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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 $86 billion in net revenue in 2022, 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.
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For our shareholders
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Overview
Main purpose: Plan and execute PepsiCo R&D SDDs ( Global Strategic Deep Dives) meeting AOP & Stratplan requirement of India + Middle East BU on Innovations, Productivity, TBS & other R&D deliverables on Grains – Hot Creals platform with whole grains to ensure P&L top & bottomline targets of the Commercial BUs
Responsibilities
Acountability:- Driving AOP/ Non AOP Innovations on Hot Cereals with Whole Grains in India BU by ensuring technical readiness & executing on-time launches
– Data analysis of Consumer tests and responses alongwith Marketing and Sensory Insights , Foods category team across the regions , and supporting the manager with H2 and H3 horizon portfolio plans .
– Direct responsibility for Global best practice adoption and knowledge transfer on Hots portfolio between India/MENA
– Owning & delivering Hot Cereals & Whole Grains Region reviews with R&D Foods Region Head and Sector R&D VP.
– Identifying and leading Productivity initiatives in Hot Creals and support India/MENA BU by delivering identified savings & BCP opportunities
– Independently leading Technical Brand Stewardship( Quality & WwP) for Hot Creals to meet Global compliance norms
– Working with GP for identifiying new ingredients as well as qualification of alternate vendors for existing ingredients while ensuring appropriate global expertise engagements on technology and expertise
– Leading Technical Stage Gate process for Hot Creals projects to ensure speed to market meet Global compliance norms.
– Responsible for local updation of new global brand and product developments and navigating technological barriers through active participation in R&D communities of practice and active collaboration with Global R&D counterparts on Strategic projects on Hot Cereal and whole grain platforms
– Supporting Innovation Day & Workshops involving R&D senior management for helping build R&D / Region / Marketing strategy
Qualifications
- Academic qualifications – min. Masters in Food Tech. , Food Science , Technology , Engg . , Nutrition Science with at least 3-5 years of experience in allied field
- Functional and executional skills on technology for executing vertical start-ups over both BU plants
- Experience of scaling up of food formulations , process , critical ingredients, and compositional assessments for insightful/ breakthrough innovations.
- Fundamental level understanding of the market and competitive segment in terms of the portfolio and future trends in Hot Creals
- Advanced level knowledge of consumers ( sensory attributes and preferences ) and demand needs for Hot Creals and Whole grains
- Fundamental knowledge of P&L and financial transactions and budget prep. pertaining to the hot cereal portfolio
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