Overview As Sales Sr. Mgr, own planogram delivery for BENELUX perfect store & lead a team of POG analysts supporting BENELUX market. Ensure that exceptional leadership & operational direction is provided by his/her analysts team to BENELUX sales employees across multiple teams and markets. Ensure that his/her Planogram Analysts deliver visually appealing planograms based on store clustering, space definitions and defined flow. Work closely with BENELUX BU & category management teams to ensure planograms meet approved parameters. Implement operational practices to ensure accurate & on-time delivery of planograms (i.e. ensuring all planograms meet assortment requirements, visual appeal, innovation opportunities and shelving metrics). Continuously identify opportunities and implement processes to improve service delivery (output quality & timeliness) and develop process efficiency through automation. Lead global stakeholder engagement & build trusted relationships to strengthen total team partnership. Demonstrate strong team & talent management practices including hiring, staffing, performance management & career development for his/her team. Responsibilities Functional responsibilities - Execution (50%) + People Leadership (50%) Execution responsibilities: • Be a single point of contact for BENELUX planogram processes by mastering PEP Process and Category knowledge. • Partner with Category Manager / KAM’s to build business context and create effortless partnership to tailor deliverables according to market needs. • Own accurate & on-time delivery of BENELUX POG processes through effective project management, strong learnability & attention to detail. • Drive continuous improvement through process streamlining/automation. • Gain in-depth knowledge of PepsiCo business, categories, products, tools and share new learnings with the BENELUX POG team on a continual basis to enhance range and space deliverables for BENELUX. People leadership responsibilities: • Head the BENELUX DX POG team and ensure efficient, effective and comprehensive support of the sales employees across multiple teams and markets. • Work closely with BENELUX BU & Category Management teams to ensure planogram meet approved parameters. • Implement planogram quality control practices ensuring all planograms meet assortment requirements, visual appeal, innovation opportunities and shelving metrics. • Lead workload forecasting and effectively drive prioritization conversation to support capacity management. • Implement operational controls to track progress, monitor progress & control risks. • Strong stakeholder engagement to elevate team collaboration, contribution & communication. • Drive process efficiencies through process streamlining and/or automation. • Build stronger business context and elevate the teams capability from execution focused to end to end capability focused. • Scale-up operations in-line with business growth, both within existing scope, as well as new areas of opportunity • Create an inclusive and collaborative environment • Partner with global teams to define strategy for End to End execution ownership and accountabitity. • Responsible for hiring, talent assessment, competency development, performance management, productivity improvement, talent retention, career planning and development Qualifications • 10+ years of experience in retail/merchandizing experience (inclusive of JDA) • Bachelor’s in commerce/business administration/marketing, Master’s degree is a plus • Advanced level skill in Microsoft Office, with demonstrated advanced Excel skills necessary • Experience with analyzing and reporting data to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive • Advanced knowledge and experience of space management technology platform JDA (5 years) • Propensity to learn PepsiCo software systems and ability to provide superior customer service • Best-in-class time management skills, ability to multitask, set priorities and plan