Modular Planning & Automation Leader

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH; Rogers (AR); On-site; USD 111,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH is seeking a Manager of Modular Process & Automation to lead end-to-end modular planning improvements across Walmart Beverage categories. You will identify gaps, standardize workflows, and build scalable tools, governance, and training to boost speed, accuracy, and quality of modular execution.

The role partners with Analytics, Modular Planning, Merchants, and external vendors to design, pilot, and scale solutions, balancing transformation with annual relays, space

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 5+ years of experience in Category Management, Space Planning, Modular Planning, retail execution, or related CPG function.
• Advanced expertise in Blue Yonder/JDA space planning and planogram development, including complex modular environments, assortment changes, fixture variation, and large-scale resets.
• Deep understanding of Walmart modular development and relay processes, including assortment workflows, project/remodel stores, and modular submission requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to identify operational inefficiencies and develop scalable solutions through process redesign, standardization, automation, technology, or resource-model changes.
• Strong project leadership, analytical problem-solving, and change-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives and critical timelines.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, design, and optimize the end-to-end modular planning processes across Walmart Beverage categories.
• Identify process inconsistencies, bottlenecks, capability gaps, and execution risks across assortment, flow, space planning, modular drawing, validation, submission, and implementation.
• Develop standardized workflows, governance, documentation, and best practices that improve modular effectiveness while preserving the flexibility across categories and store formats.
• Create clear process ownership, decision points, handoffs, controls, and escalation paths across the modular lifecycle.
• Translate business and user needs into requirements for automation, system enhancements, analytical tools, reporting solutions, and workflow improvements.
• Build business cases that define problem, value, resources, risks, and success measures for proposed solutions.
• Partner with Advanced Analytics, technical teams, external vendors, and third-party resources to design, pilot, refine, and scale solutions.
• Evaluate where work should be simplified, automated, standardized, centralized, or supported.
• Create scorecards and review routines to surface risks and enable corrective action.
• Support high-complexity modular work involving assortment changes, fixture variation, clustering, and large-scale relay activity.
• Lead sessions to clarify problems, define future-state processes, resolve cross-functional issues, and move decisions into action.
• Develop playbooks, toolkits, training, and hands-on learning to strengthen modular capabilities and drive adoption.

Skills

Category Management

Space Planning

Modular Planning

Retail Execution

Blue Yonder/JDA

Planogram Development

Project Leadership

Analytical Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH is seeking a Manager of Modular Process & Automation to lead end-to-end modular planning improvements across Walmart Beverage categories. You will identify gaps, standardize workflows, and build scalable tools, governance, and training to boost speed, accuracy, and quality of modular execution.

The role partners with Analytics, Modular Planning, Merchants, and external vendors to design, pilot, and scale solutions, balancing transformation with annual relays, space