Overview: We are Pepsi Co.


Pepsi Co is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than two hundred countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi, and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.


Guiding Pepsi Co is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with Pepsi Co Positive. Through Pepsi Co Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. Pepsi Co Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.

Responsibilities: What are we looking for?
KEY CONTROLS:

• Ensure that A&M Budget data is loaded accurately on SAP in line with the authorized budget amount.
• Accurate creation of WBS's as per naming convention supplied by Marketing Team.
• Accurately load each WBS budget amount and reconcile that loading was done correctly.
• Ensure that FREEZE / UNFREEZE budget amounts are correct.
• Restate budgets on SAP when/if FREEZE is released.
• Update budgets when WBS movements are actioned.

• Maintain Excel reports used by Marketing to track spend, available funds, committed funds.
• Assist Marketing with spend vs. plan through daily updating excel reports as PO's are created and invoices paid.
• Action movements between WBS elements, verifying that it is authorized.
• Reconcile own Excel spend reports with SAP on a monthly basis and query differences with Control.

• Ensure that A&M spend is broken down timely & accurately based on Black Swan classification.
• Manage financial year-end: 1) All invoices received, 2) GRIR account clean, 3) Accruals correct,4) Fall-in / Fall-out correct.

• Issue PO's that contain accurate pricing information, are authorized (pre / post), and accurately recorded.
• O Creation & allocation to correct GL and correct reflection of spend.
• Ensure that all required supporting documents and approvals are scanned onto SAP with CE and PO.

• Liaise with new suppliers and ensure that all documentation required are obtained.
• Create new vendors as required by Business ensuring that all Control requirements are adhered to.
• Extend current vendors as requested ensuring that all Control requirements are adhered to.
• Inform Marketing once vendor is active.

• Issue free stock as per request from Business.
• Liaise with recipients to acquire required documentation.
• Ensure that all Control required procedures are followed.
• Liaise with DCs to ensure stock availability and ability to deliver.
• Follow-through to ensure that free stock was issued and delivered.
• Ensure that stock costs are allocated to Marketing budget in a timeous and accurate manner.

• Manage early payment request (outside of terms) from Vendors by ensuring request is submitted using correct documentation, push request through the hierarchy of approvals required.
• Manage advance payments / partial payments ensuring that correct procedures is followed and that activities are not delayed.
• Liaise with Creditors regarding any supplier / Marketing queries.
• Ensure that Invoices are scanned onto SAP.
• Invoice verification – ensure invoice date is after p/o creation and amount is correct.

• Be informed on all document retention requirements.
• Retain physical and / or digital documents as per legal requirement.
• Capable to access all documents if need to answer queries, must provide evidence to Auditors or any other Business request.

• Supply Marketing with a monthly report on warehouse space utilization.
• Minimize cost by flagging non-moving / slow-moving items to Marketing.

• Create and submit PO's for travel ensuring that correct procedure is followed.
• Assist Marketing with queries and follow-ups for slow payment.

• Monthly recon of outstanding invoices (ME2N report)
• Monthly distribution of run-rate report.
• Ensure that all monthly KC documentation are completed and filed.

• Ad hoc Project Management (e.g. Sharp Shooters, Mandela Day, SASKO Activity Books , Biscuit launch, Stokvels)
• Image Library maintenance (SILO)
• Ad hoc assistance in preparation of Marketing Presentations

• Train new Marketing Team employees on all the procedures and policies that governs their way-of-work in terms of Marketing Procurement / Administration
• Provide oversight, support, and guidance to new employees until they are comfortable with the requirements and processes.

• Manage Marketing diaries in coordinating internal- and external meetings when requested.
• Provide assistance in filtering and forwarding communications to proper individuals and departments.
• Support Marketing Directors and full Brand Team in all administrative related requests
• Manage and / or channel all internal Shopper Marketing requests.

Qualifications: What will qualify you for this role?

• 2+ years’ experience in a similar role and environment
• Matric plus 3-year tertiary qualification
• SAP, Excel, and Microsoft Outlook
• Be able to communicate effectively with internal as well as external stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Key Controls and internal compliance regulations