R&D Specification Analyst

Overview:

CAREERS TO SMILE ABOUT

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.

Responsibilities:

The Opportunity

This role will assist the Ingredient Specification Management team located in the Mexico to ensure exceptional service is provided in support of R&D Spec Management globally. This role will apply technical expertise and coordinate with external resources when required, to develop clear and concise Ingredient specifications, maintain existing specs and supplier relationships, and manage tracking and uploading into relevant systems.

Your Impact

Leverage internal and external resources to develop or update existing ingredient specifications that are clear, concise, and accurate from spec readiness to supplier commercial qualification approval

Learn, understand, and uphold Ingredient, Supplier, Third Party, and Formula Standards

Maintain and foster relationships with in-market R&D spec teams, other spec MCC teams, and external suppliers

Interact with and provide support to all disciplines to ensure complete and accurate specification. These stakeholders could include some or all of the following: Product Development (PD), Food Safety (FS), Regulatory Affairs (RA), Quality Assurance (QA), Procurement, Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA)

Manage Supplier relationships and serve as point of contact to gather information/data needed to build specifications; complete timely follow-ups to keep the process moving to completion

Collect supplier questionnaire and manage supplier alignment on spec details

For certain Specifications initiate material testing requests and validate specification quality parameters

Maintain and update existing specs to ensure compliance with standards

Upload all paperwork (re. Supplier Specs) and materials qualifications into the appropriate system (Product Vision) and track workflow

Ensure all requests are processed, documented, and delivered within defined SLAs (Service Level Agreements)

Respond and escalate emerging business critical issues to avoid material supply shortages, outages and production delays

Identify potential areas for process improvements to make recommendations to R&D Leadership for continuous improvement

Qualifications:

Who Are We Looking For?

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Engineering, Food Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemical Engineering or Chemical Engineering

Ability to interpret technical information, escalate issues and seek alignment towards workable solution

Fluent in English

Basic understanding of Food Safety, Microbiology and Regulatory Affairs

Collaborative skills and strong interest in working with others across time zones; Ability to build relationships and work closely with both internal and external partners

Good communication skills – oral and written (e.g. communication on telephone, external and internal to PepsiCo, managing with other support group functions, etc.)

Ability to manage time effectively across multiple priorities and projects requiring a high degree of organizational and communication skills to ensure requests are delivered in a timely manner

Exceptional data organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and accuracy

Self-motivated & demonstrated ability to take initiative on projects

If this is an opportunity that interests you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements.

What can you expect from us:

Opportunities to learn and develop every day through a wide range of programs.

Internal digital platforms that promote self-learning.

Development programs according to Leadership skills.

Specialized training according to the role.

Learning experiences with internal and external providers.

We love to celebrate success, which is why we have recognition programs for seniority, behavior, leadership, moments of life, among others.

Financial wellness programs that will help you reach your goals in all stages of life.

A flexibility program that will allow you to balance your personal and work life, adapting your working day to your lifestyle.

And because your family is also important to us, they can also enjoy benefits such as our Wellness Line, thousands of Agreements and Discounts, Scholarship programs for your children, Aid Plans for different moments of life, among others.