R&D Specifications Management Team Lead

12 hours ago


Hyderabad, Telangana, India PepsiCo Full time
Job Overview

The R&D Specifications Management Team Lead is responsible for overseeing sub-capabilities managing Ingredient (Updates & Innovation) and Non-ingredient specifications (Process, Formula, Finished Good) at HBS, ensuring exceptional service is provided in support of R&D Spec Management globally. This role will coordinate with in-market team leads, serving as their primary touchpoint to provide feedback, collaborate on strategic initiatives, and continuously identify opportunities to drive efficiency and enhance output quality.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage and oversee teams delivering R&D Foods Ingredient, Formula, Process, and Finished Goods specification writing activities.
  • Build and foster strategic relationships with other R&D Team Leads for data collection, sign-offs, and specification completion.
  • Work closely with Function Leaders to understand business needs, assess knowledge gaps, and develop Specification Management strategy that focuses on process and alignment to R&D strategic goals.
  • Ensure all technical documentation is approved and captured into the appropriate document management system.
  • Monitor Specification writing resource count and resource utilization across HBS to meet the pipeline of requirements from R&D sectors and functions across all geographical locations.
  • Identify potential areas for process improvements and employee upskilling to make recommendations to R&D GBS Leadership for continuous capability development.
  • Support simplification, standardization, and digitization efforts.
  • Partner with Business Partners to develop and fine-tune internal processes, including workflow mapping, pain-point management, and bottleneck resolution.
  • Conduct performance reporting and create required reports or scorecards for R&D functions.
  • Work closely with Process Excellence on relevant continuous improvement projects.
  • Partner with counterparts in Mexico Business Services to share best practices and align on a single way-of-working.

People Responsibilities

  • Develop team capabilities, continuous motivation, and increased engagement levels.
  • Define and monitor performance goals for evaluation of direct subordinates.
  • Support communications, idea sharing, and learning for specification writing team.
  • Provide timely feedback on team members' performance and offer subject matter or market-specific expertise when necessary.
  • Build meaningful developmental/career paths for subordinates.
  • Report on best-practices and gold-standard work within and across teams and hubs to build consistent levels of excellence across R&D GBS.
  • Enhance internal knowledge and team efficiency through productivity optimization and digitization projects.
  • Address any gaps in team competencies, including training and development, and form developmental plans for existing workforce and potential external talent search.


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