PepsiCo · 1 day ago
Flavor Science Sr Manager
Plano, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$119K/yr - $199K/yr
8+ years expPepsiCo is seeking a senior manager for their R&D team to lead a group of seasoning developers focused on innovation and brand stewardship for core snacks. This role involves managing projects related to flavor innovations and technology roadmaps while ensuring alignment with strategic growth targets.
Brand MarketingFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturing
Responsibilities
Develop, scale-up and flawless execution of 52 wk flavor innovations, national & customer LTOs to hit PFNA AOP targets
Lead strategic brand stewardship projects to enable business continuity and capacity gain
Work effectively with cross functional partners and PD teams in developing strong innovation pipeline
Build and maintain strong supplier relationship to enable open-dialogs, great innovation, quality, cost certainty and forward-thinking partnerships
Develop and execute technology roadmaps to deliver key portfolio of the future and transformation towards PEP+ goal
Actively partnering with function/platform to identify technology roadmaps and unlocks to deliver portfolio transformation across H2/H3
Translate business objectives into strategic and tactical project goals and objectives for team
Lead and develop a group of seasoning developers to strengthen our organization, workforce and talent pipeline
Qualification
Required
BS Food Science, Engineering, Food Process Engineering and/or MS/Higher
8+ years experience in R&D or manufacturing/production environment in the foods, seasoning, ingredients or CPG industry
Demonstrated ability to translate business objectives into strategic and tactical project goals and objectives
Proven ability to make significant technical scientific advances utilizing internal and/or external resources
Demonstrated understanding of how to incorporate business needs into technical decisions
Proven ability to manage multiple assignments/ tasks
Good people management skills
Strong communication skills (oral and written)
Preferred
5+ years seasoning & flavor development experience
Benefits
Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 15% 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.
Company
PepsiCo
PepsiCo is a food and beverage company.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.National Safety Council
2025-09-02Post Ipo Equity· $4B
2024-06-13Grant· $0.02M
2017-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Alex Carreteiro
CEO PepsiCo Brazil & South Cone (Chile, Arg, Uru, Par) Foods
Mohamed Shelbaya
CEO PepsiCo Middle East & Africa
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