Technical Brand Stewardship Documentation Manager

Overview

At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.

 

At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.

 

Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.

 

This role is to manage the delivery of all formula documentation in current specification system (FSS), with some responsibilities in the upcoming PLM system. We are looking for a leader who will ensure the support needed for product launches and brand maintenance. The role also includes much troubleshooting and system improvement implementation. A very strong working knowledge of Product Vision is required.

Responsibilities

• Leadership role in delivering documentation governance and oversight
• Support the global beverage work plan by leading FSS Oversight for all beverage documentation
• Lead projects for Technical Brand Stewardship team that are documentation focused
• Recommend and deliver rules for the documentation system that promote “Right First Time” status for formulas
• Identify and implement solutions for property mapping within formulas.
• Review and approve formulas to ensure accuracy and conformance.
• Manage cross-functional relationships with partners, including PGCS and other R&D functions.
• Facilitate meetings with key system users.
• Troubleshoot issues with routing formulas for approval
• Identify opportunities for system improvements to allow for efficiency; Submit Change Requests to allow continuous improvement for our specs system.
• Conduct UAT testing for impending system improvements.
• Understand and train others on calculations and other dependencies within the specification system
• Mentor talent to ensure tasks, processes and projects are completed in an accurate and timely manner.

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $110,700 - $185,250.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 12% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

Critical Competencies:

 

The successful candidate will be experienced in the food and beverage industry and demonstrate the following skills:

• Commanding knowledge of FSS and PepsiCo documentation systems
• Analytical Thinking / Problem solving / Experimental Design
• Communication/Presentation Skills (verbal and written)
• Highly organized and self-motivated
• Teamwork
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Drive for Results
• Manage ambiguity

Education & Experience:Required:

• Food scientist (or related field) with 7+ years food and beverage industry experience
• A proven track record in product development
• Experience in writing and approving formula specifications.
• Outstanding teamwork, communication and leadership skills
• Strong documentation systems capability
• Demonstrated competency in understanding ingredient functionality
• Lead and influence project teams

Other Job Requirements:

• This position will require flexibility in working hours to accommodate meetings in international time zones that may extend past typical working hours.
• Field Travel may be required (domestic & international). Estimated 5%.
• Commuting distance from Valhalla, NY (onsite 4 days per week)

• This position is limited to persons with indefinite