Materials Supply Coordinator I/II

PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient foods and beverages, with 2005 revenues of more than $32 billion and more than 157,000 employees.

The company consists of Frito-Lay North America, PepsiCo Beverages North America, PepsiCo International and Quaker Foods North America. PepsiCo brands are available in nearly 200 countries and territories and generate sales at the retail level of about $85 billion.

PepsiCo offers product choices to meet a broad variety of needs and preference -- from fun-for-you items to product choices that contribute to healthier lifestyles.

PepsiCo's mission is "To be the world's premier consumer products company focused on convenient foods and beverages. We seek to produce healthy financial rewards to investors as we provide opportunities for growth and enrichment to our employees, our business partners and the communities in which we operate. And in everything we do, we strive for honesty, fairness and integrity."

We manage the national supply chain for packaging and seasoning materials which are used in our snack foods business. ?This position works within our Strategic Supply and Material Planning Team to deploy packaging and seasoning to facilitate business change and new product introductions. ?Applicants must be able to work in a fast paced environment and possess strong time management, multi-tasking and prioritization skills.

Deploy packaging and seasoning material to our Frito Lay plants in accordance with prescribed procedures and processes.
Provide tactical ownership of assigned brands for inventory reporting and execution of business initiatives
Provide strong communication and prioritization of daily activities
Timely communication with Frito Lay plants and suppliers on supply exceptions such as emergency expedites or non-routine shipments
Strong analytical and problem solving skills to validate plant requests for expedited materials.
Reduce expedited freight by ensuring proper selection of transportation mode.
Meet brand inventory targets through active repositioning and management of national inventories
Manage departmental help desk calls ?through accurate reporting and live answer targets
Work to avoid callouts of non-standard quantities
Minimize obsolescence through execution of run out strategies and repositioning of stranded material
Perform planning of brand stock codes utilizing standard bill of material system (SBM)
Maintain professional and positive composure at all times
Build and maintain cooperative cross functional relationships with other departments
Share best practices & provide improvement ideas to increase deployment efficiencies

HS diploma
Strong analytical and investigative skills
Must work productively in task oriented environment
Strong customer and service management skills
Good project management skills
Excellent communication and prioritization skills
Microsoft Excel experience is required

Preferred Qualifications:
College Degree
Customer service or logistics management experience
Basic understanding of MRP
Oracle experience is a plus