at PepsiCo Corp in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Overview
**Remote role with 50-75% travel. Must reside in IL, TX, AZ, CO, CA, WA, UT, or NV.**
The Production Warehouse Manager will be accountable for all preparation required for Deployment/Hypercare activities in the production warehouse functions for West Division. The chosen candidate is expected to have a strong background in production warehouse operations in manufacturing plants. This role will partner across the organization with the larger PBNA PGT project teams.
The foundation of this role will require involvement in System Testing, coordination of Training Material, and Site Readiness Activities, in all Manufacturing Warehouse locations across the West Division. The position requires the utilization of PBNA manufacturing business process to successfully deploy new SAP systems and processes to the field organization.
Responsibilities
- Provide expert knowledge and experience to project activities within production warehouse
- Be a results-oriented “change agent” who can understand different scenarios and help facilitate big-picture and tactical execution throughout the project
- Produce project deliverables and ensure overall quality – includes Testing, Training, Readiness & Deployment
- Lead super user activity including UAT (user acceptance testing)
- Lead change management in partnership with OCM and HR
- Develop and deliver end user training in partnership with OCM and dedicated Sector training teams
- Develop and validate site layout maps for pre-go-live configuration
- Escalate appropriate decision-making requirements to PBNA PGT Project Leadership
- Lead site level business readiness reviews and develop TEP to ensure site readiness
- Lead recurring site level project calls to ensure progress on TEP actions
- Co-Lead deployment and post go-live support
Compensation & Benefits:
- The expected compensation range for this position is between $81,000 - $135,600 based on a full-time schedule
- Location, confirmed job-related skills and experience will be considered in setting actual starting salary
- Bonus based on performance and eligibility; target payout is 12% 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
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
- Understanding of production warehouse operations, ideally in bottling industry
- Prior SAP Conversion experience strongly preferred
- Strong project management skills and experience required
- Willing to challenge group thinking and ask difficult questions; Able to challenge requirements and business processes to ensure best practice
- Ability to influence stakeholders and work through others; open to new ways of working, adopting industry standards and best practices
- Effective team player
- Positive and motivated to change and simplify processes
- Ability to perform and prioritize under pressure
- Effective communicator, both written and oral; ability to articulate or demonstrate perspectives and best practices
- Strong analytical, process orientation, influencing and collaborative skills
- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to move forward or seek answers regardless
- Previous WMS experience is preferred
- Significant travel required with commitment to successful deployments often requiring long work weeks including weekends
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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