Main Purpose

To actively support business in delivering financial objective and decision making through thorough and
accurate financial analysis to MU Management focus on Revenue & GTM.
Assisting financial planning and analysis tasks according to Corporate Planning calendar (Annual Operation Planning (AOP), Strategy Business Planning (SBP), and on-going forecasting & reporting to CU/Region.)

Accountabilities

1. Financial Planning & Analysis
-  Translate Sales (Pricing, Trade Spend, distribution channel) and Marketing (Marketing Share, New Products) objective and cost of doing business (Sales & Distribution cost, A&M) into AOP, Forecast and
SBP.

-  Consolidate total business P&L by liase with Operation Planning Analysts to gather COGS and
Operating Expense.

- Conduct monthly P&L variance analysis (Cause of Changes) between actual result and Planning, and
provide suggestion for on-going forecast to ensure achievable and realistic revised plan (forecast).

- Prepare regular performance reporting for both MU Management review (Operating Review deck) and
corporate reporting calendar to CU & Region.

- Actively evaluate the efficiency of trade spend, A&M, suggest revenue management choices, and closely monitor GTM cost structure as well as cost optimization opportunity.

- Analyzes complex business operations and financial statements. Reviews and determines compliance with audit's requirement; draws conclusions; makes recommendations for approval. Researches,
investigates and analyzes data to make recommendations for management decision making.

- Working with Control function to ensure the month-end closing result are sounds and timely alert to relevant functions if corrective action needed.

- As a control owner, perform control roles and responsibility in accordance with PepsiCo Accountability model. Support Process Owner in driving Global Control Standards (GCS) agenda.

- Understand the objective of the assigned control(s) and document the test script attributes for effective execution of the control, evaluate control effectiveness through testing as per GCS guidelines and maintain an audit trail to evidence execution of the activities. Ensure timely remediation of any control deficiencies.

2. Business Influence
- Well communicate comprehensive business issues, process and financial analysis result to target
audiences in various functions & level with appropriate and understandable content that leads to
timely and drive desired outcomes.
- Seeking for opportunity to educate/enhance stake holders on the best practices/standard
procedure for continuous improvement.

Key Skills/Experience Required

1. Knowledge
- Plan, organized and analyze complex database into useful information and business recommendation.
- Applies a thorough knowledge of financial management, investment capital and risk analysis.
- Uses updated information technology (HFM, PS, IPM) to facilitate business goals and procedures.
2. Experience
- Bachelor or Master degree in a business fields such as accounting, banking, finance, business
and/or economics
- At least 5 years of experiences in Financial Planning & Accounting (FP&A) or Commercial
Planning functions of MNC preferably FMCG

Skills
- Strong Analytical skill
- Good Communication & Influencing skill
- Good Inter-personal Skills
- Advanced MS Excel Office and Power Point
- Fluent in English

The role of VNMU Insights Manager is to lead and responsible for MU Insight calendar to support the MU marketing team in the development of strategic plans and annual operating plans (Strategic Plan and AOP)  that maximise consumer and customer momentum for the company’s brands.

Specifically this includes:

- Brand Research: Providing research and insight on brands to support the marketing teams in their brand planning – across the marketing mix

- Product development research: Supporting marketing teams via testing of new products for launch and help in optimization of products prior to launch

- Performance Tracking: Tracking the market with insight on the market, competitors and our own performance

- Lead diagnostics and consolidation during planning process i.e. Strategic Plan and AOP

1. Business Result:

- Insights calendar leadership

- Lead brand research for development

- Lead diagnostics/ data analysis to support Marketing in the development of  Strat Plan & AOP for strategic implications

- Provide Consumer Insights for Innovations

- Track and evaluate Consumers and Trade KPIs

- Agency Management

2. People result:

- Building Insights capability in Marketing Team

- Develop insights-led platform for Marketing decisions

- Strengthen Sales capability thru research data cascade and actionable recommendations

Qualifications 

- Degree in Marketing, Business or Economics

- Considerable working experience in international company – research function

-  Excellent communication skill

- Good at English

- Good at office computer

Main Purpose

-  Responsible for all centralized Ingredientand Finished Goods procurement activities to provide timely with efficient cost

-  Collaborate with colleagues across R&D Region, QC to lead the ingredient procurement plan

-  Partner with different functions to deliver operating productivity initiatives

Accountabilities

1.       Lead implementation of procurement plans for new ingredients/ Finished Goodsto provide item code & documents for importation timely

a)       Based on SQA process, cooperate with QC to qualify supplier by verifying supplier capability (finance, capacity, risk assessment, innovation, etc.)

b)       Check with R&D Regionformulation and check with Procurement in other markets pricing tobenchmark

c)       Contact with suppliers to get sufficient documents and provide to QC for import license

d)       Send new item code proposal for Finance to create item code in the system

2.       Deliver operating productivity initiatives

a)       Explore and proceed alternative suppliers as SQA process for cost saving

b)       Explore opportunity for ingredient optimization with current suppliers and implement the initiatives

3.       Perform Procurement activities in daily operation

a)       Negotiate with the supplier for annually / quarterly fixed price mechanism with the most efficient cost

b)       Conduct periodic supplier performance evaluation and audits, align with suppliers actions for improvement, follow up supplier implementation to sustain consistent supplier delivery on compliance to quality, cost and availability

c)       Build and maintain closer business relationship with key strategic suppliers to get their support in hot situation, emergency case.

d)       Perform work activities in compliance with P2P, Standard of Procedure (SOP) and company policy

e)       Solve issues, problem arising of Procurement from purchase order until goods is used completely in factory

f)         Make Procurement reports timely and accurately such as Commodity Risk Management, Productivity tracking, AOP tracking, market trend, etc.

4.       Others:

a)       Provide input for Procurement-related terms in potato import contracts

b)       Follow up documents timely with shippers & suppliers to clear potatoes

Experience Required

-          University graduation in Economics, prefer in Foreign Trade.

-          At least 3 years of Procurement working experiences prefer in FMCG. 

-          Strong negotiation, problem solving and communication skills.

-          Be pro-active to explore opportunities for improvement.

-          Financial Analysis skills for non-Finance and understanding total cost of ownership.

-          Ability to develop and implement RFI/RFP (Request for Information/ Request for Proposal) process and bids. Nice

-          Ability to draw upon local and regional networks to obtain knowledge and insights that can create value through alternate supply solutions.

-           Understand and keep updating the new regulation from the Government, Customs, Quality inspection, import protocols to get in line with the rule and regulation preferable.

-           Understanding of management system (Oracle, SAP, etc.) preferably and intermediate computer skill (Word, Excel, Power Point). 

Requirements:

At least 7-year experience in management level

Experience in high-tech or FMCG industry

Strong leadership