Overview

Main Purpose of the Role:

The Strategic Partner Management Analyst supports the team with all aspects of the business and technology sourcing needs with Preferred Vendors. The analyst will support the team in driving Strategic Business Reviews and Co-Innovation with Strategic Partners across the Capabilities. This role will also support Vendor Manager in implementing guidelines and processes for coordinating management of the contract, resource, and performance management, working with Global stakeholders and partnering with Procurement & Finance to provide insights/reporting for Vendor Portfolio Management.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will have experience in sourcing strategies and vendor portfolio management. The main accountabilities of this role are:

Vendor Governance and Relationship Management:
Assist in coordinating governance discussions for Vendors
Working with Sector & Global stakeholders and providing insights/reporting for Strategic Partner Portfolio Management.
Creating and maintaining vendor profiles for strategic & preferred Vendors by conducting market research.
Establishing efficient guidelines and proceses to manage PepsiCo's strategic relationships with partners
Support the team in onboarding internal / external stakeholders on the Strategic Business Review (SBR) program
Work/collaborate with internal & external stakeholders in agenda shaping to ensure successful SBR deliveries
Track the action items from each SBR and work /collaborate with internal & external stakeholders to drive the action items to closure
Assist the team in identifying business challenges and opportunities for co-innovation
Conduct market research, competitor analysis and support the team in vendor/technology scouting
Compile and analyze data to inform co-innovation strategies.
Vendor Performance Management:
Support Track, report and analyze the performance of Preferred Vendors using Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Satisfaction Surveys
Assist in definition, refinement, and consistent reporting of KPIs to PEP senior leadership
Vendor Contract Compliance and Sourcing Risk Management:
Resolves inquiries from stakeholders related to the contracts
Assist in managing the Contract Change management process
Vendor Resource Management:
Validation of Vendor consumption data (e.g., resource unit validation, verifying calculations, ensuring volume pricing adjustments are applied, etc.) or Project related SOWs using established process.
Provide input into consumption trend analysis used to ensure best use of finite resources to support our business
Provide input to Finance to support the development of PepsiCo financial forecasts, financial business cases, and budget plans as required at a sector level
Analyze the data and generate insights for external labor productivity.
Reporting (Power BI )
Develop and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards and data models.
Analyze requirements and create data visualizations to meet stakeholder needs.
Design and implement data governance procedures.

Qualifications

Key Skills/Experience Required

4-year college degree or commensurate work experience
1 – 2 years experience in Vendor Relationship Management, Governance or Procurement areas with interest or knowledge in environment.
1 – 2 years experience Financial Management (preferable)
1 – 2 years experience in environment (preferable)
1 - 2 years in Contract Management
1-2 years experience with Power BI and Data Visualization

Tech Skills

Good analytical skills and attention to detail
Excellent MS Office skills, in particular Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
Proficient in English, both verbal and written
Medium to High level understanding of commercial contracts or contracts
Knowledge of Vendor Management tools
Power BI and data visualization

Non-Tech Skills

Ability to deliver credible insights through work products and communication
Ability to work independently with little direction
Capable of managing multiple time sensitive priorities simultaneously
Detail-oriented; organized in approach and in documentation

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