Manager - Consumer Insights and Strategy, Advanced

PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient foods and beverages, with 2005 revenues of more than $32 billion and more than 157,000 employees.The company consists of Frito-Lay North America, PepsiCo Beverages North America, PepsiCo International and Quaker Foods North America. PepsiCo brands are available in nearly 200 countries and territories and generate sales at the retail level of about $85 billion. PepsiCo offers product choices to meet a broad variety of needs and preference -- from fun-for-you items to product choices that contribute to healthier lifestyles.PepsiCo’s mission is “To be the world's premier consumer products company focused on convenient foods and beverages. We seek to produce healthy financial rewards to investors as we provide opportunities for growth and enrichment to our employees, our business partners and the communities in which we operate. And in everything we do, we strive for honesty, fairness and integrity.”This position reports directly to the Director of Consumer Insights & Strategy, Quaker Foods. It is key to the management, analysis and insights synthesis and delivery of retail business understanding and tactical application.

Responsibilities:

Preparation of on-going and ad hoc business analyses

Primary liaison with syndicated data partners

Partner with syndicated data suppliers to provide project management support of advanced analytic analyses and in-market testing

Development and communication of insights based on business analysis to appropriate groups

Leading broader scale business analyses such as season review, competitive assessment, in-market testing, marketing mix analysis and pricing elasticity studies
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Job Requirements:

Undergraduate degree
5+ years experience with business analysis applications, advanced analytics and syndicated data, client side analytics preferable but not required

Strong project management skills

Strong oral and written communication skills

Ability to build a strong team and build working relationships across multiple constituencies, including Sales Strategy, Marketing and BU senior leadership

Good influence management skills