.Overview The Product Management team is tasked with articulation of the vision and leading the execution and implementation of PepsiCo's next generation global Digital and Data infrastructure. The scope encompasses the full Strategy & Transformation agenda, leading all Digital and Data product roadmap initiatives, and is intended to manifest as components of a Data/Digital platform which enable all business functions at Global scale.The IBP Forecasting Product Owner, Continuous Improvement will be a critical member of the global IBP product management team and local market team. They own the technical solution delivery of continuous improvement for Demand Forecast (PFE) including both functional and technical aspects. This includes deploying the global IBP template and local market configuration for the IBP Tool - PFE. They will work cross functionally with IBP process, adoption, Data Science, Data and IT teams to deliver IBP Demand forecasting for a local market. The Product Manager will have to adapt to the dynamic needs of the business and ensure IBP is positioned to drive optimal business value. This includes balancing the development of a global product vs. local market needs.Responsibilities Own and lead the continuous improvement and optimization of the IBP Forecasting product in a local market, covering both technical and functional aspects.Collaborate in fit-gap sessions to refine and document the evolving future-state design of Demand Forecasting process for the local markets.Support ongoing analysis and iterative refinement of Demand Analysis and Forecasting working with Data Science to validate hypothesis, fine-tune forecast engine configurations, identify key demand drivers by channel and optimize forecasting levels.Define & document the evolving functional design to ensure its accurate representation in functional specification for the forecasting process, tool, and engine working closely with Product, Data Science, and consulting partners.Support Data and Analytics team to ensure all data objects (GDO's), including demand drivers, are defined, documented, and meet all business requirements.Continuously identify and address business and user requirements to improve processes, systems architecture, products, and capabilities.Partner with the Data and Analytics team to refine and validate all data objects (GDOs), including demand drivers, ensuring they remain aligned with business needs.Drive the ongoing functional ownership of Forecasting experimentation, adoption, and parallel run activities in collaboration with Data Science, deployment teams, and Business SMEs.Develop and implement proposals and strategies for continuous improvement of the forecasting process to achieve increased benefits, cost reductions, and optimize software investments.Own and manage the iterative product roadmap, prioritizing enhancements and new features for the market in collaboration with Global IBP product managers/CoE