Agro Procurement Technical Manager

Job description

Overview

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

 

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com.

Responsibilities

·  Lead the Agricultural technical agenda in potatoes in Sebia  through design and implementation of specific technical platforms
·  Lead commercial negotiations with local/ international suppliers of both potato/seeds and technical services
·  Work within the PepsiCo European and Global Agricultural Technical Organisations to leverage existing practices
·  Provide technical leadership to the supplier base and be a driver of change and performance improvement for the business in line with Commercial priorities. This includes providing capability to respond to the Business need for raw potato quality, yield performance,  niche & new products, domestic sourcing requirements, productivity and the need to comply with regulatory, environmental (including Sustainability), health & wellness demands for our raw materials.
·  Implementation of technical and specific crop solutions
·  Sustainability (SFI) – Carbon and Water Resource Management – Potatoes and supplier sourced crops – providing consultation
·  Performance tracking and review of current agricultural platforms – flexed for seasonal volatility – providing consultation and information. 
·  Consolidating KPI information and producing executive reporting and recommendations – providing information to support decision making to R&D, Procurement, Quality
·  Sourcing new technologies and practices – providing consultation and decision making to Procurement, Quality and Regulatory Compliance.

 

 

 

Qualifications

·  University Degree in Agricultural Science or a related field
·  Minimum 5 years working in Agriculture or Supply Chain Technical role with a high degree of agronomic job content
·  Team management skills
·  Excellent analytical skills and ability to clearly communicate with all levels of the organization and suppliers
·  Advanced negotiation skils while working with suppliers
·  High level of Computer literacy (PowerPoint & Excel)
·  Fluent in English language