Innovation & Commercialization Manager

PepsiCo; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 700,000,000 - 1,200,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. is seeking an Innovation and Commercialization Lead for Indonesia to spearhead key innovation projects and lead Stagegate governance. The role requires steering cross-functional teams, managing complex agendas, and delivering a multi-year innovation calendar.

You will own end-to-end innovation activities, including myInnovation, shopper development, and calendar alignment, with a strong focus on commercialization and risk management within a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of commercial experience in FMCG, ideally in innovation or project management.
• Strong project management skills; can handle multiple commercialization projects with interdependencies.
• Experience managing fast timelines (<16 weeks) for imports and longer timelines (12 months+) for major initiatives.
• Proactive problem-solver with strong initiative and leadership in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to deliver innovation projects in Indonesia BU.
• Own the Indonesia commercialization in-year and 3Y innovation agenda.
• Deliver NR targets and advance ongoing and new innovation projects.
• Ensure on-time delivery and STM compliance; drive action plans.
• Maintain a single version of truth in complex innovation projects and governance.
• Develop and own the multi-year Indonesia Innovation Calendar (Innovation Hopper Pipeline).
• Deliver scalable E2E solutions to accelerate portfolio transformation.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

English fluency

Bahasa Indonesia

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Overview

Work for a global FMCG company with some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands.Be part of an exciting business where employees are recognized and career growth is supported.

At PepsiCo, you can Dare for Better. You can help build a world where there are more possibilities for more people, no matter what role you hold. Together, we’ll make a positive impact for good. Because when we Dare for Better, we can smile at what’s next. For our careers, families, communities and the planet.

The Innovation and Commercialization Lead will spearhead the delivery of key innovation projects in Indonesia BU and take leadership role as BU commercialization, lead on overall agenda delivery, stakeholder management, and calendar risk management.

This role will also own the Stagegate agenda every month and lead the Stagegate meeting; support on all E2E activities related to innovation, including myInnovation, shopper development, and owning the multi-year innovation calendar.

Responsibilities

What you will be responsible for:

• Leverage 3 lens approach to all projects to ensure the cross-functional team focuses on the right innovation projects - with the right amount of resourcing, governance, and rigor.
• Develop and Lead the Indonesia Commercercialization In-Year and 3Y Innovation Agenda.
• Deliver Innovation NR Target – Execute all related actions to ongoing and new innovation projects.
• Deliver projects on time and ensure STM compliance – Execute actions.
• Ensure one single version of the truth in complex innovation projects – Execute.
• Develop and own the multi-year Innovation Calendar for Indonesia (Innovation Hopper Pipeline).
• Deliver scale, E2E solutions that accelerate portfolio transformation – Execute actions and provide consulation.

Qualifications

What you will need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• At least 10+ years of commercial experience, preferably involving innovation or project management in FMCG
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to comfortably handle several commercialization projects at a time and manage complex functional interdependencies.
• Comfortable with managing both accelerated timelines (<16 week delivery) for imports and prolonged timelines (12 months+) for Reframe, Refresh, and Create projects.
• Proactive mindset to anticipate issues and identify solutions to mitigate the risk
• Highly result-driven with high sense of responsibility to deliver a set goal on time and in full. Exhibits a high degree of personal initiative and leadership – can operate well with fast-paced changes and navigate a heavily matrixed environment across levels and functions
• Strong and effective communicator with people of all levels and functions in the organization
• Positive growth mindset and flexible “can-do” attitude to support an ever-changing environment with competing priorities and the drive to find a creative solution in an ambiguous, complex environment
• High level of business acumen and must be commercially savvy with strong analytical and prioritization skills; can easily balance both big picture goals and everyday tasks
• Good Knowledge of FMCG innovation process (including consumer ideation and insight processes) and other relevant processes and systems (Supply Chain, Sales, Distribution, and Marketing, Global Procurement). Strength in data analysis and interpretation in order to develop business recommendations
• Technically savvy with strong capability in Microsoft Project a bonus
• Fluent in English and Bahasa Indonesia