OPERATIONS SENIOR ASSOCIATE - CAPE TOWN HQ

Overview   About PepsiCo   PepsiCo 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 , driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, 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.
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Responsibilities What we’re looking for.
Provide guidance to the bakeries and their distribution depots to optimize the route to market.
Optimizing and managing the Routing & Scheduling process nationally.
Partner with key stakeholders to ensure distribution related systems are maintained.
Track the daily route compliance and management KPI’s and follow up Non-conformances.
Facilitate the implementation and support of an industry standard for VSC/DRM across the entire bakeries supply chain.
Evaluating and optimizing the process in line with business requirements.
Provide guidance for policies and procedures for outbound distribution.
Monitoring and ensuring compliance of the highest standards and performance.
Mobilizing an effective group of distribution superusers at business unit level, mentor and train the users.
Ensures that distribution and supporting staff are engaged in the continuous improvement and performance of the route compliance and tracking to service all customers on time and cost effectively Effectively monitor and track the route compliance across BU’s.
Highlight and escalate the daily DRM management KPI’s to the BU’s.
Customer hit rate 95% Planned routes (routes assigned) 95% Unit uptime (tracking) 95% On Time Departure at gate 80% Sequence compliance 60% (not measured yet) Drivers assigned 100% Calls logged resolved within 72 hours On Time arrival at customer 90% Online debrief 95% Effectively monitor and track the missed customers and provide dialy feedback.
Evaluate the on time at customer, specifically for national customers.
Review the customer hit rate provided by DRM and escalate transgressions of the modern trade customers to management i.
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WW, SC, P&P, Spar etc.
Highlight and escalate any significant and unresolved variances of the KPI’s.
Review the weekly variances and add commentary for DRM KPI’s and ensure it is followed up by the BU’s.
Prepare a monthly KPI report for the bakeries MBR meeting.
Responsible for tracking the route to market and the execution of the spatial plan.
Identification of unprofitable or under perrforming routes.
Overlay of the spatial plan and identification white spaces that can be explored.
Evaluate the adjacent routes and service levels to establish if all customers are serviced and possible balancing customers on the route to improve service.
Evaluate the adherence to route planning and sequencing.
Analyze the routes for possible savings.
Validate the reasons provided for unplanned kilometers and where necessary confirm the feedback by analyzing the vehicle tracking.
Analyze and provide detail for the monthly logistics review meetings held with the bakeries.
Responsible for the DRM/VSC system.
Monitor the service levels between DRM/VSC on behalf of Sasko Bakeries Ensure that service levels in terms of vehicle tracking are achieved.
Perform master data health checks i.
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geo fencing, delivery time slots, time at customer Review the data provided by the BU’s for accuracy and the compliance to standard.
Managing and athourising payments for the VSC managed service, route planning, vehicle tracking and intergration services.
Routine tasks.
Provide backup coverage including after hours, or weekends as required.
Assist the BU’s with the route bulk customer to SAP customer conversion.
Project manage the collection and plotting of all customer geocodes.
Manage training and training needs analysis for all bakeries, depots and IDC users Visit bakeries and bread distribution centers to evaluate standards and provide guidance on an ongoing basis.
Assist with new plant or route implementations.
Review the SCSG route profitability reports and draw the comparitve DRM route performance.
Consolidate the information for management review.
Qualifications What will qualify you for the role.
  At least 5 years previous route planning experience within FMCG environment.
Excellent knowledge of route planning and tracking software Excellent communication, organisational and planning skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Good knowledge and understanding of ERP systems in particular SAP.
Strong Excel skills is essential.
Excellent attention to detail.
Experience of working to tight deadlines and making own decisions to manage tasks.
A good team player that is flexible to help with department and company needs.
Good understanding of change management principals.
“PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"