R&D Packaging Sr. Manager

Company: PepsiCo
Location: Plano
Posted on: June 8, 2021

Job Description:

Auto req ID: 238854BR Job Description Job Title: R&D Packaging Sr. Manager Employer: Frito Lay, Inc. Location: 7701 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024 Duties: Manage global packaging development and initial commercialization to deliver PepsiCo packaging innovation strategies across all regions and sectors, including breakthrough territories. Provide monthly updates to senior leaders on workflow, output and quantifying success to justify capability investment. Lead planning and production of prototype materials used across the organization by creating and utilizing project prioritization tools. Responsible for the design and layout of global innovation and prototype laboratories, including bringing in new capabilities or expanding into other global regions. Lead continuous improvements in laboratory efficiency, output and associate growth. Provide semi-annual analysis of return on investment for packaging design capabilities including personnel and equipment. Responsible for the development, qualification and scale up of new materials and formats, applying statistical methods to ensure reliability and repeatability. Responsible for ordering materials/equipment, creating test protocols and result reports. Determine equipment fit for use and recommend modifications for corrective actions through development and qualification, using statistical analysis. Use statistical programs like Minitab, to evaluate data, troubleshoot, understand manufacturing process reliability and provide corrective action recommendations. Responsible for managing external partner lead times within overall project lead time and making recommendations and changes based on continued communication between parties. Manage team to develop test protocols based on statistically significant sample size and analysis, and direct team in the data measurement, collection and analysis. Provide oversight in the development of test protocols based on statistically significant sample size and analysis, and direct team in the data measurement, collection and analysis. Qualifications/Requirements Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Packaging Science, Mechanical Engineering, Plastics Engineering, Industrial Design or related and ten (10) years of experience in the job offered or related role. Must have ten (10) years of experience with: developing and executing consumer goods package innovation and cost savings programs, including consumer ideation, development, testing and execution through commercialization; working and collaborating with cross-functional project teams, including Engineering, Supply Chain, Product Development, Procurement and Marketing/Sales; developing packaging equipment technologies, including vertical form fill, horizontal form fill, cartoning, rigid technologies (thermoform, injection mold, blow molding) and material compatibility; providing technical guidance to suppliers across materials, equipment and go-to market systems; and project management experience to drive organizational alignment and project prioritization. Must have five (5) years of experience with: applying industrial design principles to consumer goods package development to enable concept evolution through manufacturing scalability; leading and developing package consumer testing; evaluating consumer preference or performance results in physical, analytical, and consumer testing; management experience developing team technical capabilities and aligning to organization strategy for growth, including identification and exploration of future pipeline technical opportunities. Must have three (3) years of experience building and managing a global packaging and prototyping specific design lab that creates prototypes and consumer facing models. Travel required 15% of the time. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. PepsiCo is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities/Females/Disability/Protected Veteran.Relocation Eligible: Not Applicable Job Type: Pipeline All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901 - 4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy Please view our Pay Transparency Statement

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