Procurement Commodities Manager - Grains

PepsiCo•Plano, TX

7d•$110,700 - $185,250

About The Position

The Grains Commodities Manager role is part of the Global Grains Procurement team and will play a critical role in developing and executing global category strategy. This role will partner globally with category leads, cross-functional teams, and senior leaders to build business cases, shape category strategies, and influence decisions across sectors. Success requires strong executive-level communication, analytical capability, stakeholder engagement, and development of a deep understanding of global grains sourcing and supplier markets.

Requirements

BS in Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance.
7+ years of work experience in engineering, research & development, purchasing, or other relevant experience.
Strategic thinking: Ability to translate strategies into plans that can be effectively executed.
Functional expertise: Very good knowledge of the ag/commodities supply chain and markets (supplier & competitor landscape, market fundamentals, agricultural forces, etc.).
Excellent leader, demonstrating ability to influence up and across the organization.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with ability to clearly communicate vision and quickly gain alignment with senior management, both internally and externally.
Ability to support strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management and total cost of ownership.
Excellent skills in analytics, financials, program management, negotiation, influencing, and collaboration.
Commercially savvy with ability to develop and execute complex and impactful global initiatives.
Ability to work within a complex matrix organization.
Proven ability to develop and influence recommendations, and drive decisions quickly, especially in situations without direct authority.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.

Nice To Haves

Preferred degree with focus in Business, Ag Economics, or Engineering.

Responsibilities

Support global grains portfolio management across approximately USD 1.9B in spend, partnering with global, regional, and local teams to deliver a coordinated category agenda.
Lead market intelligence, competitor benchmarking, and supplier analysis to identify sourcing strategy opportunities, cost drivers, market risks, and competitive advantage opportunities.
Partner with global/sector leads to develop and deploy world-class sourcing strategies that identify opportunities across regions, leverage global scale, improve resilience, and step-change productivity and sustainability delivery.
Benchmark specifications and identify harmonization opportunities to reduce complexity and expand supply options.
Coordinate global demand visibility with operations and sector teams to ensure capacity plans are aligned with business needs, supplier development priorities, and long-term supply assurance requirements.
Identify, assess, and develop alternative suppliers and low-cost country sourcing opportunities to improve competitiveness, diversify supply, and support regional execution within global guardrails.
Lead preparation, coordination, execution, negotiation, and award of global tenders in partnership with sectors.
Partner with R&D, Supply Chain, Quality, and suppliers to develop the grains innovation and intellectual property agenda, including new ingredients, processing capabilities, sustainability solutions, and advantaged supply models.
Develop, implement, and manage strategic supplier partnerships to deliver cost reduction, capacity assurance, quality improvement, sustainability, innovation, and risk mitigation.
Develop a multi-year productivity pipeline strategy driven by transformational unlocks to reduce costs, leverage of global insights and scale, and robust negotiations.
Partner with sector leads to deliver and exceed AOP commitments.
Develop and deploy commercial, supplier, and market risk management capabilities, including hedging where applicable, to protect grains supply continuity, financial performance, and business resilience.
Influence global peers, regional stakeholders, and senior leaders to embrace coordinated grains strategies, complex negotiations, scaled supplier approaches, and new value-added processes across a matrixed organization.