Global Import & Export Innovation Manager

PepsiCo

8h

About The Position

This Global Import & Export Innovation Manager role will be embedded in the new Global Import/Export Team under the New Revenue Streams business and will focus on commercializing import innovation into global anchor markets. The primary goal of this role is to unlock the true power of our advantaged Global Foods portfolio to win with under-served consumers across diverse occasions with products sourced efficiently from around the world.
As the primary interface with global consumer cohorts, you will work together to identify and synthesize common, unmet consumer needs with the business development team. Then, you will help identify advantaged portfolio solutions that will be unlocked with agile, end to end Commercialization support and manage appropriate governance forums. Along with commercialization, you will be a key partner in developing advantaged import innovation pipelines that will accelerate growth in both premium BFY and multi-cultural whitespaces. These consumer needs might be satisfied with existing products from other markets (import/export) or require minor development work to adapt existing winning innovations from the Global Lift & Scale portfolio to satisfy consumer needs (Lift & Scale).
As a newly formed vertical in New Revenue Streams, you will be instrumental in socializing and championing the value of Import/Exports across the globe as the most agile, effective way to test and learn new platforms while satisfying consumer needs, given minimal product development, low burden on local manufacturing, and fast speed to market. This role will also work with business development to unlock new sources around the world and build substantial relationships with these new sources to unlock supply. Lastly, this role will also contribute to GTM Playbook development to identify best practices, improve stickability, and leverage 360 post-launch reviews in order to provide invaluable feedback into future imports endeavors.

Requirements

• Excellence in project management is required with strong capability in Microsoft Project is required. Proactive, highly organized mindset to anticipate issues and identify solutions to mitigate the risk.
• Positive growth mindset and flexible “can-do” attitude to support an ever-changing environment with competing priorities and the drive to find a creative solution in an ambiguous, complex environment. Results driven with high sense of responsibility and strong bias for action is essential. He/she will get the job done across multiple time zones, cultures, and work styles.
• Exhibits a high degree of personal initiative and leadership - can operate well with fast-paced changes and navigate a heavily matrixed environment across levels and functions
• Candidate needs to be able to comfortably handle multiple projects simultaneously across many markets - many of which will have accelerated timelines. Strong and effective communicator with people of all levels and functions in the organization
• High level of business acumen and must be commercially savvy with strong analytical and prioritization skills; can easily balance both big picture goals and mundane everyday tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end commercialization of Global Import/Exports projects with many buyers and many sellers. Apply the 3 lens approach (Desirability, Feasibility, and Viability) and support on full project management and timeline ownership and delivery
• Liaise with key stakeholders across multiple export markets to determine feasibility including MOQs, packaging capability, production constraints, add customization requirements.
• Mitigate any regulatory, supply chain, financial, trademark issues, as well as facilitate contract development, business model alignment, commercial samples requests, coordination on tax/control, and product details collection. Will require complex relationship building with many markets' stakeholders.
• Multi-year Pipeline: Partner with Global Import GM, Commercialization Sr. Director, Marketing, and Business Development stakeholders to develop the pipeline in key markets and customers
• Coordinate with Supply Chain Stakeholders across respective markets to ensure on-time launch of new products, starting with accurate rolling forecast from Import Markets to proactively flagging supply risks and managing ordering MOQs. Support in contingency planning against unexpected supply shortages, disruptions, or outages
• Drive project governance and stagegate in relevant governance forums
• Export Portfolio Liaison: Proactively learn and develop understanding of portfolio offering and capabilities across key export sources such as PFNA, LATAM, AMESA, APAC, etc.

Benefits

• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 12% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed