Assistant Manager - Business Operations

Pepsico; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo in Hyderabad seeks an Assistant Manager - TPM to drive pricing activities across the TPM lifecycle with a sharp eye for accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. You will coordinate with sales and finance to ensure all pricing is aligned with policy.

You will set up promotional pricing, trade allowances, rebates, and customer deals; validate inputs for events and claims; and monitor cross-system updates (TPM tools, Sales Planner, SAP/ERP) to support timely decision making.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of experience in Business Operations.
• Bachelor's in commerce/business administration/marketing or Finance; Master's degree is a plus.
• Prior FMCG experience preferred.
• Analytical skills with data handling.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Proactive, responsive and results driven.
• Highly proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Manage pricing activities across the TPM lifecycle with focus on accuracy and compliance.
• Set up, review, and maintain promotional pricing, trade allowances, rebates and customer deals.
• Validate pricing inputs for promotional events, contracts and claims.
• Investigate pricing discrepancies and support timely resolution.
• Ensure adherence to approved pricing strategies, trade terms and governance standards.
• Draft, review and submit trade promotion contracts for QC verification.
• Ensure contracts reflect approved events, pricing and trade terms.
• Manage promotional calendars and updates across TPM tools, Sales Planner, customer portals, SAP/ERP.
• Support claim-related checks and trade spend validations.
• Process and reconcile payments/deductions invoices and monitor stakeholder approvals.
• Invoice analysis and timely closure of tactics post payments; manage trade spend in respective accounts.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in commerce/business/marketing/finance

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP/ERP

TPM tools

Sales Planner

Job description

Job Description- Assistant Manager -TPM

• Manage and execute pricing activities across the TPM lifecycle with a strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, and compliance
• Set up, review, and maintain promotional pricing, trade allowances, rebates, and customer-specific deals
• Validate pricing inputs for promotional events, contracts, and claims
• Investigate pricing discrepancies, identify root causes, and support timely resolution
• Ensure adherence to approved pricing strategies, trade terms, and governance standards
• Draft, review, and submit trade promotion contracts required for QC verification
• Ensure contracts accurately reflect approved events, pricing, and trade terms
• Manage promotional calendars and ensure updates are accurately reflected across all relevant systems (TPM tools, Sales Planner, customer portals, SAP/ERP)
• Support claim-related checks and trade spend validations
• Processing and reconciliations of Payments/Deduction invoices and monitor approvals from Stakeholders and its timeliness
• Invoice analysis, breakdown by segmentation and ensure timely closure of tactics post payments and manage trade Spend in respective accounts

Qualification

• 3-6 years of experience in Business Operations
• Bachelors in commerce/business administration/marketing or Finance, Master's degree is a plus
• Prior Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company experience preferred
• Analytical Skills: Good data skills and ability work through large data sets
• Communication: Strong communication skills and collaboration skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
• Proactive, responsive and results driven
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office especially Adv Excel and PowerPoint