Integrated Demand & Event Manager (12-18 months FTC)

PepsiCo; Reading; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational snacks and beverages company is seeking an Integrated Demand & Event Manager in Reading to lead demand planning and enhance supply chain efficiency. This role requires a bachelor's degree and 5-8 years of relevant FMCG experience. Successful candidates will excel at managing multiple priorities, have strong analytical and communication skills, and experience with forecasting systems like Prolink. A commitment to inclusivity and growth is essential. This is an opportunity to be part of a recognized employer focused on personal wellbeing and career advancement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Flexible working

Discounted gym memberships

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in demand planning or supply chain within FMCG.
• Proven ability to manage integrated demand planning processes.
• Hands-on experience with forecasting and planning systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily DSS forums and ensure visibility of demand signals.
• Own the execution and improve Demand Sensing processes.
• Manage the setup of new products in planning systems.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving mindset

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management or related field

Tools

Prolink

SAP

Excel

Job description

Overview

At PepsiCo UK, we’re proud to make some of the nation’s favourite snacks and drinks—like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. With sites across the UK, including our Quaker mill in Cupar and Doritos factory in Coventry, we’re also home to one of the world’s largest crisp factories in Leicester. At the end of 2025 we will move our UK office to a vibrant new Reading town centre location, just minutes from Reading train station.

Why Join Us?

We offer a competitive salary, bonus, flexible working, and a wide range of benefits—from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships to enhanced parental leave and electric car schemes. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth makes us a Top Employer for 14 years running.

The Integrated Demand & Event Manager plays a pivotal role in connecting commercial initiatives, demand sensing, and operational planning to deliver a seamless and responsive supply chain. This role ensures that daily and event-driven demand signals are accurately reflected in forecasts, enabling the business to optimize service, minimize waste, and capitalize on growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

Daily Direction Setting (DSS) and Demand Governance

• Coordinate and lead the daily DSS forums, ensuring visibility of key demand signals, service risks, and forecast changes.
• Translate insights from DSS discussions into clear actions that align demand, supply, and commercial priorities.
• Support short-term forecast management, balancing agility and accuracy in collaboration with the Customer Collaboration and Supply Planning teams.

Demand Sensing Operations & Roadmap

• Own the execution and continuous improvement of Demand Sensing processes and tools, ensuring daily forecasts reflect the most up-to-date market intelligence, customer order patterns, and operational realities.
• Partner with the Forecast & Innovation Lead to evolve the Demand Sensing roadmap, embedding automation, analytics, and best practices across categories.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, and forecast value add (FVA), driving corrective actions and sharing insights to improve performance.

End-to-End Event & Seasonal Planning

• Lead the integrated planning of promotional and seasonal events, ensuring demand, supply, and commercial teams are aligned on volumes, timing, and executional priorities.
• Facilitate demand review workshops to assess event performance and identify opportunities for future improvement.
• Act as the key link between marketing activations, customer events, and supply chain readiness.

New Product Development (NPD) Setup & Maintenance

• Manage the end-to-end setup and maintenance of new products within planning systems, ensuring master data accuracy, forecast readiness, and seamless integration into commercial and operational plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely readiness for launch and post-launch performance tracking.

Prolink System & Data Integrity

• Serve as the UK Prolink Key User, driving system enhancements, maintaining master data quality, and promoting user adoption.
• Partner with IT and the global Prolink community to influence future developments and ensure data governance standards are upheld.

Business Insight & Collaboration

• Provide actionable insights on demand trends, promotional lift, and forecast performance to senior stakeholders.
• Support the Forecast & Innovation Lead in tracking national forecast performance versus actuals and driving continuous improvement in Lag 3 and live forecasts.
• Partner with Commercial, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to enable data‑led decisions that drive profitable growth.

Qualifications

Must-haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.

• 5–8 years of experience in demand planning, forecasting, or supply chain within FMCG or consumer goods.

• Proven ability to manage integrated demand planning processes, including promotions, events, and NPD launches.

• Hands‑on experience with forecasting and planning systems such as Prolink, APO, JDA, or similar.

• Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to interpret large data sets and generate actionable insights.

• Advanced Excel proficiency and working knowledge of SAP.

• Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders across Commercial, Supply, and Finance.

• Strong problem‑solving mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform effectively in a fast‑paced environment.

Preferred:

• Professional certifications such as APICS (CPIM/CSCP) or Six Sigma.

• Postgraduate qualification (e.g., MBA or Master’s in Supply Chain or Business Analytics).

• Experience working within Integrated Business Planning (IBP) frameworks or platforms such as o9.

• Experience with Prolink data quality and master data compliance improvement initiatives.

Key Metrics

• Forecast Accuracy (Statistical + Enriched) and Bias improvement YoY.
• Service to Customer – maintaining or exceeding target.
• Delivery of Demand Sensing Strategic Roadmap milestones.
• Successful end-to-end coordination of promotional and seasonal planning.
• Prolink Data Quality and Master Data compliance.
• Continuous improvement actions identified and implemented (“Lift & Shift” of best practices).

A Space to be You

We celebrate individuality and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. Our Employee Resource Groups help embed inclusion into our culture, ensuring everyone feels valued and heard.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, committed to the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide any necessary adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.

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 nearly$92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio thatincludes 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 pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visitwww.pepsico.com, and follow onX (Twitter),Instagram,Facebook, andLinkedIn @PepsiCo.