Assistant Manager

Overview

Associate TPM (Trade Promotion Management) Analyst plays a crucial role in supporting the Lead Analyst by managing assigned format and regional responsibilities. This position ensures the seamless execution of trade promotion activities while adhering to Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Operational Level Agreements (OLAs), and effective stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

- Associate TPM analysts work with the Lead analyst to pick up format / region responsibilities.
- Ensure delivering below work tasks adhering to SLAs and OLAs.
- Promo data ingestion in Pepsico internal systems and customer external portals for trade planning, demand planning.
- Contract management which is an agreement between retailer and Pepsico to be managed end to end for upcoming promotions.
- Update TPM events , Deal sheets and New item maintenance based on promotions discussion with retailers and price changes.
- Processing and reconciliations of Payments/Deduction invoices and monitor approvals from Stakeholders and its timeliness
- Invoice analysis, breakdown by segmentation and ensure timely closure of tactics post payments and manage trade Spend in respective accounts.
- Communicate Risks and Opportunities to Sales team /Control/Finance.
- Validate Tactic pricing with Pricing Grids for any discrepancy in accruals and invoice
- Payments and funding tracking for vendors
- Manage expectations through verbal and written interactions with internal teams that includes sales, Finance and Control
- Ensure delivery of accurate and timely payment data in accordance with agreed service level agreements (SLA)
- Implement continued improvements and simplifications of processes, standardization of reporting and optimal use of technology (Automation)

Qualifications

- 3-5 years of experience in Operations Finance/Sales (for L4)
- Bachelor's in commerce/business administration/marketing or Finance, Master's degree is a plus
- Prior Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company experience preferred
- Analytical Skills: Good data skills and ability work through large data sets
- Communication: Strong communication skills and collaboration skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
- Proactive, responsive and results driven
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office especially Excel and PowerPoint
- Highly organized and responsive, with ability to work to SLAs and tight deadlines
- Numerate thinker with strong attention to detail
- Language skills - English fluent
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; proactively communicates using appropriate methods for situation and audience in clear, concise and professional manner
- Ability to work collaboratively and proactively with multi-functional teams
- Be flexible, organized and able to handle competing priorities
- Good to Have – Working knowledge of PowerBI,Python & UIPath. Mandatory Skliis : Excel(Intermediate)

- 3-5 years of experience in Operations Finance/Sales (for L4)
- Bachelor's in commerce/business administration/marketing or Finance, Master's degree is a plus
- Prior Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company experience preferred
- Analytical Skills: Good data skills and ability work through large data sets
- Communication: Strong communication skills and collaboration skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills
- Proactive, responsive and results driven
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office especially Excel and PowerPoint
- Highly organized and responsive, with ability to work to SLAs and tight deadlines
- Numerate thinker with strong attention to detail
- Language skills - English fluent
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; proactively communicates using appropriate methods for situation and audience in clear, concise and professional manner
- Ability to work collaboratively and proactively with multi-functional teams
- Be flexible, organized and able to handle competing priorities
- Good to Have – Working knowledge of PowerBI,Python & UIPath. Mandatory Skliis : Excel(Intermediate)

- Associate TPM analysts work with the Lead analyst to pick up format / region responsibilities.
- Ensure delivering below work tasks adhering to SLAs and OLAs.
- Promo data ingestion in Pepsico internal systems and customer external portals for trade planning, demand planning.
- Contract management which is an agreement between retailer and Pepsico to be managed end to end for upcoming promotions.
- Update TPM events , Deal sheets and New item maintenance based on promotions discussion with retailers and price changes.
- Processing and reconciliations of Payments/Deduction invoices and monitor approvals from Stakeholders and its timeliness
- Invoice analysis, breakdown by segmentation and ensure timely closure of tactics post payments and manage trade Spend in respective accounts.
- Communicate Risks and Opportunities to Sales team /Control/Finance.
- Validate Tactic pricing with Pricing Grids for any discrepancy in accruals and invoice
- Payments and funding tracking for vendors
- Manage expectations through verbal and written interactions with internal teams that includes sales, Finance and Control
- Ensure delivery of accurate and timely payment data in accordance with agreed service level agreements (SLA)
- Implement continued improvements and simplifications of processes, standardization of reporting and optimal use of technology (Automation)

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