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PepsiCo • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The R&D Strategy and Portfolio Management team helps drive R&D’s contribution to PepsiCo’s long-term profitable and sustainable growth agenda. This role ensures R&D resources and investments are aligned with strategic priorities across Global R&D Foods, and manages and maintains oversight of Global Foods R&D strategy and portfolio management. The role partners with senior management to create, define, and manage a portfolio of strategic options that supports the R&D organization’s vision while balancing short- and long-term objectives, risks, and costs.

The S&PM R&D Global Foods Lead is part of the R&D Global Foods Leadership Team and R&D Strategy Leadership Team, and helps deliver the overall Global R&D Foods strategy and portfolio as a core component of the overall Global R&D Portfolio. The position reports to the SVP Foods R&D and has a dotted-line reporting relationship to the VP S&PM.

Requirements

• MSc in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 15+ years of experience in the Food/Beverage or CPG industry, emphasizing product development, technology development, and strategy experience in a variety of internal and external positions.
• Demonstrated track record of cross-functional program delivery and senior leadership communication and engagement.
• Deep technical background and R&D development experience, with credibility and trust among business partners.
• Technical credibility with depth and breadth of end-to-end R&D work across categories and functions.
• Strong understanding of Global R&D Foods.
• Ability to set strategic direction and navigate optionality and ambiguity.
• Ability to leverage technical and strategic thinking to create value within PepsiCo business models while collaborating across functions and sectors.
• Strong strategic mindset and ability to identify value for PepsiCo.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical topics for varied audiences and tailor messages to peer- and senior-level partners and stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain an external mindset and stay current on technology, consumer, competitive, macroeconomic, and geopolitical trends.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and influence across cultures and geographies in a highly matrixed environment.
• Global outlook and awareness of social and cultural differences; comfort leading through change and ambiguity.
• Strong business understanding and ability to create a compelling vision and business case for strategic solutions.
• High level of business acumen, leadership composure, and influencing skills to drive transformational initiatives.
• Experience with data analytics and financial analysis, along with effective organizational and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work comfortably in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage a portfolio of strategic options aligned with Global Foods priorities.
• Develop the sector Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and ensure adjustments are made throughout the year.
• Collaborate with S&PM leadership to develop and ensure investments and tradeoffs for the AOP process across all sectors.
• Partner with Sector Opex leads to integrate local project portfolios with the R&D AOP across project types, including innovation, TBS, and productivity, and link them with systems such as PLM, MyInnovation, and Clarity.
• Implement value-based portfolio management and enhance portfolio analytics.
• Support the Global Foods organization in strategic planning and developing strategic insights for the category, such as sector footprint assessments.
• Implement organizational change as needed by building integrated strategies and supporting data and insights requests across sectors.
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance and HR on budget and resource planning.
• Facilitate competitive intelligence, external benchmarking, and best-practice sharing across S&PM leads and the R&D organization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior