Raw Materials Coordinator

PepsiCo • Oakland, CA

1d • $60,200 - $90,200

About The Position

The Raw Materials Coordinator is a critical manufacturing support role responsible for end-to-end ordering, inventory management, and availability of all raw materials and concentrate required for plant operations. The role maintains inventory accuracy, compliance, quality standards, and cost discipline.

The coordinator owns ordering, purchasing, and inventory management for raw materials, including concentrate and concentrate components, and serves as the single point of accountability for material availability in support of production plans and daily execution. The position balances uninterrupted supply with inventory health, cost, and compliance.

The role manages inventory levels, physical inventories, cycle counts, reconciliations, FIFO and FEFO practices, and risks related to waste, obsolescence, and expired materials. It also owns concentrate and ingredient ordering systems and data integrity, and partners with Planning, Quality, Performance, Warehouse, and Food Safety teams to align material availability with operations and ensure proper handling, storage, traceability, and compliance.

Requirements

• Ability to use computer systems; current systems are SAP (S4) and Blue Yonder.
• Basic math skills.
• Good communication skills to work across departments.
• Time management skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Problem-solving skills.
• People skills.

Responsibilities

• Own ordering, purchasing, and inventory management of all raw materials required for manufacturing, including concentrate and concentrate components.
• Serve as the single point of accountability for raw material availability in support of production plans and daily execution.
• Ensure uninterrupted material supply while balancing inventory health, cost, and compliance.
• Monitor raw material inventory levels to support production needs and optimize inventory turns.
• Conduct physical inventories, cycle counts, and reconciliations to ensure system accuracy for packaging raw materials.
• Enforce and audit First In, First Out (FIFO) and First Expired, First Out (FEFO) practices across raw materials, including concentrates.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to waste, obsolescence, and out-of-date materials, and drive corrective actions.
• Lead or support root cause analysis for inventory discrepancies, losses, or expirations.
• Own integration of concentrate and ingredient ordering and the 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 ensure compliance with concentrate handling and reporting requirements.
• Participate in production planning, scheduling, and operational meetings to align material and concentrate availability with manufacturing plans.
• Communicate material constraints and support 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 in partnership 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 benefits, subject to elections and eligibility.
• Disability coverage.
• Health and dependent care reimbursement accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Accident, group legal, and life insurance.
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed