Marketing Senior Associate - MENA FOBO
Pepsi-Cola International Ltd
Total years of experience :24 years, 3 Months
• Reporting to Senior Director, Beverages Category, MENA FOBO
• Responsible for managing, tracking & control of Advertising & Marketing budget; along with administrative support for Marketing team
• Control PO to Pay process of marketing commitments while ensuring Key Control Compliance
• Conduct monthly analysis of actual versus planned Marketing expenditure and creating reports for presentation to budget owners with recommendations on budgetary control
• Review 60-90 days open POs and follow up with vendors to ensure timely PO liquidation
• Preparation of year-end accruals with Marketing team. Ensuring strict adherence to deadlines for submission to FOBO Controller.
• Complete quarterly Global Control Standard testing for KSA Market ensuring all approvals are obtained in line with company policy
• Reporting to the Senior Director, Agronomy
• Responsible for compiling monthly Agronomy scorecard for AMENA region, liaising with regional contacts and presenting via Excel and PowerPoint
• The primary AMENA administrative contact for approximately 80 attendees for both the 2015 and 2016 Chairman’s Circle of Champions (CCoC) events, responsible for timely and accurate nominee uploads to CCoC portal, assisting in prompt visa invitation letter generation/distribution and following up all administrative related progress in line with set deadlines
• Coordinating travel for Agronomy team as needed, preparing itineraries and sourcing visas as necessary whilst ensuring all arrangements adhere to the company spending policy
• Reporting to the Senior Director, Productivity
• Responsible for cost centre budget (USD$450k), devised tracking sheet showing month by month and year to date spend against forecast, monitoring operating expenditure (including any inter-company cross charges) and tracking travel/entertainment spend ensuring within policy and any variances maintained in line with budget whilst ensuring ongoing visibility to Productivity team
• Negotiating payment terms/pricing with vendors, accurately processing local purchase orders on SAP in a timely manner and ensuring executed as per company policy
• Supporting the Lean Six Sigma training agenda throughout the AMENA region and conducting detailed analysis on certification rates
• Temporary position reporting to the Director of Learning and Education.
• General administrative duties, booking travel, processing expense claims and arranging off site training sessions.
• Reporting to the Risk Director undertaking full client audits for new and existing clients with typical funds in use ranging from £0.2m to £35m.
• Conducting in-depth analysis of clients’ procedures and debtors/inventory ensuring full compliance with Invoice Finance/Asset Based Lending agreements, verifying security and identifying any areas of concern.
• Reviewing integrity of company accounting and record keeping practices, analysing audit findings and timely reporting of associated recommendations to senior management through writing detailed high quality audit reports enabling proper risk monitoring.
• Responsible for communication with clients, as well as internal management and executives.
• Assisting two Senior Portfolio Managers in the day to day management of invoice discounting and ABL facility portfolios relating to a broad spectrum of mid-corporate and large corporate organisations, with individual client investment limits ranging from circa £2M - £30M.
• Developing and maintaining the relationship between the lender and the client, as well as bridging the gap between the administrative and professional/technical functions, and providing a strong contribution to risk management and relationship development.
• Accurately processing monthly sales ledger/inventory reconciliations in a timely manner, ensuring any adjustments/retentions are processed and any issues escalated to the relevant Manager.
• Assisting Relationship Managers in the management of a diverse portfolio of commercial customers and their borrowing facilities including both factoring and invoice discounting.
• Developing relationships with clients and the day to day analysis and management of facilities and associated risk.
• Managing the sales ledgers, providing excellent customer service and ensuring all debt/financial covenants, reporting and monitoring requirements are implemented accurately.
BSc (Hons)