Senior R&D manager (chips category)

Accountabilities:

• Lead end-to-end Lay’s Potato Chips (PC) Platform agenda with comparable range of accountabilities and number of initiatives;
• Establish and develop relationships and cooperation with key internal (local, Global) partners to ensure support & collaboration required to achieve goals;
• Lead Lay’s PC NPD agenda, manage cross functional teams during project execution, ensure smooth delivery and solving issues timely;
• Sustain Lay’s competitive advantage agenda by acting as design guardian and provide expertise to technical groups for flawless compliance/execution;
• Effectively manage Resources and Budget, prepare & track R&D spending. Ensure execution within approved limits and in compliance with PepsiCo polices;
• Ensure Brand Stewardship for Potato Chips Platform executed to enable business continuity within volatile business environment, demonstrate agile & proactive approach;
• Manage the team, prioritize tasks based on the committed AOP/ICP plan and budget;
• Represent R&D interests at key forums with cross functional partners, leveraging expertise inside and outside the organization to deliver product and process development.

Requirements:

• Higher degree in Foods / Engineering / Science or related discipline with at least 8+ years’ experience product development in a consumer products company;
• English is a must (upper-intermediate);
• Solid project management skills with emphasis on planning, anticipation of obstacles and solutions;
• Self-starter who can thrive in a fast-paced environment and work effectively in a matrix and evolving agenda with a degree of uncertainty;
• Striving for high standards, seeking innovative solutions, driving continuous improvement of products, processes or methods and demonstrating a high degree of intellectual curiosity;
• People management skills.

Conditions:

• Vacancy opened at PepsiCo Holdings;
• Work schedule 5/2 (a hybrid work format is possible);
• Stable salary + annual bonus;
• Insurance packages;
• The ability to study foreign languages;
• Corporate training, opportunities for professional and career growth.