Company Info
Large organization
200 + Employees
PepsiCo - In 1965, Donald Kendall, the CEO of Pepsi-Cola, and Herman Lay, the CEO of Frito-Lay, recognized what they called “a marriage made in heaven,” a single company delivering perfectly-salty snacks served alongside the best cola on earth.
PepsiCo – In 1965, Donald Kendall, the CEO of Pepsi-Cola, and Herman Lay, the CEO of Frito-Lay, recognized what they called “a marriage made in heaven,” a single company delivering perfectly-salty snacks served alongside the best cola on earth. Their vision led to what quickly became one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies: PepsiCo. Our company is made up of seven divisions: PepsiCo Beverages North America; Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia/New Zealand and China. Each of these divisions has its own unique history and way of doing business.
1). Regional Sales Manager
Locations: Lagos and Enugu
Job Description
- To drive a “Faster” business growth agenda, the business is executing a new Business model that consolidates the Product Portfolio (Grains, Sausage Rolls & Snacks) into a 3P Coman and a full 3P GTM.
- This role forms part of the Sales Organization, to enable this and drive our growth agenda.
- The role will be responsible for the delivery of our sales and distribution objectives and lead the execution our Channel and PACE (Pepsico Advantage Customer Execution) strategy across multiple channels at the regional level, in conjunction with the 3P Field Sales team. For the Region:
Reponsibilities
- The role is responsible for operational execution of the contractual sales and distribution agreements with the third party distributors team and manages performance against set KPI’s of Sales targets, Volume and Revenue targets, Distribution (Numeric & Weighted), Quality, Food Safety, Occupational Safety, Service and Cost.
- Identify and lead business development plans in collaboration with the 3P sales team and into the PEP internal business governance process
- Customer development – establish best practices and discipline for selection and onboarding of right trade partners
- (with right WC, infrastructure and Mindset ) to support the delivery of our growth Agenda.
- Capability – responsible for Coaching, training and developing the 3P sales team (ZSM, ASMS & FSE’s).
- Deliver key monthly and annual brand KPI for the region – volume, revenue, portfolio mix, coverage, channel contribution
- Manage full execution of all Pepsico’s annual operating plans, quarter and monthly initiatives (working with 3P Distributor teams and external agencies) in the region.
- Lead, and cultivate collaborative relationships with 3P Distributor Sales Force, KBPs, wholesalers that promotes our brands and delivers the growth ggenda for the region
- Manage Existing and new customer relationships to increase revenue and market share
- Develop new business by recruiting new customers (as required) – leading/collaborating with the local team of DP in prospecting, engaging, assessing, appointing and managing new distributors/dealers
- Facilitate coverage and effectiveness of secondary sales channels (Wholesales, OM Retail, Neighborhood D2R, KAM Retail and other channels) by developing the sales reps through classroom training and field coaching and accompaniments – train, coach and measure
- Ensure compliance with company policies including sales processes, pricing and contractual agreements.
- Manage deployment and maintenance of POS and merchandising materials assigned to region
- Review, monitor the effectiveness of Pepsico foods market/competitor activities, across region.
- Manage regional budgets including forecasting, planning & T&E
- Foster a culture of innovation & continuous improvement within Pepsico and the 3P team
Requirements
- Minimum 7 yrs years post Tertiary Qualification experience with at least 2-5 Years at a Middle Management Level sales with Proven results at delivering business change
- FMCG operational/distributor management experience
- Ideally Foods & Beverage exposure with a strong focus on TT (OM & NB) and emerging Channels.
- Channel and competitive insights
- Commercial acumen.
- Flexibility to work in any region, travel up to 75%
- Proven track record of working as a team.
- Self-Motivated, Proactive and result oriented.
- Leadership
- Sales planning and Execution
- Distributor Management
- Coaching & Development
- Negotiation& Influencing skills
- Alignment & Collaboration
- Time management &Organization
- Data analysis & Interpretation
- RTM optimization
- Mix management.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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2). Cost & Financial Analyst
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- The Costing & Finance analyst will assist the Financial managers – FRM/Operations in creating financial reports, ensure adequate controls over the business operations, and provide financial inputs which would aid management in formulating strategies for the long-term benefit of the business.
Responsibilities
- Co-ordinate with the various functions and perform complex analysis
- Prepare report to summarize financial data
- Analyze current and financial performance against benchmarks
- Review COGS for reasonability, investigate where necessary
- Perform payroll reconciliation & other personnel remittances
- Ensure CAPEX items are properly accounted for in line with the set standard
- Develop financial models, prepare forecasts and reporting tools to identify business opportunities and risk
- Perform in-depth analysis of the Income statement and Balance sheet, and highlight areas of risk and opportunities
- Perform standard costing run, review set up activity level for production
- Confirm accuracy of all regulatory remittance and ensure filing is done timeously
- Ensure compliance to all reporting requirements, applicable standards and controls
- Assist with the preparation of monthly, interim and annual financial reports – HFM reporting to the Group
- Review contracts for financial risk and implication
- Prepare Balance Sheet Reconciliation and ensure proper filing for audit trail
Accountabilities
- Co-ordinate with the various functions and perform complex analysis, and prepare report to summarize financial data (Providing consultation)
- Analyze current and financial performance against benchmarks (Providing consultation)
- Perform in-depth analysis of the Income statement and Balance sheet, and highlight areas of risk and opportunities (Providing consultation)
- Ensure compliance to all reporting requirements, applicable standards and controls (Executing action)
- Assist with the preparation of monthly, interim and annual financial reports – HFM reporting to the Group (Executing action)
- Prepare Balance Sheet Reconciliation and ensure proper filing for audit trail (Executing action)
- In-depth analysis into SKUs & the various P&L buckets (Executing action)
- Confirm accuracy of all regulatory remittance and ensure filing is done timeously (Executing action)
- Develop financial models, prepare forecasts and reporting tools to identify business opportunities and risk (Executing action)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field
- 4-5 years relevant experience in Management accounting, Cost Accounting or Financial Planning and Analysis in an FMCG
- Professional accounting qualification – ICAN, ACCA or CIMA.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should use the links below to apply:
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