India GP Packaging Senior Analyst

PepsiCo; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo India is seeking a seasoned packaging procurement professional to lead strategic sourcing for the India region. You will develop initiatives, monitor markets, and run auctions to optimize costs while ensuring compliant contracts and timely deliveries.

The role requires deep experience in packaging procurement within a matrix organization, strong English communication, and the ability to collaborate with global COE teams across sectors.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree or equivalent with demonstrated analytical skills.
• Masters in Management or Packaging preferred.
• Excellent English; written and spoken.
• 7–8 years total experience with 3–4 years in procurement and 2–3 years in packaging.
• Technical understanding of packaging manufacturing helps.
• Experience in sourcing strategy development within a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic procurement initiatives for packaging in India region.
• Monitor packaging markets and generate reports for CRM discussions to support decisions.
• Conduct E-auctions for key packaging categories and contract negotiations.
• Negotiate costs with paper mills, base film suppliers and converters.
• Ensure contracts and POs align with PepsiCo terms; in SAP and related systems.
• Support robust supply chains for on-time, in-budget packaging delivery.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Sourcing strategy

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Supplier relationship

Excel/Analytics

Education

Graduate degree or equivalent

Masters in Management or Packaging (preferred)

Tools

SAP

P2P governance

Job description

Overview

• Support India Packaging across Food Operations, managing a total spend of $100MM & more
• Manage the Corrugates category and support deliver of YOY P&L productivity from GP managed spend.

• Job Dimensions & Scope

  • Snacks Volume: + 84k Tons Fiber and 40k Tons Flex
  • Spend: + $ 110 MM (Direct responsibility for $35MM)
  • Complexity: Matrix organization working with MSO and COE at Sector & Global Levels and Snacks business across COSO & Copack
  • Productivity: Delivering Continuous Improvement Productivity in excess of 7% of compressible spend YOY.
  • Plan, strategize and execute Pepsico Packaging Sustainability Goals

Responsibilities

Sourcing

• Support development of and implement strategic procurement initiatives for packaging for India region, ensuring COE strategies appropriate for the region
• Monitor packaging commodity markets and generate reports for CRM discussions for making commodity buying decisions.
• Conduct E-auction for key packaging categories basis buying cycle and contracting.
• Negotiate secondary packaging costs and conversions with paper mills,base film suppliers and converters
• Conduct quarterly costing excersice with suppliers on standard template and conclude it timely for contract creation in SAP.
• Ensure contracts and purchase orders are in place with required PepsiCo terms and conditions; in SAP.
• Support development of robust supply chains to provide reliable delivery of Packaging to manufacturing operations, on time, on budget, at specification.
• Maintain appropriate records and reporting processes to ensure compliance with PepsiCo and Global Procurement policies, including financial reporting, commodity risk management, productivity and sustainability.
• Work with Global COE teams on India specific initiatives including sourcing strategy, RFP, Contract Compliance and productivity.

Productivity

• Support delivery of annual productivity goals for INDIA Packaging category. Support development of a robust pipeline of productivity ideas during the planning process and transform ideas into appropriate productivity projects in time for AOP submissions to ensure delivery of the productivity targets.
• Coordinate closely with the region and sector finance teams to align inflation and productivity assumptions with those projected by the CoE.
• Lift and shift/adapt productivity ideas from other countries/regions
• Support all 7 Step Wave Negotiation & Productivity Projects for INDIA Packaging category
• Manage INDIA Packaging cash flow through SCF and Payable terms extension process.

NPD Delivery

• Support delivery of all packaging materials for NPDs (other than flexible category items)

Sustainability – Environmental, Human & Business Continuity

• Lead the process to review all for critical suppliers and key risks. Develop Business Continuity Plans for critical suppliers including strategies and tactics to mitigate risks where feasible.
• Ensure compliance with PepsiCo’s Supplier Code of Conduct requirements for all INDIA Secondary Packaging suppliers. Work with sector and region R&D personnel to support businesses.

Financial Reporting

• Upload and update productivity tool(powersteering) for packaging category projects.
• Support INDIA commodity guidance prices for SBP & AOP and forecasting of prices for FP&A submission according to global & Sector timeline requirements

People

• Work closely with India Packaging Lead to develop regional strategies.
• Collaborate with CoE/MSO teams and cross functional stakeholders to deliver against key business objectives
• Represent Procurement function internally (peer level) and externally (suppliers)
• Lead the compliance audit and selectica management for India GP.

Qualifications

Experience and Qualification

• Minimum of a graduate degree level or equivalent with demonstrated proficiency in analytical endeavors.
• Advanced degrees (Masters in Management) or Packaging focused degrees preferred.
• Excellent language skills – English essential, both verbal and in writing.
• Prior experience of atleast 2-3 years in the packaging field desirable. Minimum experience of 3-4 years in procurement function required with an overall minimum experience of 7-8 years
• Technical understanding of packaging manufacturing helps in handling this position.
• Relevant experience in sourcing strategy development in a Matrix organisaion.
• Experience in using advanced sourcing methodologies/ tools.
• Skilled in managing across a dispersed team of business stakeholders; strong selling skills
• High integrity: won’t compromise values to get results
• Agile : eager to embrace change, ability to manage in an ambiguous environment, consistently works against the right priorities
• Drive for Results: perseverant and resilient in the pursuit of objectives, willing to take on new challenges, works to resolve tough issues
• Strong communication: comfortable and effective communicating (verbal and written) with stakeholders internally and externally across all levels
• Strong knowledge of SAP and P2P governance
• Strong follow up and time management required to manage regular changes in packaging artworks and promotions.
• Analytical: ability to analyze information to draw conclusions and find actionable solutions
• Balancing competing priorities
• Partner with Region GP leadership to analyze, develop plans and support the key strategic intiatives.
• Lead data availability and analytics for all Packaging materials.
• Strong relationships with key regional / global Packaging suppliers
• Highly effective interpersonal skills – excellent negotiator and strong communication and influencing skills to all organizational levels and particularly at executive level. Demonstrated ability to develop credible business relationships with Plant managers, Supply Chain / Operations Directors & VPs, peers
• High level of business acumen
• Strong grasp of general business economics & key cost & quality drivers
• Strong analytical & financial skills
• Political & commercial savvy
• Ability to translate complex situations into simple messages for Exec level communication
• Comfortable working within complex matrix organization
• Able to communicate business strategies to suppliers as well as internal stakeholders
• Effective people leader including ability to lead cross functional teams
• Track record of being able to drive cross-functional support and resources for projects to deliver results on time.
• Effective project manager who is able to articulate and uplift hurdles quickly and keep driving the projects forward.
• Strong collaboration/matrix management
• Understands and manages key business drivers
• High integrity: won’t compromise values to get results
• Highly Collaborative: works well with others, including internal and external stakeholders to deliver results and keeps others informed to avoid unnecessary surprises
• Inclusive: treats all people with respect and fairness, open to and respectful of others’ opinions and points of view
• Innovative: takes initiative to find ways to get better results; seeks and takes advantage of ideas, best practices and solutions developed elsewhere