Productivity Assoc Manager

at  PepsiCo

Overview:
PepsiCo is looking to hire a Process Improvement Associate Manager based in Little Island on a permanent basis. PepsiCo Global Concentrate Solutions (PGCS) brings the flavours of PepsiCo to life, supplying beverage and snack flavours for many of PepsiCo’s mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up and Pepsi. We are at the heart of PepsiCo products, sourcing flavour and functional ingredients to manufacture more than 1,200 concentrate recipes for our brands. The Technical Function in this team offers expert knowledge and partnership to functions on specialist subjects, including engineering, quality and productivity focusing on improving manufacturing efficiency. They ensure operations and food safety excellence for our team. Could you bring a new dimension to our technical expertise? If so, we could take your talents to a whole new level.

SUMMARY

This role focuses on improving PepsiCo PGCS operational KPIs (OEE, Waste, Write-offs, and Labor productivity) through data-driven actions, Lean tools, and LSS analysis. It ensures KPI accuracy and consistency while supporting sites with targeted interventions, building technical expertise, and driving plant-specific improvements through collaboration and training.
Responsibilities:

WHO WE ARE:

• We are a Manufacturing Unit in PepsiCo, sourcing ingredients to manufacture more than 1,200 recipes for PepsiCo’s mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up and Pepsi.
• We are a global organization offering careers in various functions from Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, R&D, HR and IT.
• We are passionate about creating and delivering much-loved household brands to markets across the world.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Chemistry or applicable alternative.
• LSS certification, Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification is a distinct advantage.
• 5+ years in a Process Improvement, Lean, Senior Process Specialist or Process Engineering role
• Significant experience in dealing with multiple Project management processes.
• Experience leading and implementing significant complex / transformational projects.
• Change management training and experience is advantageous
• Experience working in a cross-cultural, multi-geography environment.
• High level of integrity and confidentiality always.
• Ability to travel (An average of 3 - 4 times per year

• Execute the implementation and governance of programs and actions to improve the PGCS Operational KPIs - OEE, Waste, Write-offs, and Labor productivity:
• Translate data insights into meaningful, impactful, and timely actions.
• Ensure clear communication to deliver plant-specific actions and translate the insights into Global-driven actions or programs.
• Ensure the operational KPIs are 4 C’s: Correct, Continuous, Complete and Consistent through training, validations, and audits.
• Leverage that all the benefits from the KPIs improvements, tangible or non-tangible, are correctly and timely captured and reported.
• Use of Lean tools and LSS analysis to identify, measure and eliminate gaps in standard
• Drive Plant technical standards and beyond:
• Propose and execute Plant interventions to drive the fast turnaround of results by identifying trends from the data.
• Support the Plants for asks for intervention / deep dives.
• Develop the technical expertise and network across the sites.
• Build technical capability in the sites throughout the Site SMEs.
• Design and deployment of trial protocol standards and processes to introduce ‘change’ into operations.
• Own and develop the content of standard critical inputs of the process.
  Qualifications:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Chemistry or applicable alternative.
• LSS certification, Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification is a distinct advantage.
• 5+ years in a Process Improvement, Lean, Senior Process Specialist or Process Engineering role
• Significant experience in dealing with multiple Project management processes.
• Experience leading and implementing significant complex / transformational projects.
• Change management training and experience is advantageous
• Experience working in a cross-cultural, multi-geography environment.
• High level of integrity and confidentiality always.
• Ability to travel (An average of 3 - 4 times per year)