Technical & Digital Project Manager (6 Months Maternity Cover) - PepsiCo Park CDC Snacks

Overview: About PepsiCo PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lays, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCos product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.

Responsibilities:

What were looking for:

• Project Manage all data and consumer engagement activities, to ensure projects are executed timely and according to best practice.
• Bring multiple stakeholders from all parts of the business together for a common goal and ensure everyone remains on track.
• Manage Digital Marketing Platforms which are consumer facing, ensuring these platforms are compliant and consumer centric.
• Support digital marketing projects across all brands (SA P01)
• Project manage all interactive website, platforms and consumer engagement tools
• Manage and monitor all first party data touchpoints, ensuring we are tracking towards KPIs
• Build a relationship with Digital Agencies, Brand, WSP, SFMC, Sector and Global Teams to ensure projects kick off in a timely manner, following all best practices and Pepsico compliance.
• Responsible for time management and roll out plan of all digital platform projects.
• Responsible for platform performance reporting and recommendations. Including SEO, Google Analytics, Cookie tracking, Lead Generation, First Party Data etc.
• Responsible for First Party Data platforms strategy and optimizations.
• Project Manager needs to manage and be accountable for all stakeholders coming together to deliver the expected outcomes. From Brief, to development, to delivery and reporting.
• Provide status reports to multiple stakeholders, on multiple tools (IT, Marketing, SFMC, Web developers)
• Find and unlock efficiencies in terms of matrix Ways of Working
• Deliver on scale digital & interactive platforms to drive reach and drive deep consumer engagement.
• Working together with brand teams, ensure data and engagement deliverables are met and aligned with overall marketing goals /objectives.
• Execute digital annual operating plans in line with brand plans and KPIs.
• Responsible for achieving Personalisation at scale and first party data KPIs in partnership with brand teams.
• Management and auditing of brand websites and competitions.
• Manage platforms tools access in line with Pepsico policy.

Qualifications:

What will qualify you for the role:

• 4-6 years experience in digital project management, advantageous if it is with Website development or consumer engagement platforms.
• Bcom Business Management, or Bcom Project Management or Bcom Marketing or IT Project Management or similar.
• Familiar with Project Management tools and techniques
• Familiar with digital performance measurement tools such as Google Analytics.
• Interest in Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Prioritization skills
• Strong communication skills
• Organized and strong filing or record keeping skills
• Go getter and sense of urgency to get results.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and need to advice through influence across multiple teams rather than by managerial lines.

“PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"