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Responsibilities
This role in PBUS (PepsiCo Beverages United States) IBP (Integrated Business Planning) is responsible for working cross-functionally with our supply chain that is producing & distributing 2 billion cases of product through a network of 60 plants and 400 ( DC's (Distribution Centers) annually. The Forecasting Analytics team plays a critical role in helping the supply chain function efficiently, ensuring that service and inventory levels remain optimized across the businesses. The Forecasting Analytics team evaluates the whole end-to-end supply chain network with a key focus on statistical forecasting, cost, capacity, capability, and logistics.
The Senior Statistical Modeler will be accountable for assisting the demand planning teams in supporting the recent deployment of the new Forecast to Schedule (FTS) solution with a focus on statistical model improvements, and will partner extensively across the organization with sector and division planning leaders, IT (Informational Technology), the PBUS Global Template (PGT) project team and external partners, such as SAP. This role will require involvement in network simulation, onboarding and training new members, user acceptance testing, and supporting deployment for network optimization, inventory optimization, production planning, and replenishment planning. The position requires the utilization of PBUS supply, demand, and material resource planning business processes to successfully maintain and enhance the new Forecast to Schedule solution to the sector and division teams.
- Oversee and maintain the statistical forecasting solution for demand planning (SAP IBP)
- Provide SME knowledge and experience to project activities within demand planning, demand sensing, global IBP and Data & Analytics research projects
- Ensuring data accuracy, completeness for key planning systems & metrics
- Participate in network simulation and ensure overall quality of solution with focus on forecast improvement
- Lead end user training
- Lead solution adoption and change management through process improvement and application sustainability
- Communicate gaps in FTS solution to the leadership team and develop action plans
- Proactively reach out to external SMEs and functional team members for advice, guidance, and assistance
- Continuous improvement of systems, tools, and processes in support of FTS
Compensation and Benefits:
- The expected compensation range for this position is between $89,000 - $149,000.
- Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
- Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% of annual salary paid out annually.
- Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
- In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
- 4+ years of Supply chain planning, warehouse or transportation experience.
- Solid understanding of demand and supply planning systems, such as SAP, IBP or JDA.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Practical experience with model building, forecasting or data science.
- Practical application of programming capabilities in Python or R; VBA for Excel is a plus.
- Strong project management experience.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong process orientation and project management skills.
- Challenger Mindset, the ability to challenge requirements and existing business processes to maintain and develop best practices.
- Flexible, resilient, and motivated to change and simplify processes, while prioritizing work responsibilities independently.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders through working with others.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to report out to sector and division senior leaders on status and KPIs for demand and planning solutions.
- Strong background in one or all of the following functions: demand planning, statistical forecasting, supply planning, and material resource planning.
- Open to both new ways of working and adopting industry standards and best practices.
- This position is located in Purchase, NY, Chicago, IL or Plano, TX.
- This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States.
EEO Statement
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