Director - Quality Control - PepsiCo - Somers

Job description
The Quality Director role has responsibility for food safety, product and package quality, regulatory adherence and consumer satisfaction throughout the supply chain for all locations in their respective area; manufacturing and distribution. The SC Quality Director works with the Sr. Director SC Quality to continuously improve our Quality system by reviewing current organizational performance, changing regulations and customer demands. This is achieved by providing technical support, training, Quality tools, robust standards, standardized procedures and support to locations to maintain the high Quality products Pepsi consumers expect.


Protect Pepsi-Cola Trademark and ensure product quality and safety.
Drive Quality & Food Safety Initiatives through support and coaching of employees that have responsibility for directly working with their respective producing plants and distribution warehouses.
Develop programs and tools to monitor and drive continuous improvement.
Coach and train personnel to develop leadership, technical competence and effectively utilize system tools.
Establish and maintain effective communication with employees, plants, corporate quality for FOBO/CoPackers and HQ Quality.
Support the development of the Quality & Food Safety strategy for PepsiCo bottlers.
Align regions, MUs, corporate entities, plant departments on Quality & Food Safety Initiatives
Assess field capability and develop action plans to develop weaknesses and leverage strengths.
Perform audits to ensure requirements are met.
Interface with PAB to support respective area of responsibility.
Monitor and react to sanitation category and microbiological compliance.
Ensure standard lab is assessed, implemented and maintained.
Work with colleagues to assess, develop and execute strategy for beverage sector standardization

Monitor, report and improve quality & food safety performance in plants and warehouses in respective area of responsibility:

Trade Quality
% Product
% Trade Age
% Package
Consumer Quality
Package Quality
Plant Quality
Must Have Compliance
GMP / Food Safety Compliance
Achieve and maintain Food Safety Management System Certification
No recalls

Technical Skills Required:

Computer literate in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Strong Analytical Capability
Understands statistics and can coach statistical principles
Microbiology and sanitation background
Ability to lead and influence others
Understands GMP requirements
Deep technical knowledge of the beverage industry process
Towering strength and ability to use numbers and metrics, not opinions, to dive fact based changes
Ability to challenge operational paradigms through technical knowledge
Must be willing and able to travel 30-40% of the time
Leadership Skills Required:

Effective communication and writing skills
Manage annual Travel & Expense budget
Strong Influence Skills
Leadership skills and ability to work well with other strong personalities
Manage diverse employees
Facilitate inclusion
Highly motivated and self - directed
Political savvy to drive change at all levels of the organization
Ability to work well with other strong personalities

Manage and influence effectively both internally and externally:

Assign food safety responsibilities at all levels of the organization
Collaborate with multiple PepsiCo functions (SSM, R&D, Legal, Regulatory, Food Safety, Finance, Sales, Warehouse, Distribution)
Partner with raw material and packaging suppliers to ensure Quality materials through enhanced Quality Systems
Work with franchise and copack operation leaders through building strong professional relationships and influencing skills to drive continuous Quality improvement
Education / Experience Requirements:

Bachelor of Science in Food Science or Chemical Engineering or related field.
10 years of food or beverage experience.
5 years of experience in quality related functions
Technical Skills and Certifications as Strong Assets:

Certified Quality Engineer
Certified as Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
Certified Quality Auditor or Quality Manager.

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