Strategic Supply Chain Capability & Innovation Leader

PepsiCo; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo in Ireland is seeking a Senior Manager, Supply Chain Capability & Innovation to define and lead the strategic capability agenda for PGCS Supply Chain. You will simplify, standardise and automate end-to-end processes, strengthen Master Data Governance and ensure analytics and digital investments deliver measurable value.

You will act as the primary Supply Chain interface with central D&A, lead portfolio scoping, solution input and agile delivery support, with a focus on Ireland and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in relevant discipline required.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Supply Chain, transformation, capability development, analytics, process excellence, master data governance or digital enablement.
• Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional transformation agendas within a global or matrixed organisation.
• Strong understanding of demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, master data, SAP-enabled planning processes and end-to-end supply chain operations.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the Supply Chain Capability, Innovation and Process Excellence roadmap for PGCS.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate end-to-end Supply Chain processes.
• Translate business priorities into capability programmes improving service, inventory, productivity and planning.
• Lead cross-functional transformation initiatives across Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Technology and D&A.
• Act as a senior advisor on process maturity, digital enablement and capability development.
• Own the Supply Chain Master Data Governance agenda with governance model and controls.
• Improve quality and usability of Supply Chain master data across material, BOM, vendor and planning data.
• Partner with central data, technology and functional stakeholders to align MDG priorities.
• Establish routines, standards and metrics that sustain data quality and governance maturity.
• Represent Supply Chain requirements in data governance, technology and process forums.
• Support alignment of SC analytics with global D&A operating model.
• Support agile delivery through backlog input, sprint engagement and testing.
• Ensure analytics and digital products are adopted and measured against business value outcomes.
• Lead redesign of Supply Chain processes to remove complexity and improve reliability.
• Establish common process standards and best practices across international operations.
• Identify opportunities for automation and AI-supported decision making.
• Partner with tech teams to embed controls and standard work.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning, inventory, master data and stakeholder collaboration.
• Define demand planning capability improvement across PGCS International Hubs (Ireland, Singapore).
• Deploy best practice forecasting, governance and performance management processes.
• Improve demand signal quality and planning discipline with cross-functional teams.
• Support analytics-enabled forecasting and decision support.
• Drive forecast accuracy, bias management and planning stability.

Skills

Stakeholder influence

Change management

Data analytics

Leadership

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Information Systems, Data, Analytics or related discipline

Master degree, professional Supply Chain qualification, Lean Six Sigma, APICS, IBP, data governance or product management certification preferred

Job description

PepsiCo in Ireland is seeking a Senior Manager, Supply Chain Capability & Innovation to define and lead the strategic capability agenda for PGCS Supply Chain. You will simplify, standardise and automate end-to-end processes, strengthen Master Data Governance and ensure analytics and digital investments deliver measurable value.

You will act as the primary Supply Chain interface with central D&A, lead portfolio scoping, solution input and agile delivery support, with a focus on Ireland and