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About the Role
This role supports the Innovation and Commercialization agenda across ANZ Beverages BU, including managing the Innovation Process (Stage Gate meetings), leading innovation projects, and driving cross-functional teams to deliver launches. It also involves owning the Innovation systems data for quality inputs and KPI reporting.
Responsibilities
- Execute the portfolio innovation strategy.
- Lead commercialization of identified White Space NPD for Australia and New Zealand.
- Engage, communicate, and influence critical functions (R&D, Operations, Finance) within PepsiCo Australia/Region and Bottlers for alignment and execution.
- Ensure projects progress through relevant stage gate processes (internal and external).
- Implement a robust M&E plan and NPD tracker post-launch.
- Track innovation plan 'stickability' over a 3-5 year horizon in partnership with sector commercialization.
- Develop strong relationships with Commercialization leads in all Bottler businesses (AU, NZ, PNG, Fiji) to align timelines and manage deliverables.
- Lead cross-functional project teams to deliver complex projects by agreed market dates.
- Drive PepsiCo Stage Gate, ensuring inputs and timelines align with bottler Stage Gate.
- Communicate milestones & timelines to project teams & key stakeholders for on-time, on-budget project delivery.
- Drive the monthly 3yr NPD Portfolio review agenda in collaboration with Innovations Director from Asahi.
- Communicate risks & issues in Senior Leadership Forums and implement mitigation & contingency plans.
- Present projects at Stage Gate meetings for ANZ Leadership Team approvals.
- Deliver KPIs focusing on 3Yr Innovation NR, Stickability, and Incrementality.
- Complete all Post-launch evaluations on time and in full.
- Build team standards through continuous end-to-end process improvement, tools, and templates.
- Own MyInnovation data integrity, ensuring quality inputs and compliance with Global requirements and business KPIs.
Requirements
- High level of business acumen and commercial savviness.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Effective communication with all levels and functions.
- Proven project leadership/management skills.
- Ability to manage complex functional interdependencies in project timelines.
- Strength in data analysis and interpretation to develop business recommendations.
- Ability to function in a heavily matrixed environment.
- Understanding of FMCG innovations, including consumer ideation, Insights processes, and Make/Move/Sell capability.
- MS Project proficiency.
Skills
- Project Management
- Data Analysis
- Communication
- Influencing
- Stakeholder Management
- Commercial Acumen
- Innovation Management
- FMCG
- MS Project
Location
- ANZ
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum 8 years experience
Education Level
- Bachelors degree
Salary/Compensations
- Car allowance p.a.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package
- Annual bonus
- Car allowance p.a.
- Discounts on Scoopon, Luxury Escapes, Asahi Beverages portfolio
- Generous leave options (wellness, birthday, volunteer, 20 weeks parental for both primary & secondary carer, additional leave purchase/cash out)
- Lease Plan
- Health & Wellness programs
- Discounted private health insurance
- Financial coaching
- Counselling sessions
- Flu vaccinations
- Skin checks
- Professional development programs
- Global career opportunities
About the Company
- Work for a global FMCG company with some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands.
- Be part of an exciting business where employees are recognised and career growth is supported.
- At PepsiCo, you can Dare for Better.
- Together, we’ll make a positive impact for good.
- Because when we Dare for Better, we can smile at what’s next. For our careers, families, communities and the planet.