Inventory Executive

PepsiCo, Inc.; Reading; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food and beverage company is looking for an Inventory Executive based in Reading. This role involves managing inventory levels, assessing data for process improvement, and collaborating with various teams to ensure efficient operations. Candidates should have a relevant degree, experience in supply chain roles, and proficiency in data tools like SAP. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with strong analytical and communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Flexible working

Gym memberships

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in inventory, supply chain, or analytics roles.
• Strong understanding of planning, operations, and order capture processes.
• Ability to identify systemic interdependencies and design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Identify excess materials weekly and align with Supply Planning.
• Govern the total destructions budget and perform finance reviews.
• Lead root-cause reviews and communicate insights to stakeholders.

Skills

Data manipulation

Cross-functional collaboration

Systemisation

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field

Certifications in Supply Chain or Analytics (APICS, Six Sigma)

Tools

JDA Blue Yonder

SAP

IMI

Job description

Inventory Executive

At PepsiCo UK, we’re proud to make some of the nation’s favourite snacks and drinks—like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. With sites across the UK, including our Quaker mill in Cupar and Doritos factory in Coventry, we’re also home to one of the world’s largest crisp factories in Leicester. At the end of 2025 we will move our UK office to a vibrant new Reading town centre location, just minutes from Reading train station.

We offer a competitive salary, bonus, car allowance, flexible working, and a wide range of benefits—from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships to enhanced parental leave and electric car schemes. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth makes us a Top Employer for 14 years running.

Responsibilities

• Identify excess materials weekly and align with Supply Planning for clearance.
• Support sales and customer teams with additional clearance plans.
• Execute yellow code sales clearance and charity orders, ensuring delivery and documentation.
• Govern the total destructions budget, including FG Low Code authorisation.
• Perform period-end finance reviews and trend analysis.
• Lead root‑cause reviews and cross‑functional alignment to mitigate future risk.
• Create and share weekly network inventory outlook with key stakeholders.
• Systemise projection accuracy and resolve systemic variances.
• Escalate capacity challenges and collaborate with Network, SP, and Customer teams.
• Review and validate IO safety‑stock targets weekly.
• Balance service delivery with obsolescence risk.
• Implement time‑phased safety stocks for seasonal builds and downtime planning.
• Track and demonstrate ownership of Days in Inventory (DII) performance.
• Identify key drivers and propose mitigation strategies to meet annual targets.
• Conduct consistent and accurate root‑cause analysis of past low code and destructions.
• Communicate insights and actions to senior stakeholders.
• Systemise and automate root‑cause processes for long‑term resolution.
• Identify and lead productivity workstreams to mitigate cost and performance risks.
• Collaborate with the Change Team on innovation projects, supporting risk mitigation and trade‑off decisions.
• Prepare quarterly E2E waste sector reporting.
• Support material rationalisation and alignment with Continuous Improvement and Supply Planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, or related field preferred.
• Certifications in Supply Chain, Analytics, or Systems (e.g., APICS, Six Sigma) are beneficial.
• 3‑5 years of experience in inventory, supply chain, or analytics roles.
• Proficient in data manipulation and systemisation using tools such as JDA Blue Yonder, SAP, IMI.
• Strong understanding of planning, operations, and order capture processes.
• Advanced data handling and insight generation.
• Ability to identify systemic interdependencies and design solutions.
• Strong communication skills to present trends and engage stakeholders.
• Effective cross‑functional collaborator across Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, and Change teams.
• Self‑driven in identifying trends and resolving performance issues.
• Champion of continuous improvement and standardisation.

Key Metrics

• Excess and Low Code Reduction.
• Destructions Budget Governance.
• DII Performance vs Target.
• Projection Accuracy and Systemisation.
• Safety Stock Configuration Effectiveness.
• Productivity Workstream Delivery.
• Charity Order Execution.
• Quarterly Waste Reporting Accuracy.

A Space to be You

We celebrate individuality and are committed to building an inclusive workplace. Our Employee Resource Groups help embed inclusion into our culture, ensuring everyone feels valued and heard.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal‑opportunity employer, committed to the Equality Act 2010. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide any necessary adjustments to support you through the recruitment process.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end‑to‑end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com, and follow on X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Business Development and Sales

Industries

Manufacturing and Food and Beverage Services