Senior Manager

Overview - This role will provide technical and Quality & Food Safety leadership for Foods business and help delivering AMESA sector QC vision - “Drive Quality and Food safety Excellence to delight our consumers and customers.” - Responsible to ensure food safety plans and policies in the business unit are in alignment with PI and PepsiCo policies and strategies. - Develop and execute food safety strategies and plans in alignment with the Business Unit Strat Plan and in alignment with the PepsiCo Food Safety Policies. - Ensure food safety requirements are fully understood throughout the BU manufacturing sites and provide training of all pertinent PI requirements and best practices around food safety. - Provide SME support to the business unit to maintain safe processes and products within the current portfolio and with future innovation. Responsibilities - Develop and execute food safety strategies and plans in alignment with the India business unit Strat Plan and in alignment with the PepsiCo Food Safety Policies. - Ensure food safety requirements are fully understood throughout the BU and manufacturing sites. - Provide training of all pertinent PI requirements and best practices around food safety, - Assist in troubleshooting and SME support efforts for products and processes. - Ensure HACCP Plans are in place and effective in the site. - Ensure allergen management programs are in place where needed and is assessed. - Ensure traceability of ingredients, materials and finished product is effective and the tracking can be accomplished in a timely manner. - Ensure the business unit is capable to meet food safety requirements in terms of people, infrastructure, and process/building designs. - Assist in resolving any capability issues in a timely fashion - Continually assess this capability in light of new product/process/package innovation initiatives. - Continually assess and identify systematic issues found in Food Safety audits and ensure improvement actions are developed in a timely manner. - Ensure appropriate water and ingredient tests are conducted and results meet the specified requirements for food safety; take immediate corrective actions where deviations occur. - Ensure appropriate finished product tests are conducted and results meet the specified requirements for food safety as directed by Support Center and/or government regulations. - Ensure appropriate information is provided to enable an accurate measurement of food safety for BU within the 3D Quality program. - Compliance to FSSAI requirements and nominee for FSSAI for Plant and WH/ CFA. Qualifications - At least a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering with a strong understanding of Foods manufacturing/B.Sc/M.Sc in Food Technology - Functional Experience: Approx. 8+ years of experience and proven track record managing food safety within food manufacturing operations - At least 10-12 years of Supply Chain experience in a FMCG industry (preferably food industry) - Lead auditor certification in food safety management systems (ISO 22K, FSSC 22K) would be preferred - At least a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering with a strong understanding of Foods manufacturing/B.Sc/M.Sc in Food Technology - Functional Experience: Approx. 8+ years of experience and proven track record managing food safety within food manufacturing operations - At least 10-12 years of Supply Chain experience in a FMCG industry (preferably food industry) - Lead auditor certification in food safety management systems (ISO 22K, FSSC 22K) would be preferred - Develop and execute food safety strategies and plans in alignment with the India business unit Strat Plan and in alignment with the PepsiCo Food Safety Policies. - Ensure food safety requirements are fully understood throughout the BU and manufacturing sites. - Provide training of all pertinent PI requirements and best practices around food safety, - Assist in troubleshooting and SME support efforts for products and processes. - Ensure HACCP Plans are in place and effective in the site. - Ensure allergen management programs are in place where needed and is assessed. - Ensure traceability of ingredients, materials and finished product is effective and the tracking can be accomplished in a timely manner. - Ensure the business unit is capable to meet food safety requirements in terms of people, infrastructure, and process/building designs. - Assist in resolving any capability issues in a timely fashion - Continually assess this capability in light of new product/process/package innovation initiatives. - Continually assess and identify systematic issues found in Food Safety audits and ensure improvement actions are developed in a timely manner. - Ensure appropriate water and ingredient tests are conducted and results meet the specified requirements for food safety; take immediate corrective actions where deviations occur. - Ensure appropriate finished product tests are conducted and results meet the specified requirements for food safety as directed by Support Center and/or government regulations. - Ensure appropriate information is provided to enable an accurate measurement of food safety for BU within the 3D Quality program. - Compliance to FSSAI requirements and nominee for FSSAI for Plant and WH/ CFA.