Job Description

Overview:

We are PepsiCo
PepsiCo is proud to be one of the worldxe2x80x99s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio xe2x80x94 including Layxe2x80x99s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker xe2x80x94 consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.
In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages. Responsibilities: This role is a fixed term contract, responsible for coordinating and delivering the Business Analytics agenda. The scope for the role is across allocated categories within Food and Bev categories in SA & SSA. It will impact cross functionally into Sales, Marketing, NRM, DX primary and on a secondary view Finance & Strategy.
Accountabilities

• Responsible for delivering impactful market performance governance and ad-hoc issue driven analysis to support of delivering the Annual Operating Plan and development of Strategic Plan
• Support Market Insight for all categories, brands, competitors, channels and ensure translation of opportunities into action plans in allocated categories
• Capturing and communicating market performance analysis on retail and household panel data in order to support capturing incremental volume and profit for each channel in all PEP other related categories PEP is operating in or interested in investment
• Support senior management decision making process through market data, in-depth analysis of category, company performances (including share, distribution oppt. in existing business) insights
• Coordinate and manage agencies groups and relationships.
• The scope for the role is across allocated categories within Food and Bev categories in SA & SSA. It will impact x-functionally into Sales, Marketing, NRM, DX primary and on a secondary view Finance & Strategy.

Analytics:

• Lead and enable others to provide the transparency on marketplace performance and a clear understanding of the drivers, drawing out clear implications and highlighting threats and opportunities via integration and interpretation of multiple data sets (Retail Audit, Panel, and Brand Tracking Data).
• Support commercial teams by building market insight capability/access that helps shape and impact portfolio, brand strategies, plans and activities
• Ensure all market knowledge is distilled into clear, actionable summaries and implications and is communicated widely, frequently and persuasively
• Build strong partnerships with best in class Analytics Agencies, and leverage as extensions of Insights to further capacity and impact, as well as to continuously stretch the Analytic Insights agenda.

Market Insight:

• Build knowledge on innovation in Macro Snacks, Beverages and/or Foods: Tracking comparative market performances of top MS companiesxe2x80x99 launches by incorporating multiple data sources (retail panel, household panel and media) and transfer learning to the senior management (of R&D, brand & trade marketing and commercial teams) via periodic reporting.
• Provide insight on macro indicators: Publishing commercial scorecard that sheds light on channel-based category growth trends and relative performance of PEP regarding overall macro snacks.
• Continuous retail panel reporting in core and macro categories to track company market performance and to identify share gain & growth opportunities through micro level analysis of competitive market set (price, distribution, stock, depletion).

Qualifications:

• A 3-year Tertiary Qualification with a strong emphasis on commercial subjects (with review of key subject marks like statistics, economic and finance)
• 3-5 years functional experience (Analytics, Category management)
• Passionate, self-motivated, willing to learn and develop.
• Strong Analytical thinking
• Ability to combine data, judgment, and experience to make effective decisions in complex situations and when there is a lot of uncertainty or ambiguity.
• Ability to work cross functionally with other knowledge stakeholders to provide integrated insight
• Strong commercial acumen
• Ability to distil data into actionable recommendation and ensure tracking.
• Must be methodical and accurate in delivery of reporting.
• Strong time management skill is essential for effective stakeholder management.

xe2x80x9cPepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"