Raw Materials Coordinator

PepsiCo • Wytheville, VA

2d • $49,200 - $73,800

About The Position

The Raw Materials Coordinator is a manufacturing support role responsible for end-to-end ordering, purchasing, inventory management, and availability of raw materials and concentrate needed for plant operations. The position maintains inventory accuracy, compliance, quality standards, and cost discipline to keep production supplied with the right materials at the right time.

The coordinator works collaboratively with Production, Planning, Quality, and Warehouse teams to maintain material availability, uphold quality standards, and support efficient plant operations. The role includes ownership of concentrate and ingredient ordering systems, accurate transactions and data, production-planning coordination, and material traceability and handling.

Requirements

• High school diploma.
• 1–3 years of experience in manufacturing and/or the warehouse industry.
• 1–3 years of leadership experience.
• At least 1 year of experience using SAP.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with operations, planning, maintenance, raw materials, supply chain, and finance partners.
• Willingness to support off-shift needs and operational continuity as required; one Saturday per month is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ZARPAC, WMS, PTS, payroll, scheduling, or production reporting technologies.
• Experience with order reconciliation, material consumption reporting, or inventory.
• Experience in CPG.

Responsibilities

• Own ordering, purchasing, and inventory management of all manufacturing raw materials, including concentrate and concentrate components.
• Be accountable for raw material availability in support of production plans and daily execution, balancing supply continuity, inventory health, cost, and compliance.
• Monitor raw material inventory levels to meet production needs and optimize inventory turns.
• Conduct physical inventories, cycle counts, and reconciliations to ensure system accuracy for packaging raw materials.
• Enforce and audit FIFO and FEFO practices for raw materials, including concentrates.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to waste, obsolescence, and expired materials, and drive corrective actions.
• Lead or support root cause analysis for inventory discrepancies, losses, or expirations.
• Own the integration of concentrate and ingredient ordering and associated systems.
• Ensure accurate transactions and data integrity across systems used for raw materials and concentrate management.
• Partner with Planning, Quality, and Performance managers to meet concentrate handling and reporting requirements.
• Participate in production planning, scheduling, and operational meetings to align material and concentrate availability with manufacturing plans; communicate constraints and mitigation plans proactively.
• Partner with Food Safety and Quality teams to address quality issues, holds, or non-conformances.
• Ensure proper storage, handling, and traceability of materials with Warehouse and Quality teams.

Benefits

• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, subject to elections and eligibility.
• Disability coverage.
• Health and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Accident, group legal, and life insurance, subject to elections and eligibility.
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED