Process Excellence Analyst

PepsiCo•Town/Village of Harrison, NY

About The Position

PepsiCo has embarked on a multi-year journey to deploy the PepsiCo Global Template (PGT), an enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA solution covering all aspects of business operations. As part of that journey, a North America Supplier Center of Excellence (NASCOE) was established to centralize, institutionalize, and continuously improve the management, accuracy, and usage of supplier data across both the PGT and legacy applications. The Continuous Improvement Analyst will provide testing support processes and enhancements across the North America supplier domain. This role requires a keen attention to detail, a passion for efficiency, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure completeness of our solution.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, operations management, engineering, or a related field
Experience in process improvement within CPG industry
Strong analytical skills, with proficiency in data analysis tools (ex. Excel, PowerBI)
Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities
Strong project management skills, including project planning and execution
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Detail-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with supplier master data preferred
Experience working with SAP MDG and SAP S4 preferred

Responsibilities

End-to-end test execution of new functionalities and capabilities, managing the entire testing lifecycle.
Serve as a liaison between technical and business stakeholders.
Provide recommendations to the NA Supplier COE and Nexus leadership on testing management strategies.
Execute MDG Supplier CR and workflow testing.
Execute manual and automated test cases.
Perform various types of testing including functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing.
Ensure that all test activities are carried out in accordance with the test plan.
Identify, track, and manage defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
Work with development teams to reproduce issues and provide detailed information for resolution.
Retest resolved issues to ensure defects are corrected and no new defects are introduced.
Collaborate with NASCOE to create detailed test plans and test cases based on requirements and business cases.
Ensure that test cases cover all expected requirements including edge cases.
Work closely with developers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure comprehensive understanding of the requirements.
Provide regular updates on testing progress, defects, and risks.
Maintain up-to-date documentation of test cases, test results, and defect reports.
Ensure that all testing artifacts are stored in a centralized repository and are easily accessible.
Suggest improvements to testing processes and methodologies.
Understand how PepsiCo uses data across sectors and business units.
Engage with teams across the organization to understand business processes and practices to ensure development meets improvement goals.
Communicate progress, results, and insights to stakeholders at all levels.
Participate in retrospectives and contribute to process improvements.
Stay up-to-date with the latest testing tools, techniques, and industry trends.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life)
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 5% of annual salary paid out annually.
Paid parental leave
Vacation
Sick
Bereavement