Overview S & T is an integral part of Pepsico Marketing & Insights at Sector, Market, and BU level worldwide. We support brand marketing decisions and strategy, and play a crucial role in enabling brand growth for PepsiCo by contributing to Marketing, Insights, Analytics teams. Primary responsibilities of Associate Manager include end-to-end partnership with in-market (Business Unit) Insights team to deliver on data & analytics for retail performance tracking and ad-hoc business questions pertaining to market position, share, growth drivers, brand diagnostics, consumer need states and demand spaces, etc. for Pepsico products (specific portfolio, segment, or brand). You will lead a small team of Analytics, but remain the key POC for team’s output quality, periodic and on-demand performance reviews, addressing ad-hoc requests based on internal and external data sources, and using statistical analysis methods to bring out deep insights from retail data to identifying emerging trends, recognizing growth drivers, diagnosing barriers and hurdles to be removed, and flagging risks pertaining to competition, market share, forecast etc. This role will support North Europe (Benelux, DACH, Nordics) Insights, and will have responsbility of leading a team of Analysts that works with in-market teams. Automation and Standardisation are key priorities at HBS, and this position is expected to support this fully. The buck for quality will stop with this position, which will the the key POC for the Business Unit (BU). Responsibilities Functional Responsibilities: 1. Lead the BU engagement which includes three key components: Stakeholder management and partnership Overseeing functional delivery Team management and coaching Overseeing functional delivery of reporting/ data analytics specific to your aligned portfolio within the sector/ BU Use alternative sources for data gaps and leverage cross-functional learnings to incorporate considerations beyond retail data into reporting. Ensure good commentary and storytelling to explain business performance, drivers, optimization opportunities, and the key insights to action. Provide responses to ad-hoc follow-ups when double-click required with tables/charts/stories using relevant data Responsible for individual optimal utilization of time and delivering on agreed timelines and scope. Monitor and act upon regular feedback inputs from deliverables end-users and Business Partners. Stakeholder management Be the primary POC for BU stakeholders in Insights and Marketing. Partner with Insights POC/ project owner in market for business intelligence reporting end to end. Identify business questions to be answered, macro trends, category/ competitor movements, and overall portfolio/ segment/ brand performance based on syndicated retail data received from partner agencies. Build and manage long term partnerships with business unit by ensuring regular communication, expectation management, and your problem solving ability. Improve existing processes based on frequent end-user and Business Partner feedback loop Coach team in ways of working with global stakeholders, as well as with external partners. Establish safeguards and quality checks to ensure quality and consistency, e.g. regular trend-watch to identify and address potential trend breaks. Leverage global/ regional synchronization efforts (PEPView, PPD) to drive simplification and standardization. Explore new methods and vendors to enrich the scale and scope of current reporting (eg local loyalty-card data, demographics, local POS materials). People/ Talent Management Manage of team of 2 L07 / L08 associates, ensuring team performance, engagement, and development plans. Working with DA & AI team to ensure smooth delivery of recurring reports and also working with a different talent pool team to guide and work on Adhocs and ensure satisfactory delivery to the BU Oversee Insights and Analytics output of the team and ensure quality and continuous improvement. Qualifications 10+ years functional experience in Market Research/ Consumer Insights/ Data Analytics/ Management Consulting, with significant exposure to CPG industry (marketing, consumer insights, strategy & innovation). Quant data & analytics savvy: Hands-on knowledge of Retail Audit, Kantar World Panel, Analytics, Discover, Smart platforms. Familiarity with CPG and Food & Beverage industry data sources, including Nielsen/IRi (POS and HH panel), GlobalData, Kantar Worldpanel, etc. Good to have skillset - Power BI, Consumer Insights eg:- Brand tracking, social listening Experience managing global/ intermational projects and global stakeholder. Experience in matrix-set up/ MNCs a bonus. Team management experience of 2-4 yrs leading small teams of 2-5 individuals. Excellent business communication skills – spoken and written. Education: Masters in Economics, Maths/ Statistics, Marketing/ Management/ Business Administration Experience with Agile development methods, Tableau, Business Objects, D3 open source visualization, SQL, R and SPSS Operational experience in business serves and/or consulting experience