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About the Role

We are seeking an individual to join our team and contribute to the development and manufacturing of our delicious Tortilla Chips, Botana Sauces, and Salsas. This role involves managing product concerns, providing technical support to co-manufacturers, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a point of contact for co-manufacturers regarding product concerns and technical support needs.
• Provide ongoing product support to contract manufacturers and ensure familiarity with Siete’s product line and manufacturing processes.
• Address product structure concerns promptly and recommend appropriate response plans.
• Lead technical onboarding of current product portfolio at new co-manufacturers, including pre-onboarding, plant trial and first production support.
• Build, validate and maintain the raw material specification database.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with procurement, suppliers, operations, quality, and product development teams to ensure accuracy and currency of specifications.
• Drive change management procedures at co-manufacturers.
• Monitor and support continuous improvement initiatives for products and manufacturing processes.
• Identify areas of improvement for ways of working regarding renovation and continuous improvement workstreams and execute against them.
• Travel approximately up to 35% of the time.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of R&D experience in a food-manufacturing environment is required.
• Experience with shelf-stable and temperature-sensitive products is a plus.
• Degree in Food Science, Engineering or Laboratory Science (such as biology, chemistry or physics, etc.) or related discipline a plus.
• Proficiency in software/desktop applications such as Word, Excel, supplier management software preferred.
• Experience with TraceGains Software is a plus.

Skills

• Organized and pays attention to detail.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
• Problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to pivot and multi-task competing priorities.
• Takes initiative.
• Develops back-up plans.
• Effective communication skills to work with multiple suppliers and vendors.
• Managing a variety of tasks, projects, and operations.

Experience Level

• 3-5+ years

Education Level

• Degree in Food Science, Engineering or Laboratory Science or related discipline

About the Company

• PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

Equal Opportunity

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
• If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents.
• View PepsiCo EEO Policy.
• Please view our Pay Transparency Statement