Overview Lead and Support the ICF & GMD OU Food Safety & Quality Assurance function by ensuring Quality and Food Safety by design for all new innovations, while delivering the right specifications that are fit for purpose and consumer relevant. This role will need to implement comprehensive and sustainable programs that drive capability and quality throughout the supply chain. Complementing the objectives of building quality and food safety into systems and processes, a critical aspect of this role will be to implement and monitor necessary quality and food safety metrics to provide needed oversight and governance Responsibilities Effectively support the OU product and package innovation agenda in foods by ensuring standards and process are adhered to during the innovation process, delivering “quality and food safety by design". Participate in Tech Stage Gate meetings ensuring quality and food safety guardrails have been addressed in the stage gate process For complex innovations, provide needed technical support at plant level to ensure start-up readiness and develop quality system and testing protocols/methods which should be applied for new product introductions with support from Region/Sector QA. Execute hyper-care for critical innovations Ensure appropriate specifications have been developed, that HACCP transfer documents for new initiatives have been completed and that appropriate guardrails for food safety are in place Provide needed oversight and governance by ensuring our quality and food safety standards and protocols are effectively implemented in our manufacturing facilities, and that they are maintained across the supply chain to ensure our products are safe, legal and meet consumer-defined design across our total portfolio of products – including execution of Quality Audits, PME and CQA testing Effectively collaborate with BU Quality Control (Operations) to jointly develop Quality and Food Safety objectives and targets that deliver on our promise to provide consumers with safe and wholesome products of outstanding quality, consistency and value. Harmonize the quality management programs including testing methods across the region and ensure that an updated and accurate central repository of specifications and standards is maintained Provide needed oversight and governance of established quality systems, managing the issuance of concession / variances Provide technical support in the assessment of 3rd party contract manufacturing sites for new products, performing needed capability assessment for new manufacturing platforms and ensuring appropriate design quality and food safety principles have been implemented. Deliver quality and food safety training programs and tools, meeting specific regional needs that support and facilitate their implementation. Qualifications A bachelor’s degree in science with good understanding of beverage and food manufacturing A minimum of 6-7 years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and/or related experience with a proven track record in supporting the launch of new products, preferably for a multinational company. Demonstrated leadership in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, new product development, manufacturing and/or R&D Technical position requiring interface with all of these disciplines Must have the ability to influence the field and senior stakeholders across the BU organization. Familiarity and comfort with working across varied, diverse, cultures and specifically have the ability to understand and leverage geographic and cultural drivers Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to represent PepsiCo internally and externally. Willingness and flexibility to travel Strong leadership skills, assertive personality to drive the FSQA agenda effectively with R&D & SC stakeholders