R&D Product Development Scientist PepsiCo

Responsibilities

• Leverage a combination of functional and business expertise to develop the technical elements of winning consumer propositions that drive sustainable business growth and support the required BU Innovation Strategy.
• Accountable Leveraging expertise inside and outside the organisation to deliver product and process development. (where applicable)
• Executing Take full ownership and accountability of the technical activities with a strong focus on extrusion and potato chips technology leading to core capabilities and critical expertise.
• Accountable Project leadership to develop and execute new advancements in extrusion projects utilising solid technical project management tools and skills to ensure objectives are accomplished on time, to the agreed standards and within budget (where applicable).
• Accountable Managing, planning and execution of trials on manufacturing and pilot plant scale, including troubleshooting and the completion of relevant project documentation (Technical Stage Gate TSG ).
• Accountable Deputise as required for the R&D Manager to represent R&D interest at key forums (e.g. PTM s)
• Accountable Take accountability of identifying technical solutions for BU calendar activities.
• Accountable Manage raw material suppliers, to lead work programmes on behalf of PepsiCo.
• Executing Mobility is a must, required to conduct trials and line validation across Africa (currently Ethiopia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe).
• Accountable/Executing Regular contact with the R&D Manager.
• The role carries a high degree of autonomy to interface with cross-functional partners and external collaborators. Therefore, a high degree of individual decision making is required within product development and execution.
• Accountable Developing an understanding and demonstrating application of consumer product testing, sensory, analytical, etc to deliver superior products to the market and capture product intelligence.
• Executing Occasionally Project Manage BCP and Productivity initiatives as required by the Business Units.
• Accountable/Executing Define work programmes and project management of key project initiatives.
• Accountable/Executing Transform data and information into meaningful insights to drive innovation, BCP and Productivity.
• Accountable/Executing Derive Hypotheses and direct experimental design, testing and interpretation.
• Accountable/Executing Presentation of proposals and recommendations at Snr Management level.
• Accountable/Executing