The role will lead all Warehouse and all Transpotration modelling agendas, including scouting, ideation, value proposition building, formal business case development, integration, sustainability, implementation & continuous improvement of AMESA’s tactical & strategic MOVE operations, with regards to proess, people, real estate, civils, infrastructure, equipment and systems leverage.

The role must posess a a strong functional expertise in warehousing & transportation dynamics & variable drivers, be able to determine the modelling strategy/approach, apply the key technology, systems & tools available, and scout new tool options in white space or shortdalling areas, and create dynamic solutions.

The role will also project manage large scale MOVE modelling exercises between AMESA Engineering and external consultant partners.

• Lead the technical modelling & design for AMESA’s Warehousing and Transportation tactical & strategic projects, strategies & investments. Such as;
  • Warehouse engineering through strategic tools like Slot 3D
  • Warehouse flow analysis through CLASS
  • Warehouse solution solution comparisons through MB Warehouse Calculator
  • Warehouse Slotting Analysis through WH Slotting Calc
  • Transportation modelling through TMOD (with GBS)
  • Insourced versus Outourced modeling, analysis, decision making scenarios, & recommendation submission/presentation
• Leading technical discussions with external conultants and key stakeholders; Agro, MAKE Engineering, BU Engineering and relevant SC leadership
• Leverage background in Warehousing & Transportation, linked with Network Optiization strategies, to identify, schedule & execute the right modeling, design & analysis strategy
• Own the WH Design calendar, and be the AMESA MOVE Central Point of Contact for AMESA Engineering
• Work with Industry stakeholders to import external best practice thinking & direction, incorporating into
• Collaborate with Warehouse & Transportation Managers in Global, GBS, Sector & BUs for vertical strategy cascades, best practices sharing, and new functionalities, across networks, warehousing & transportation optimization,
• Leading and coordinating asset type, usage, and optimization projects and workstreams in transport, and equipment and labor strategies in warehousing
• Understanding, interpretation, and application/risk management/mitigation of Transportation regulatory constraints, decrees, and pipeline amendments and modeling to transportation planning accordingly,
• Driving efficiency in Transportation management, transportation asset type, payload optimization, and utilization, and peak season capacity strategies.
• Supporting the sector Warehousing, Transportation, and Supply Planning leaders in delivering the overall MOVE & SPL agenda through the strategic systems

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, or Mathematical Sciences (i.e. Operations Research)
• 10+ years experience in warehousing & transportation, with at least 5 years in a field and multi-country regional capability development role – planning and systems implementation experience desireable
• Critical thinking, analytical approach, with financial (business case/justifications) experience
• Experience with both PepsiCo Food and Beverage operations, broader portfolios are desireable
• English Written and oral communication skills.
• Communication & upwards Influencing skills