Commercialization Leader – Growth & Innovation

PepsiCo; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Car allowances

Discounts on Scoopon, Luxury Escapes,,

Job summary

PepsiCo ANZ Foods is seeking a Head of Commercialization to lead the ANZ innovation commercialization strategy, prioritise portfolios, plan resources, and drive cross-functional execution from concept to market. You will report to the ANZ Foods CMO and manage a five-person team to deliver ambitious growth initiatives.

The role requires 10+ years in commercialization/marketing/innovation with Stage Gate expertise, strong stakeholder influence, and proven leadership in a fast-paced, matrix

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Commercialization, Marketing, Innovation, Category or similar experience in leading complex projects or as a PMO at Sector and/or Country level with proven project leadership experience.
• Deep operating knowledge of how to commercialize large scale innovation, through Stage Gate management.
• Great team management skills proven via experience in managing teams, preferably across different markets.
• Proven results within a fast-paced, cross-functional, matrix environment, delivering projects in the field (through development & scale-up to product on-shelf).
• Ability to engage with and effectively influence senior stakeholders with the organization and across multiple functions, including challenging and comfortably managing conflict.
• Strong knowledge of PEP Foods business and the way it operates (make, move & sell)
• Excellent coordination and planning skills with robust problem solving and action-oriented mindset
• Very high levels of business acumen: commercially savvy & financially astute with outstanding analytical & problem-solving skills
• Strong working knowledge of human centricity and consumer insight processes and how these relate to delivery strong innovation successes.

Responsibilities

• Commercialization Strategy & Portfolio Leadership: Lead the ANZ commercialization agenda to deliver Innovation and OOTF growth ambitions.
• Define and govern the commercialization portfolio, ensuring an appropriate balance of scale, risk, growth potential and resource allocation.
• Partner with Marketing, Insights, POTF, R&D, Supply Chain teams to identify, prioritize and accelerate winning innovation opportunities.
• Drive Innovation portfolio decisions that maximize business growth, incrementality, revenue contribution and long-term value creation.
• Partners with Global Commercialisation Leads across markets to share learnings, identify cross-market opportunities, and help shape the Global Innovation Agenda while championing ANZ priorities and strategic focus areas.
• Rapidly identify opportunities to lift and scale successful global innovations across ANZ.
• Governance Leadership: Own commercialization governance across ANZ, ensuring clear decision-making frameworks, priorities and accountability.
• Chair and lead key innovation review forums, including Stage Gate reviews and PMR.
• Provide recommendations to Senior Leadership regarding portfolio choices, investment trade-offs and resource allocation.
• Establish clear success criteria and performance measures to evaluate portfolio health and post-launch performance.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Influence and align senior leaders across Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales and Insights to deliver commercialization priorities.
• Ensure seamless integration of consumer desirability, technical feasibility and commercial viability across all innovation initiatives.
• Remove organizational barriers and drive timely decision making to accelerate commercialization outcomes.
• Foster a culture of agility, speed and accountability throughout the commercialization ecosystem.
• Capability & Organizational Leadership: Lead, coach and develop a high-performing commercialization team.
• Build commercialization capability across the organization by implementing best practices, tools, processes and ways of working.
• Ensure resources are effectively allocated across priorities, balancing business needs, capability development and succession planning.
• Champion continuous improvement and simplification of commercialization processes to improve speed to market and organizational effectiveness.
• Portfolio Performance & Growth Delivery: Accountable in partnership with the POTF lead for delivery of the ANZ innovation growth agenda and commercialization performance targets.
• Drive improvements in innovation effectiveness, including balancing reframe/refresh mix, stickability, incrementality and revenue contribution.
• Monitor portfolio performance and ensure learnings are captured and embedded into future commercialization strategies.
• Represent the commercialization agenda with ANZ leadership and global stakeholders, providing regular performance updates, strategic insights and recommendations.

Skills

Commercialization

Marketing

Innovation

PMO

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Portfolio management

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Financial acumen

Tools

Stage Gate

Job description

PepsiCo ANZ Foods is seeking a Head of Commercialization to lead the ANZ innovation commercialization strategy, prioritise portfolios, plan resources, and drive cross-functional execution from concept to market. You will report to the ANZ Foods CMO and manage a five-person team to deliver ambitious growth initiatives.

The role requires 10+ years in commercialization/marketing/innovation with Stage Gate expertise, strong stakeholder influence, and proven leadership in a fast-paced, matrix