Procurement Category Lead : Capex, Mro & Energy - Cape Town Hq

Pepsico; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational food and beverage company seeks a Procurement Category Lead in Cape Town to oversee Capex and MRO procurement strategies. The ideal candidate will design technical platforms, manage supplier evaluations, and lead productivity initiatives to enhance competitive advantage. A relevant degree and significant procurement experience are required. This role offers an opportunity to impact the company's strategic goals effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in supplier selection and negotiation.
• Familiarity with Capex and MRO procurement processes.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement global technical platforms.
• Review and evaluate Capex, MRO & Energy proposals.
• Lead productivity initiatives and manage timelines for projects.
• Facilitate supplier evaluations and negotiations.
• Ensure contract management and legal compliance.

Skills

Supplier relationship management

Technical leadership

Cost strategy development

Project management

Education

Relevant degree in procurement or supply chain

Job description

Procurement Category Lead : Capex, MRO & Energy - Cape Town HQ PepsiCo Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa About PepsiCo PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than countries and territories around the world.

PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in

• , driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream.

PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated sales.

Overview Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+).

pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

For more information, visit Responsibilities Support in designing and implementing specific global technical platforms and supplier competitive tension tools that will deliver further competitive advantage for the PepsiCo OU's and bring programs to sector benchmarks.

Review and sign-off evaluation of all Capex, MRO & Energy RFP's and cover letters, by assessing ingredients team using smart bidding options and utilizing category levers for lowest total cost to business (TCO).

Lead at all business forums Value Engineering / Productivity Capex, MRO & Energy initiatives for South Africa – aligning and utilizing Regional & Global leverage and scale to deliver minimum run-rate productivity and P&L savings.

Establish & Govern CVA / Commodity splits & pricing mechanism for all Capex, MRO & Energy – isolate commodity pricing in order to create a cost strategy that provides effective risk management.

Provide technical leadership to the SA supplier base and be a driver of change and performance improvement for the business in line with Commercial and financial priorities.

Key enabler to Legal Department to ensure the most beneficial contract terms for PepsiCo, preparation of the contracts and coordinate signing contracts is met.

Manage and develop timelines for transformational projects and be key gatekeeper (Act as owner) in all critical Purchasing tasks to ensure on-time plan launch.

Responsibility of productivity project identification and implementation in cooperation with sector Procurement and XFP team.

Supplier selection in line with purchasing strategy for the scope : Participation in the local and regional supplier evaluation process and negotiation with suppliers.

Participation in preparing the sourcing plans.

Value engineering and productivity projects management and execution.

New Supplier development.

Maintaining the SQA & Sustainability requirements.

Manage supplier relationship through scorecard reviews on quarterly basis with key stakeholders.

Lead dispute resolution regarding material supply, quality issues, invoice and