US|Sc Specialist|Contractor

PQGC PGT Project (MTD) Make to Deploy - Make or Manufacturing Deployment
Position: L08
Reports to: PQGC PGT Make - Manager Business Leads for Production Execution Quality Management & Production Planning (MRP)
Location: Plano Purchase or Chicago

This role is multi-functional across the Make (Manufacturing) area of PQGC and will support the Deployment portion of the project. The role is project based and has a finite term length for the role roughly 14 periods. The role assignment will conclude at the end of the deployment portion for field operations for the PQGC Cap Ex. As part of the Make organization you will support the subprocess team for Make to Deploy Make Production Quality or Planning operations and Legacy Applications. This role will be critical in the support of the deployment model and hyper-care teams as the project progresses into the deployment phase. This role is expected to support field level operations at PepsiCo owned (Quaker Gatorade & Canada) operations in the United States and addition the role is expected to review and analyze data to assist with the project work to enable common processes data reporting and analytics and support the delivery of S/4 HANA solution across PQGC. This role will work closely across the organization with the larger PQGC PGT project team baseline business teams IT organization and with the various external partners on the project.

Percent Travel 70% to include weekends and potential holidays

Responsibilities:
Responsible for delivering the new harmonized process data analytics and controls within the subprocess area of Manufacturing.
Provide knowledge and experience to project activities within the Manufacturing areas
Serve as a link between baseline business leaders IT development team and any third-party regarding software functionality throughout the project
Escalate appropriate decision-making requirements to Project Leadership
Support adoption and change management as well as develop and deliver end-user training where needed
Provide deployment support
Provide post-go-live support (Hyper-Care)

Qualifications/Requirements
SAP or S/hana
Warehousing WMS
Bachelor s Degree
3-4 plus years of previous experience working within Foods or Beverage Operations.
Extensive Excel (pivot tables and data analysis) and PowerPoint knowledge
Strong attention to detail; highly organized with project planning and time management skills
Comfortable with challenging the status quo and ask difficult questions.
Effective communicator both written and oral; ability to articulate or demonstrate perspectives and best practices.
This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States
Ability to travel cross border
Preferred Requirements:
Challenges requirements open to recommending and implementing changes to business processes.
Results oriented able to complete projects on time while managing multiple priorities.
Ability to adapt to and work within multi time zones and adjust work schedule appropriately.
Ability to visualize new business processes across the PQGC organization.