Description
Job ID: 19670
Job Title: Senior Business Analyst - Strategy
Division: PepsiCo Corporate
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Purchase
Relocation Available: No
Reg/Temp: Regular
Full Time: Yes
Date Posted: Jan 08 2010
The Group
The PAF Strategy team is led by the CFO and reports to the CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods. The team focuses on working with PAF?s senior corporate leadership as well as business leaders within PAF divisions by answering the food businesses? most pressing strategic questions. The group typically focuses on a handful of large, strategic questions with a few short-term requests throughout the year. PAF strategy is a small, very flat organization with no rigid hierarchy. Positions in the group offer broad exposure to the company and the opportunity for rapid learning about the industry and our businesses.
Position Responsibilities:
The Sr. Business Analyst brings an analytical and creative skill set to solving strategic issues for PAF businesses. Typically, Sr. Business Analysts will serve on a few of the large, core projects (typically driven by a Manager or Director), plus be assigned a few smaller projects to work on independently. Analysts may be asked to perform market analysis and segmentation, financial modeling, strategic recommendations and presentations to senior management. The Sr. Business Analyst?s responsibilities include:
? Working collaboratively with teams from PAF?s divisions (incl. Marketing, Insights, Innovation, Finance, R&D, Sales teams) or Corporate Strategy and M&A on core strategic projects and work independently on smaller, ad hoc strategic projects
? Assisting team leaders in developing a hypothesis-driven approach to solving the issue at hand
? Scoping and planning the underlying analyses that will yield critical answers to the problem. Understand the required data set to complete the analysis and procure it accordingly
? Delivering timely, high-quality analysis independently, leveraging Excel and other quantitative tools
? Communicating the implications of analysis to upper management clearly (both written and oral)
? Leveraging PowerPoint to create impactful, persuasive and concise presentations
Job Requirements: Professional Experience and Qualities:
We are looking for post-undergraduate candidates (from top-tier institutions) with 2-3 years of experience as an Analyst in a strategic consulting firm and/or Consumer Packaged Goods or Retail strategy groups. We value creativity, motivation, problem solving, team spirit and independence.
1. Strong analytical, strategic, and creative thinker: the ability to dissect a problem into an organized approach and quickly form a hypothesis against which to run test analyses. In addition, a combination of out of the box thinking and a willingness to question status quo and generally-accepted beliefs.
2. Analytical rigor: the ability to run complicated quantitative and qualitative analyses to deliver meaningful insights. Proficiency in Excel is important for this role
3. Powerful and poised communicator: the ability to communicate effectively, professionally and succinctly, both verbally and on paper. Proficiency in PowerPoint is important for this role.
4. Passion for consumer packaged goods: passion for the industry is required, experience in consumer packaged goods or retail industry is preferred but not a must
5. Team Player: a consensus-building, collaborative, upbeat team contributor who demonstrates potential to function as future leader and manager
6. A ?can do? attitude: high-energy individual with the ability to enthusiastically and aggressively take ownership for a project, prioritize effectively and ultimately drive the project through completion via a strong work ethic and project management skills
Educational Background:
Bachelor?s degree
Career Path:
Sr. Analysts remain in this role for approximately 2 years and are exposed to a wide variety of PepsiCo functions and businesses. It is our goal that over this period analysts learn the complex PepsiCo business and, given the senior level of PepsiCo personnel with which the Strategy group interacts, build a strong network. After that time the Analyst will roll out into their division or function of choice (Marketing, Finance, International, etc.). The position can also serve as a strong launching pad for business school.
Details:
Job Id:
17465286
Annual Salary:
Position Type:
Education Level:
No Selection
Experience Level:
No selection
Posted:
1/20/2010 2:49:45 AM
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