenue in 2020, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lays, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.Relocation Eligible: Not Applicable Job Type: Regular