Job Description

Overview:

About PepsiCo

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 more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, 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 and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

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. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.
Responsibilities:

What we're looking for:

To ensure effective, efficient distribution co-ordination within Distribution Centre to achieve organisational and company objectives

Accounatabilities:

Inventory Management

- responsible for managing inventory levels in the DC and ensuring that stock levels are maintained. Includes ensuring orders are placed for items running low on weeks' cover with the customer's Replenishment Planner.

Order Fulfilment -

Involvement in the coordination of fulfilment of orders - aligning recovery dates and when orders are placed. Ensuring PO's are still valid and have not fallen off the customer system. Feedback to the business for orders rejected and the reasons thereof, missed deliveries and the communication thereof.

Reporting -

daily report on KVI lines and days of cover, and when the next order is coming in to ensure KVI lines are always well stocked.

Promotional activity -

a month's forward view on promotional lines and adequate stock to support promotions and call out any risk SKUs that are on upcoming promotion with low stock levels and recovery after promotion has broken

Achievement of Sales Targets:

Manage sales targets Obtain relevant sales information Assist with promotional plans and implementation thereof within DC Communicate out-of-stocks to relevant stakeholders regarding: The company is out of stocks DC out of stocks Relevant production information and recovery times Negotiate bulk orders at DC and Key Franchise stores.

Effective administration

Provide management listing, including. Provide management listing, including. Customer and company Liaison. Effective management and distribution of Company products.

Qualifications:

What will qualify you for the role:

3 years related sales and merchandising experience in FMCG Environment Relevant Diploma at NQF level 6 Teamwork & collaboration Relationship building Agility Performance and results driven Continuous growth and improvement Resilience and stress management Service excellence Analysis & problem solving Planning and prioritisation Quality & detail excellence Communication

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