Raw Materials Coordinator

PepsiCo • Wytheville, VA

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About The Position

The Raw Materials Coordinator is a manufacturing support role responsible for the end-to-end ordering, purchasing, inventory management, and availability of raw materials and concentrate required for plant operations. The role maintains inventory accuracy, compliance, quality standards, and cost discipline to ensure materials are available when needed for production.

The coordinator works collaboratively with Production, Planning, Quality, Warehouse, and other partners to align material readiness with production plans, address constraints, and support efficient plant operations. The role also supports concentrate and ingredient ordering systems, accurate transactions and data integrity, appropriate material handling and traceability, and production performance, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction.

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.
• Availability to work one Saturday per month.

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 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 with inventory health, cost, and compliance.
• Monitor raw material inventory levels to support production and optimize inventory turns.
• Conduct physical inventories, cycle counts, and reconciliations to maintain system accuracy for packaging raw materials.
• Enforce and audit FIFO and FEFO practices across 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 integration of concentrate and ingredient ordering and associated systems.
• Ensure accurate transactions and data integrity in systems used for raw materials and concentrate management.
• Partner with Planning, Quality, and Performance managers on concentrate handling and reporting compliance.
• 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.
• Work with Food Safety and Quality teams to address quality issues, holds, and non-conformances.
• Partner with Warehouse and Quality teams to ensure proper storage, handling, and traceability of materials.

Benefits

• Paid time off, subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement leave.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Accident insurance.
• Group legal insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

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