Procurement Technology Innovation Sr Manager

Min. 12 + years work experience in a business environment, preferably procurement or transformation
Bachelors degree, MBA preferred (Degree in Business Management, Finance and/or Purchasing and/or Accounting or relevant Procurement Operations experience)
Strong Procurement expertise and background – especially in digitalization
Excellent understanding of how procurement tools can support business processes
Experience in project management
Strong analytical and financial capabilities
Strong interpersonal and team leadership skills
Ability to think strategically and translate to action to ‘get things done’
Strong sense of ownership and commitment
Know-how of how to “wire” into PEP – experience at PEP or working in a multinational company with matrix processes and activities
Experience in leading complex and multi-functional project teams
Effective communication (written and oral) to senior management
Flexibility and ability to deal with complexity under time pressure

Lead PepsiCo’s Procurement Startup Transformation program with technology vendors across PepsiCo
Assist the procurement digital transformation teams strategy to deliver $400 million in savings over three years
Support transformation across multiple procurement streams, including supplier relationship management, supplier risk management, supplier sustainability, advanced sourcing capabilities, new AI direct negotiation platforms, orchestration layers, and AI-enabled assistants, agents, and copilots
Co-lead, with Procurement S&T Transformation process selecting vendors for POC/pilot
Facilitate project kick-offs with procurement vendors to co-lead development of pilot charter
Lead implementation of Rapid Pilot Process – including collaborating closely with support functions including S&T, InfoSec, Legal
Manage procurement POCs/pilots with weekly business partner calls
Ensure close tracking of KPIs and reporting/visibility to senior leadership – monthly senior sponsor calls
Refine design of scale up process and support implementation of scale up
Lead planning & execution of key program events – immersion sessions, kick-offs, interim & final events with senior leaders and vendors
Create ongoing and inspiring communications on progress to gain executive support & continue infusing innovation culture