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MT Category Manager: Beverages - PepsiCo Park CDC Snacks - GermistonFull job descriptionOverview:About PepsiCoPepsiCo 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 Lays, 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. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.Responsibilities:What were looking for:To co-create and execute customer centric category visions for the MT channels and customers across beverages categories.Core Commercial Goals:To drive accelerated growth in line with PSP (PepsiCo Strategic Planning) and AOP (Annual Operating Plan) targets across the Beverages category ensuring we exceed expectations for the key OT customers.In line with the CATMAN programme and the Perfect Store roadmap deliver ground-breaking new category management insights and actions to the key stakeholders across the Commercial and Marketing functions and within our customers to spearhead sustainable growth.Ensure we maximise the ROI & efficiency of customer investments and help shape and plan future investments through data analysis, strategy development and category management principles.Build trusted advisor for MT customers, demonstrating knowledge and strategic thinking and alignmentAnalyse multiple data sets to provide category insight on drivers of performance of both the overall category and top MT customers, providing benchmarking and potential tactics to capitalise on mutually beneficial growth opportunities.Create customer centric selling decks, integrating shopper and market insights to engage key stakeholders, both internally and externally to enhance engagement and strategic understandingSupport customers on range reviews with shelf range, space and assortment analytics to optimise space and drive precision executionAct as the voice of the customer in stage 1-4 of the commercialisation process of NPD to tailor execution and activation plans Stakeholder (internal and external) management, to enhance engagement and collaborationSecure trusted advisor status by demonstrating PepsiCo's insight and thinking and drive shelf analytics and assortment to optimise space and precision execution in in MT outlets.Qualifications:What will qualify you for the role:Tertiary Qualification in a Commercial, Business or Statistical field coupled with previous exposure to FMCG environment (Understanding of the retailer landscape, and instore challenges) and at least 3 years experience across data analysis, strategy creation, category management.Advanced EXCEL skills and Pivot table and formula creation skillsAccuracy and attention to detailProblem-solving skillsInterpersonal and influencing skillsTeamworking skillsWritten and verbal communication skills to take others with and act on asksA methodical and logical approachThe ability to plan work and meet tight deadlinesA good level of mathematical abilityThe ability to analyse, model and interpret dataAdvanced customer and internal sales data experienceAdvanced knowledge of the end to end GTM value chain from production to shelf - including optimizationPepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"

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