General Manager (Bakeries Cluster Lead): KZN needed at PepsiCo

Responsibilities

General Manager (Cluster Lead): KZN (Shakaskraal and Ladysmith Bakeries)

• Role is based at the Shakaskraal Bakery, KZN PepsiCo South Africa.

Main Purpose:

• Responsible for E2E P&L and Strategy for Cluster and manage cluster optimization.
• Responsible for the bakery operations; accountable for the financial performance of the applicable cluster of bakeries.
• Manage the operations of the bakery and ensures the appropriate support to the executive.

• Provide a clear sense of direction and focus and embodying The PepsiCo Way values.
• Ability to define, shape, position and build a business to ensure growth and profitability.
• Participate in establishing local long-range plans, strategy, budget, investment, and resource planning.
• Represent PepsiCo in relation with customers and business and non-business communities.
• Proven good judgment and ability to synthesise markets, risks, and opportunities through the lens of value creation.

Key Accountabilities:

• Drive the strategy and planning congruent to regional nuances (Product, channel and GTM).
• Drive cluster performance and growth.
• Define sales and distribution strategy for the cluster.
• Drive customer data analysis and consolidation and customer experience.
• Ensure financial control and oversight.
• Ensure quality control and oversight.
• Ensure integration across bakeries, and other relevant aspects.
• Provide HC, Finance and strategic project delivery services to bakeries in the cluster.
• Supplier Management.
• Drive and execute sales and distribution.
• Manage and execute bakery enabling services.

Qualifications

What will qualify you for the role?

• Relevant bachelor’s degree, post graduate desirable.
• 10 – 15 years of experience in food manufacturing environment. In various leadership roles.
• Previously held a General Management leadership role. 
• Previous P&L management, and Senior leadership experience .
• Demonstrates credibility and gravitas while remaining accessible and grounded.
• Prior FMCG, Food production, perishable goods experience.
• Desired Leadership values: Ownership, integrity, respect, empowerment, teamwork, customer and consumer centrism.