Overview:
At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.
At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.
Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.
Responsibilities:
The Opportunity
The Category Owner leads the national sourcing strategy and operational governance for the MRO portfolio in Mexico, managing $135MM USD in annual spend across Spare Parts, Maintenance Services, Consumables, PPE, Uniforms, and Pallets. The role goes beyond tactical category management and operates as a strategic business leader, accountable for transforming MRO into a scalable, compliant, and digitally enabled function.
The position oversees eight direct reports and directs the E2E execution of the category across 14 plants, setting national standards, building functional capabilities, and ensuring alignment with Engineering, Manufacturing, EHS, Finance, and HR acting as a key LATAM COE partner, the role drives the Centralization agenda, compliance, and long term value creation.
The Category Owner ensures business continuity, risk mitigation, and cost performance by delivering Net Zero Opex Inflation, strengthening supplier governance, and executing productivity and sustainability commitments.
Additionally, the role leads the modernization of the MRO model through digital transformation, including automation of transactional activities, deployment of AI driven autonomous bots, data governance improvements, and workflow redesign to increase control and reduce operational risk.
Your Impact
As Procurement MRO Manager your scope would consist of
1. Centralization & Operating Model Transformation
- Shape and implement the national MRO Centralization strategy in alignment with the LATAM COE.
- Redesign processes, roles, governance, and operating standards to build a unified national WoW.
- Establish integrated controls, standardization, risk mitigation mechanisms, and cross-country alignment.
2. Compliance & Governance Leadership
- Drive full compliance of the MRO operation through national policies, procedures, and contracting governance.
- Ensure spend transparency, cost control mechanisms, and robust supplier lifecycle management.
- Implement audit ready controls, operating standards, and governance routines for ongoing accountability.
3. Business Performance & Financial Delivery
- Deliver Mexico's AOP aligned with procurement category objectives.
- Build and execute a sustainable inflation mitigation model to ensure Net Zero Opex Inflation.
- Lead governance processes to improve visibility, prioritization, budgeting discipline, benefit tracking, and overall performance.
4. Strategy Development & Execution
- Develop the annual 12 month category strategy fully aligned with the COE LATAM 3 year plan.
- Implement sourcing strategies using the 8 Step methodology and contribute to long term regional strategic design.
- Analyze cost structures, industry drivers, and market trends to recommend pricing mechanisms and joint business opportunities.
5. Stakeholder & Ecosystem Management
- Lead stakeholder engagement with Plant Directors, Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, SASS, and HR to ensure end to end alignment.
- Strengthen SRM capabilities, supplier governance, and vendor competitiveness to enable efficiency, technology adoption, and innovation.
6. Digital & Transactional Transformation
- Improve MRO transactional model by automating repetitive activities to reduce manual effort and operational risk.
- Lead the development and deployment of AI driven autonomous bots for PR/PO processing and digital process enablement.
- Implement data governance practices and predictive insights to enhance visibility, control, and decision making.
Qualifications:
¿Who Are We Looking For?
Senior Stakeholder Management & Influence:
- Proven ability to influence and align Plant Directors, senior leaders in Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance and EHS.
- Experience managing complex supplier ecosystems, including 200+ suppliers, global OEMs, and strategic partners.
Functional & Technical Expertise
- 6+ years exp. in sourcing, or procurement roles, ideally within Indirects or MRO and preferably in the Food & Beverage sector.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Administration, or related fields.
- Strong analytical and financial acumen with deep understanding of cost structures, business economics, and quality drivers.
Communication & Executive Presence
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex topics for senior audiences and influence in a matrixed environment.
- Fluent in Spanish and English, both written and verbal.
Leadership & Ways of Working
- Demonstrated capability to lead teams, drive cross functional collaboration, and operate effectively in high change environments.
- Results oriented mindset with strong action bias and the ability to set and achieve stretch targets.
Strategic Leadership & Vision
Ability to set a long term direction for the category, anticipate business needs, and lead transformative initiatives that elevate operational maturity and business performance.
- Change Leadership & Agility
Demonstrated capability to drive organizational change, influence cross functional behaviors, and manage complexity in rapidly evolving environments.
- High Level Influence & Executive Communication
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior stakeholders, simplify complex issues, and align diverse teams around common goals.
- Analytical & Decision Making Excellence
Advanced analytical skills to interpret complex data, assess risks, and make high impact decisions with speed, accuracy, and clarity.
- Collaboration & Matrix Leadership
Proven ability to lead across a matrix organization, build trusted partnerships, and mobilize multifunctional teams toward shared outcomes.
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement Mindset
Commitment to identifying new ideas, adopting best practices, and advancing digital, automation, and AI solutions to elevate category performance.
- Integrity, Accountability & Ownership
High ethical standards with a strong sense of ownership, delivering commitments with discipline, transparency, and consistently high performance.
If this is an opportunity that interests you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements.
What can you expect from us:
We love to celebrate success, which is why we have recognition programs for seniority, behavior, leadership, moments of life, among others.
And because your family is also important to us, they can also enjoy benefits such as our Wellness Line, thousands of Agreements and Discounts, Scholarship programs for your children, Aid Plans for different moments of life, among others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We respect and value diversity as a work force and innovation for the organization.
