Job Description
Overview
We are PepsiCo
PepsiCo is proud to be one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio — including Lay’s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker — consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.
In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages.
Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities & Deliverables:
- Coordinate the management of facilities operations across multiple geographic locations
- Coordination with internal teams (e.g., SHE, Operations, HR, Finance, Corporate Affairs) and external vendors
- Develop standards and audits for different types of sites in South Africa and Botswana
- Coordinate local teams to audit sites and to set action plans for remediation
- Train site facility resources to monitor and manage site standards to specifications
- Develop and manage facilities budgets, ensuring accurate forecasting, effective cost control, and alignment with broader business priorities.
- Oversee capital projects and infrastructure improvements, including office fit-outs, equipment upgrades, ensuring delivery within time and budget constraints.
- Work with Procurement to manage third-party service providers (e.g., cleaning, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning, waste, security) and ensure contract compliance and service quality through defined SLAs.
- Support space planning, occupancy management, and workplace optimization to align with evolving business needs, including hybrid work models and growth plans.
- Provide input on long-term strategic decisions involving site expansion, consolidation, or relocation to ensure facility alignment with organizational goals.
- Maintain clear and proactive communication with all site stakeholders to ensure alignment on upcoming works, changes, and service impacts.
- Coordinate between Corporate Affairs, HR and local sites to ensure high standards of visual communication are maintained
- Liaise with Corporate on annual Human Rights audits
- Liaise with Corporate on visual identity requirements at sites
Qualifications
- 3 years qualification preferred
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in Facilities management in similar environment, with at least 7 years’ experience in remote people management and project management.
- Excellent leadership/coaching skills; continuous improvement mindset; agile and flexible.
- Ability to work under pressure and coordinate numerous activities with a multi-disciplinary team who need to communicate and cooperate to achieve success.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Outstanding leadership skills with a proven record of successfully leading multi-faceted cross-functional teams.
- Proven experience managing facilities across multiple locations, including both office and industrial environments
- Strong knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations
- Budget management and vendor contract oversight experience
“PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"