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Accounts Payable Manager – Cape Town HQ
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
We need a skilled professional to manage the entire accounts payable function and days payable outstanding (DPO). This role involves ensuring timely payments to suppliers, resolving any supplier queries quickly, and making the best use of company cash flow. You will also train and develop your team to perform at their best.
Key Accountabilities
- Oversee the full accounts payable operations in line with company policies. This includes leading the creditors team, motivating them, and helping them grow professionally.
- Handle smooth reconciliation processes. Make sure payments are calculated accurately and processed within agreed terms. Review audit trails regularly and maintain strong internal controls.
- Manage cash flow and creditor days effectively. Negotiate better payment terms with suppliers and work closely with management to decide on payment timings.
- Engage actively with stakeholders like suppliers, purchasing, and operations teams to solve any payment issues that could disrupt the supply of goods or services.
- Make quick, smart decisions under pressure while always following company policies and procedures.
- Check accrual reconciliations, follow up on any outstanding items, and look for ways to improve processes.
- Update and enhance accounts payable policies and procedures. Focus on better use of IT systems to make everything more efficient.
Key Performance Measures
- Meet and go beyond DPO targets.
- Improve the company’s cash flow position.
- Create a positive work environment with skilled and motivated staff.
- Provide ongoing staff development and training.
- Build stronger relationships with suppliers and internal customers.
Decision-Making Authority
This role involves making decisions independently or with guidance from a manager, depending on the situation. You will have regular contact with your manager for key approvals.
- Negotiate and communicate with suppliers on payment terms, settlement discounts, and queries.
- Solve problems internally (like goods received notes and three-way matching) and externally (with suppliers), with or without manager input based on the issue’s importance.
- Manage cash flow timing in consultation with management.
- Recruit suitable staff when needed.
- Approve staff leave.
Qualifications
What will qualify you for the role:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- A three-year diploma or degree in Financial Accounting.
- Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel.
- Knowledge of ERP systems, preferably SAP 4Hana.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in Accounts Payable Management.
- A natural ability to work with numbers and figures.
PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act.
Sales Supervisor – Worcester Bakery
Responsibilities
Job Overview: This position involves supervising a team of sales staff. Your main goal is to drive development and growth in all product categories by meeting revenue and volume targets set in the Annual Operating Plan (AOP). You will conduct market visits, promote effective sales techniques like merchandising and displays to your sales representatives, keep the organization updated on competitor activities and customer feedback, expand the customer base, and use sales data insights to boost performance.
- Achieve revenue and volume targets as outlined in the Annual Operating Plan.
- Secure new business opportunities according to the Annual Operating Plan.
- Review and analyze sales reports regularly to identify areas for continuous improvement.
- Manage and lead your sales team effectively.
- Develop and execute sales and promotional plans.
- Control costs to remain within the Annual Operating Plan budget.
- Visit customers regularly to provide support and build relationships.
- Handle and resolve customer complaints promptly.
- Prepare and submit monthly sales reports.
Qualifications
- A three-year tertiary qualification in Business or Commerce, or an equivalent.
- At least 3 years of experience in a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) environment, including 1 year in a sales or selling role.
- A valid driver’s license.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good clerical and computer skills.
PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act.
Consumer Insights Analyst
Responsibilities
In this role, you will lead consumer research projects, evaluate brand performance, analyze consumer data, support strategic initiatives, and stay ahead of market trends.
- Consumer Research: Lead ad-hoc consumer insights projects. Provide input on project design, manage research agencies and key stakeholders independently, contribute to presentations to draw out key insights for business use, and ensure research recommendations are put into action.
- Brand Performance Evaluation/Post Evaluation of Marketing Activities: Track brand equity and marketing activities quarterly, such as occasion-based tracking. Present findings and recommendations to brand and commercial teams to strengthen and grow our brands.
- Consumer Analysis: Prepare and deliver comprehensive reports that integrate information from various sources, connecting the dots to create clear, insightful stories.
- Foundational Framing: Help roll out important strategic initiatives like Demand Tracker, Needscope, and technology-driven projects to embed them deeply in the business. Lead category-specific projects to identify opportunities and support efforts to understand consumer groups in South Africa.
- Trends: Spot and share the latest consumer and market trends in your category and across the broader commercial team.
Qualifications
Technical Skills
- A relevant tertiary qualification with a focus on commercial subjects.
- At least 5 years of experience in qualitative and quantitative research, either at an agency or in FMCG. Build solid knowledge of research methods (both qual and quant) and basic statistics.
- Proven commercial acumen.
- Strong strategic thinking, analytical, creative, and innovative skills.
- Good understanding of research methodologies (qual and quant) and basic statistics.
- Experience in building and maintaining relationships with external agencies and internal stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, presentation skills (using storytelling), and project management abilities.
- Fluent in English.
- Bonus: Experience in the Food and Beverages category and Pan-Africa work.
Personal Skills
- Passionate, self-motivated, highly curious, and eager to learn and develop.
- Mature, self-confident, and self-managed.
- Strong “can-do” attitude.
- Able to combine multiple information sources to provide solid recommendations.
- High integrity and the confidence to push back when challenged.
- Committed team player passionate about growth.
- Build strong relationships with peers and management.
- Handle pressure well and adapt quickly to changing ways of working and thinking.
- Detail-oriented, highly numerate, with strong analytical skills. Proven ability to identify trends, synthesize data from various sources, and connect insights from data, trends, and events.
- Lead research projects from start to finish and ensure they are integrated into the business through strong partnerships.
- Represent insights in cross-functional teams for product, market, and process innovation.
- Make effective decisions in complex, uncertain situations by blending data, judgment, and experience.
- Empathize deeply with consumers.
Differentiating Competencies
Insights the PepsiCo Way:
- Be Simple
- Be Brave
- Be Intentional
- Leveraging Tech Partnerships
Global Insights Enabling Behaviours:
- Empathize with the Consumer
- Open and better with diversity
- Choreograph Change
- Collaborate to Win
- Satisfy Intellectual Curiosity
- Influence through Storytelling
- Embrace Risk
- Navigate Ambiguity
Global Insights Operating Values:
- Bias for Action … even over Absolute Clarity
- Future Forward POV … even over What Works Now
- Working in Public … even over Working Alone
- Common Good … even over Personal Importance
PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act.
GAO Market Access & Supply Senior Analyst – Isando Plant Snacks, Istanbul-AsyaPO1-FLT-TUR, Vitoria-HQ-ESP, Krakow – Hub- POL
Responsibilities
What we’re looking for:
The new PepsiCo Global Agriculture Office (GAO) is building a highly efficient, vertically integrated potato supply chain. The goal is to increase value across the function—from about $50 million per year now—to an additional $100 million by 2027 and $200 million by 2029. This will cover mature markets and high-growth, high-risk emerging markets.
Key Accountabilities
- Manage and run the Global Supply Working Group (GS WG) across sectors. Ensure the GAO has clear visibility and insights into global supply (like macro and global market dynamics) to help with medium- to long-term strategic planning for chipstock and potato seed across sectors. This includes:
- Providing an accurate global crop year analysis and supply overview. Support sector and business unit (BU) teams in solving supply challenges and maintaining high service levels worldwide. Help with managing potato volume surpluses, shortfalls, and ad-hoc constraints. Explore import/export opportunities and communicate with stakeholders for the best cost, quality, and service solutions.
- Work with the GS WG to review supply and demand balances regularly (monthly, weekly, or as needed). Assess risks (e.g., demand changes, weather, crop availability, quality issues) and reasons for changes, including supply chain hot spots and bright spots.
- Lead alignment among stakeholders for GS WG decisions and solutions that add value to the business and suppliers. Identify cost savings and productivity through best practices.
- Manage and run the Global Market Development and Access Working Group across sectors to:
- Develop and keep an up-to-date overview of market access, including current potato tariffs and non-tariff barriers in PepsiCo markets. Stay informed on recent tariff and policy changes and their business impacts. Monitor high-priority macro policy and political events that could affect us.
- Create action plans with stakeholders like PepsiCo Public and Government Affairs and BUs to gain or keep market access in key markets.
- Handle special projects to provide market access solutions for commercial and seed volumes, and improve understanding of global market supply dynamics and commercial modeling.
- Collaborate with sectors and BU agriculture teams to promote scalable global standards, policies, best practices, and technologies identified through the working groups.
- Work in cross-functional teams to deliver supply and market access productivity projects. Use data and analytics for analysis, develop new tools for value, and drive decisions with data tools.
- Partner with PepsiCo teams like PPGA, R&D, and Sector/BU teams to monitor and complete registration actions, such as country variety registrations.
Qualifications
What will qualify you for the role:
- A degree in procurement or agricultural sciences; a master’s or higher is preferred. More than 5 years of relevant experience.
- Proven experience in the relevant industry.
- Strong skills in data analytics and digital solutions.
- Experience in planning and scheduling across multiple business units is a plus.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Strong communication skills, able to adapt messages to different audiences.
- Proficient in digital and information management—using software and data tools to extract insights that support GAO goals.
- A good collaborator with strong communication and business-focused mindset.
PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act.
Clerk General III (Payroll) – Epping Bakery
Responsibilities
Job Overview: This is a skilled clerical role involving complex calculations, verbal and written communications, handling external inquiries, follow-ups, and explanations. You may consult a section leader for advice but have some independence. You will manage a wide range of tasks at a senior clerical level.
- Handle payroll-related tasks, fix payroll discrepancies, and respond to employee queries about pay.
- Support the automation or grading of payroll systems.
- Keep all payroll operations in line with company policies and procedures.
- Manage Unemployment Insurance and Workers’ Compensation processes.
- Update payroll records by adding changes to employee details, union fees, and other movements.
- Administer benefits, including funds, Incapacity Leave, and Ill Health processes.
- Train junior staff on payroll system updates.
- Assist with audits and year-end reconciliations.
- Securely file and store payroll documents, following data protection laws.
- Help with general office tasks, like creating purchase orders, supporting reception, and other duties as needed.
- Use excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines with little supervision.
- Prepare and submit payroll reports to internal teams or external agencies. Coordinate temporary employee data, time, and attendance.
- Help employees understand their payslips, deductions, and leave balances.
- Reconcile payroll accounts and correct any errors or discrepancies.
Qualifications
- Matric certificate plus a Diploma or Certificate in Payroll or Business Administration.
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting is an advantage.
- 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in a payroll office environment.
- Computer skills, including MS Office, emails, Excel, and Google Sheets.
PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act.
Attendant: Production – Worcester Bakery
Responsibilities
Job Overview: Focus on minimizing damages and strictly following Food Safety Regulations in the production environment.
- Prevent damages by following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) carefully.
- Communicate any issues on your shift to supervisors right away.
- Follow all food safety rules to reduce risks to product quality.
- Adhere to all safety regulations, including wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and working safely.
- Assist the production department wherever needed.
- Help during equipment breakdowns to limit impact on the shift’s output.
Qualifications
- Minimum: NQF Level 4, Grade 12, or an equivalent qualification.
- 1 to 2 years of experience in manufacturing.
PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act.
We wish you all the best with your applications.