Manager, Planogram Intelligence & Analytics

PepsiCo; Plano, Chicago, Purchase (TX, IL, NY); On-site; USD 94,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. is seeking a Manager, Space Analytics & Insights to shape space intelligence and decision-making across the organization. You will lead analytics development, standardize approaches, and identify opportunities to improve shelf share, distribution, and merchandising execution.

The role partners with Category Management, Sales, and Analytics to deliver executive-ready analyses and future AI-enabled capabilities. Strong communication and advanced analytics experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 5+ years in Category Management, Space Planning, Sales Strategy, Commercial Analytics, or Consumer Insights.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience with large datasets and translating findings into recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Space Analytics capabilities, including reporting and standardizing analytical approaches.
• Develop analytics solutions that evaluate space productivity, assortment effectiveness, distribution, and share of shelf.
• Translate business questions into actionable insights and provide executive-ready analyses.
• Create and evolve KPI frameworks for space and merchandising performance.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to enable future AI-enabled solutions and structured data processes.
• Influence priorities across Category Management, Sales, Commercial Strategy, and Analytics.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Influence stakeholders

Data interpretation

Communication & presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Marketing/Analytics/Economics/Finance/Consumer Insights/Supply Chain

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Overview

The Consumer & Shop Insights team is seeking a Manager, Space Analytics & Insights to help shape the future of space intelligence, analytics, and decision-making across PepsiCo. This role sits at the intersection of Category Management, Sales, Space, Analytics, and emerging AI capabilities, transforming complex space and merchandising data into actionable business insights that drive growth.

The successful candidate will lead the evolution of space analytics by developing scalable insight capabilities, advancing reporting and measurement frameworks, and identifying opportunities to improve assortment performance, distribution effectiveness, share of shelf, and retail execution. This individual will play a critical role in helping PepsiCo leverage data and technology to improve business outcomes while supporting the development of future AI-enabled decision-support capabilities.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Category Manager, Commercial Analytics professional, Sales Strategy leader, or Space expert looking to broaden their impact across the organization and influence enterprise-level business decisions.

Responsibilities

Lead Space Analytics Capabilities

• Serve as the business lead for space analytics and reporting capabilities, including POG Validator.
• Help shape the long-term vision for how space analytics supports commercial decision making.
• Drive the development of standardized analytical approaches that improve business consistency and scalability.
• Identify opportunities to expand the value of space-related insights across categories, customers, and business teams.
• Promote adoption of analytical tools and capabilities throughout the organization.

Drive Space Analytics & Business Insights

• Develop analytics and insight solutions that evaluate space productivity, assortment effectiveness, distribution performance, share of shelf and merchandising execution.
• Translate business questions into actionable insights and recommendations that drive growth.
• Deliver executive-ready analyses that influence strategic priorities and commercial decisions.
• Create and evolve KPI frameworks that provide consistent measurement of space and merchandising performance.

Enable Future AI-Powered Solutions

• Partner with cross-functional teams to support the development of future AI-enabled capabilities.
• Help ensure business data and analytical processes are structured to support future AI applications.
• Identify opportunities where AI-generated recommendations can improve decision quality, speed, and business performance.
• Translate emerging technologies into practical business applications that create measurable value.

Lead Cross-Functional Business Initiatives

• Partner closely with Category Management, Sales, Commercial Strategy, Space and Analytics teams.
• Influence priorities and decision making across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Champion best practices in analytical thinking leveraging planogram data.
• Serve as a trusted advisor who connects analytics to business action and results.
• Drive initiatives that improve organizational capability and analytical maturity.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $93,500 - $156,450.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Analytics, Economics, Finance, Consumer Insights, Supply Chain or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Category Management, Space Planning, Sales Strategy, Commercial Analytics, Consumer Insights, or a related business function.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience working with large datasets and translating findings into business recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Preferred

• Experience within Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Retail, Category Management, or Commercial Strategy.
• Experience with Power BI or other analytical visualization tools.
• Familiarity with planogram, assortment, merchandising, customer or retail performance data.
• Experience leading business transformation or capability-building initiatives.
• Interest in leveraging automation, analytics, and AI to drive business performance.

EEO Statement

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