57 Operations Lead jobs in Lahore

Overview:

Lead development/delivery of SC Operations & Agro SDD, AOP and Forecasts under the supervision of Senior Finance Manager for both Sundar and Multan plant. Provide analytical and planning support to SC functions across the business through diagnosis and resolution of key issues and driving strategies in collaboration with key stakeholders while leading the Finance Digitalization Agenda.

Responsibilities:

1. Financial Strategy, Planning & Forecasting

• Lead the development and execution of Annual Operating Plans (AOP), rolling forecasts, and strategic financial plans aligned with business objectives.
• Drive business action planning by identifying priorities, evaluating risks and opportunities, and ensuring alignment with growth strategies.
• Develop robust and balanced financial models to support decision-making and optimize business performance.
• Lead financial and operational assessments of strategic initiatives, investment opportunities, and business scenarios.
• Coordinate the development of business unit operating budgets and financial targets, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Ensure delivery of AOP commitments through contingency planning, risk mitigation, and timely corrective actions.
• Provide ad hoc diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analyses to support business growth, profitability, and operational excellence.

2. Business Strategy Development & Agro Partnership

• Partner closely with the Agro team to develop procurement, storage, and consumption plans that ensure supply security and cost optimization.
• Monitor key Agro KPIs, proactively identifying risks and opportunities and communicating insights to stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Support buy-back pricing strategy development through scenario modeling and profitability impact assessments.
• Lead the development of six-year rolling plans for seed and chipstock requirements.
• Drive Agro Manufacturing Overheads (MOH) planning, forecasting, budget tracking, and variance analysis.
• Ensure accurate and insightful Agro reporting to sector leadership, incorporating balance-of-year risks and opportunities.

3. Procurement, Commodity & Operations Finance Partnership

Global Procurement (GP)

• Partner with Global Procurement to develop commodity spend forecasts aligned with corporate commodity guidance and market dynamics.
• Proactively assess external market factors and commodity trends to identify financial risks and opportunities.
• Provide analytical support to drive productivity initiatives and cost optimization programs.
• Ensure accurate reporting of commodity inflation, foreign exchange impacts, and productivity savings to business unit and sector stakeholders.

Operations

• Lead the development, consolidation, and communication of plant-level operating plans and forecasts.
• Monitor budget performance, track realization against targets, and provide periodic insights to operations leadership.
• Evaluate capacity scenarios and support decisions on capacity expansion, new production lines, co-manufacturing opportunities, and portfolio optimization.
• Monitor operational KPIs and proactively highlight emerging risks and opportunities.
• Provide deep analysis of utilities spending, including consumption trends, rate movements, seasonality impacts, and external market drivers such as energy and fuel price fluctuations.
• Partner with Productivity & Performance teams to evaluate projects and identify opportunities in line with the PepsiCo Productivity Framework.

4. Business Analytics, Performance Management & Reporting

• Deliver accurate and timely analysis of business performance, highlighting current results, opportunities, and balance-of-year risks and opportunities.
• Provide value-added financial support across functions, including profitability analysis, investment evaluation, and capacity optimization assessments.
• Develop scenario analyses, forecasting models, and ad hoc reports to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Lead the preparation and communication of periodic business outlooks, performance reviews, and management updates.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and insightful reporting to regional and sector stakeholders, including MBR, QBR, Agro submissions, Commodity Tracking, and other key governance reviews.
• Drive continuous improvement in Working Capital performance through enhanced cash flow management, inventory optimization, and process efficiencies.

Key Impact:

Serve as a strategic finance business partner by providing actionable insights, driving productivity and profitability initiatives, strengthening forecasting accuracy, optimizing working capital, and enabling informed decision-making across Agro, Procurement, Operations, and Commercial functions.

Qualifications:

• CA or equivalent professional qualification.
• 10-12 years of post-qualification experience, including 3-4 years in planning/FP&A roles.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, KPI management, and dashboard reporting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and business partnering skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.