Overview The Commercialization project lead provides the significant support to the Project managers, Brand leads etc., in the day-to-day operations and execution of Projects. Coordinate cross-functional activities to ensure launch readiness. Work closely with R&D;, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Marketing, Sales, and Finance teams for inputs. Facilitate communication between stakeholders to resolve issues and align priorities. Ensure all teams are prepared for product introduction.

Responsibilities

- Finished Good (SKU) Code Set up in SAP

- Support the planning and set-up of the pipeline of Recent Products (Innovation, Artwork changes and Revenue management projects) by liaising with the Marketing team, R&D; Packaging, R&D; Product, Supply team, Demand Planning, Master Data and Procurement

- Own the creation of recent finished goods codes. Follow up with stakeholders to ensure information is supplied in a timely manner

- Product Hierarchy/ PPG/ MG4 Sector Request

- Spreadsheet to fill out of how the SKU is categorised (7 different sub-categories for one NPD) in addition to PPG and MPG inputs

- Barcodes

- Generating new barcodes both EAN and TUN for all NPD’s. Getting the barcodes validated through GS1 (Retailer request) by providing individual barcodes for every SKU

- Artwork briefs (TBC)

- Collating all inputs with cross functional team and forwarding to design agencies once aligned with brand.

- Material Master Data Governance

- Establish and uphold global data governance policies for material master data.





- Define and document data creation, update, and decision-rights processes.

- Ensure compliance with SAP master data standards.

- Execute and oversee material master data maintenance in SAP, including product data cleansing and validation

- Resolve data quality issues, performance bottlenecks, and inconsistencies.

- Manage material master records across all relevant SAP views.

- Review, maintain, and update Desktop Procedures (DTPs) to ensure documentation accuracy and process standardization.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Management, or related field

- 3+ years of experience in product launch and its responsibilities wrt commercialization and/ or experience in project coordination or project management role.

- Strong experience in SAP ECC / SAP S4 HANA environments, particularly in Supply Chain processes

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Experience working with Excel, VBA automation

- Ability to manage high volume operational activities while maintaining SLA commitments

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

- Highly collaborative with the ability to partner with both internal and external stakeholders, agencies, etc

- Ability to collaborate and influence cross-functional teams across business and IT

- Strong documentation and process governance capabilities

- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

📌 Deputy Manager - Supply Chain (Hyderabad)
🏢 PepsiCo
📍 Hyderabad