Overview

　　At PepsiCo Beverages North America, we're redefining what it means to be a consumer products company with a digital-first mindset, and our PBNA IT team is leading that charge. Our technology teams unlock digital capabilities, enhance cybersecurity safeguards, review third party applications, and deliver variety of technology solutions for the PepsiCo Business stakeholders. Our culture is guided by the PepsiCo Way, which is a set of values that define our mission to win with purpose in the marketplace and act with integrity in everything we do. Our commitments to racial equality, gender parity and sustainability are woven into these values and our team.

　　This role is for a Supply Chain Sr. Analyst (App Support Lead) for PBNA Supply Chain-Manufacturing. This role's key accountability is to shape business demand for IT products and services, coordinate solution formulation from idea through project initiation, and ensure the intended business value of ideas is documented, measured and realized.

　　This position will support the following business functions within the PBNA Supply Chain organization: Manufacturing, Quality, Health/Safety/Environmental (HSE), Plant Maintenance, and Engineering.

　　The Key areas will include:

　　Cyber Security

　　Firewall / Network Infrastructure

　　Mobile Devices

　　Vendor Management

　　Application Onboarding (i.e. ISA)

　　Scope Measures:

　　This role will be accountable for supporting Supply Chain Manufacturing and Quality investment projects, variety of business requests and tasks related with stability of production operations. The scope will include working closely with Business leaders and technical teams to support the evaluation of systems, provide priority and urgency to key business requests, deliver custom and out of the box third party software, support, and optimize the portfolio of existing Legacy systems.

　　Responsibilities

　　Assist as a principle information technology adviser for business function leadership to shape business demand, stimulate innovation ideas, define scope and requirements for new ideas, obtain estimates of required funding, develop proposals and business cases, position proposals for IT funding, and escalate support issues within IT as necessary. Assist business function leadership and IT CIO Leadership in defining and aligning IT strategy, IT Annual Operating Plans, and potential off-cycle investment plans to support PBNA Supply Chain business initiatives and requirements. Assist and help orchestrate the activities of other PepsiCo IT teams (Development & Delivery, Enterprise Architecture, Data & Analytics) to ensure business requirements are understood, and that the right IT resources are engaged to support business functions.Support overall Agile project planning methodology for investment projects in partnership with onshore and offshore support teams to gain productivity and efficiency service improvements in our application portfolioSupport communications with Product Managers and business stakeholders, escalate impediments and manage all product & project risks with greater independence from upper management.Assist with solution delivery with greater attention and oversight using transformational process steps and increased Operations team engagement with the key goal to keep Production Stability a priority overallCollaborate with integrated IT teams (Network, Infrastructure, ISG etc) with the key goal to keep Production Stability and application Security a priority overall.Manage the technical requirements and design of all processes of a specific project involving departmental or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of new or existing product(s).Determine ways to streamline internal PBNA Supply Chain operations, while overseeing business change requestsPartner closely with external vendors, including onshore and offshore resources.Work closely with Business and IT partners to identify and resolve application issues, escalating as required

　　Compensation and Benefits:

　　The expected compensation range for this position is between $68,000 - $ 113,850 based on a full-time scheduleLocation, confirmed job-related skills and experience will be considered in setting actual starting salaryBonus based on performance and eligibility; target payout is 8% of annual salary paid out annuallyPaid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavementIn 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

　　Years of Experience

　　Undergraduate degree in computer science, engineering, business, or a related fieldMinimum of 5+ years of experience in information technology5+ years project management and delivery experience1+ years solid comprehension of Lean-Agile frameworks, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)1+ years Agile product strategic thinking, analysis and development 1+ years of People Management and Team Building3+ years Project Management experience3+ years Technical Solutions architecture overview and understanding

　　Mandatory Non Technical Experience:

　　Demonstrated track record of creating technology solutions to solve business problemsHighly skilled at project planning, creating business requirements documents, use cases, user acceptance test plans, process flow and data flow diagramsStrong collaboration, teamwork and relationship building skills across multiple levels and functions in the organizationAbility to listen, build rapport, and credibility as a strategic partnerAbility to set expectations with business partners and effectively leverage governance for a positive business partner experienceStrong communication skills in writing, speaking, and presentingAn exceptional listener, able to comprehend what is said and probe for important detailsAble to communicate technical or complex subject matter in business termsHighly self-motivatedAccepts ownership and welcomes responsibilityAcumen and passion for business and technologyUnderstands and keeps abreast of IT industry - emerging technologies and trends, industry standards and vendor landscape

　　Mandatory Technical Skills

　　Experience managing software development projects through the full project lifecycle, from initiation through implementationExperience supporting SW applications after implementation, including - break/fix activities, enhancements, SLA's and metrics, vendor management, off-shoring/outsourcingFamiliarity with infrastructure networks and firewallsDatabase SQL experience a plusProducing network/architecture diagrams

　　Differentiating Competencies:

　　Capability to manage multiple vendor relationships to ensure effective design, delivery, and governance of the programAbility to translate complex technical topics / issues to non-technical Business partners & stakeholdersStrong communication and collaboration skills with ability to cater messages to audience including all levels of the organization and form working relationships with technical teams, Enterprise architects, product managers, business owners, and executivesKnowledge and experience of Cloud solutions architecture, infrastructure development, deployment, and operational supportSelf-starter with strong organizational skills bringing together multiple functions and team members to solve critical issues.Skilled at conflict resolution and problem-solving to achieve win-win outcomesAn outside-in focus: outstanding end-customer relationship skills

　　EEO Statement

　　All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

　　PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

　　If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy.

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