The Director, Global Packaging Solutions, will be accountable for ensuring that PepsiCo's primary and secondary packaging across snacks and beverages continues to evolve to meet our environmental sustainability goals while continuing to maintain the desired customer and consumer value proposition. This global leader will be accountable for development and deployment of initiatives that drive sustainability into PepsiCo's packaging programs, enabling innovation while ensuring a reduced environmental footprint in alignment with PepsiCo's Performance with Purpose goals. In order to be successful, the leader in this position will need to work closely across many global functions and with senior executives across the organization.
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Executional Excellence: Develop and drive implementation of the global roadmap to achieve PWP (Performance with Purpose) 2025 goals of 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions associated with packaging raw materials and 100 percent of PEP packaging recoverable or recyclable. Support development of global database to capture key packaging performance metrics specific to sustainability. Establish global program for the management (and reduction) of packaging fees in key markets. Embed sustainable packaging into innovation processes, including Stage Gate. Global SME to all relevant partners regarding packaging sustainability expertise. Partner with R&D, Operations and Global Procurement to ensure integration of packaging sustainability strategic priorities. Support negotiations and external partnerships to deliver cost effective programs and secure proprietary positions for PepsiCo
Develop Talent: Manage lean team to effectively and efficiently support PepsiCo's current and future business strategies. Lead closely-connected Global Packaging Solutions function to disseminate trends, approaches, and key best practices for packaging sustainability across the portfolio
Critical Experience required in Role: Deep technical packaging experience in consumer packaged goods industry with a strong understanding of key sustainability opportunities and challenges by packaging type. Proven experience implementing global strategy and design through matrixed organization. Results oriented people leader with ability to develop and implement strategic vision, as well as influence strategic direction of the organization, align business partners and senior leaders. Comfort navigating and driving change in a complex, matrix environment and proven ability to design, manage, and influence team across multiple functions and disciplines.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering Sciences or related field over 10 years of experience leading global initiatives. Preferred Advanced degree in Engineering Sciences or related field.
Solutions driven leader with ability to drive and support a global agenda with focus on building worldwide leadership capability in environmental sustainability and food/beverage product packaging. Excellent leade rship, communication, talent management and interpersonal skills to build organization and industry credibility. Ability to work across an extended matrix of leaders in order to successfully ensure sustainable packaging excellence in new and existing products
Open to considering this role as virtual given that the travel amount of 30% would increase if so
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