Senior Scientist – R&D Grains – PepsiCo Gurugram Haryana

About the job – Senior Scientist – R&D Grains – PepsiCo Gurugram Haryana

Overview

Main porpuse:

Plan and execute PepsiCo R&D SDDs ( Global Strategic Deep Dives) meeting AOP & Stratplan requirement of India + Middle East BU on Innovations, Productivity, TBS & other R&D deliverables on Grains – Hot Creals platform with whole grains to ensure P&L top & bottomline targets of the Commercial BUs ( across 5 countries )

Responsibilities

Acountability:

Driving AOP/ Non AOP Innovations on Hot Cereals with Whole Grains in India BU ( 5 countries ) by ensuring technical readiness & executing on-time launches ( min. 4 Nos Innovation projects annually , with revenue totalling around USD 5 MM )
Data analysis of Consumer tests and responses alongwith Marketing and Sensory Insights , Foods category team across the regions , and supporting the manager with H2 and H3 horizon portfolio plans .
Direct responsibility for Global best practice adoption and knowledge transfer on Hots portfolio between India/MENA
Owning & delivering Hot Cereals & Whole Grains Region reviews with R&D Foods Region Head and Sector R&D VP.
Identifying and leading Productivity initiatives in Hot Creals and support India/MENA BU by delivering identified savings & BCP opportunities ( generating at least $ 1 MM annually )
Independently leading Technical Brand Stewardship( Quality & WwP) for Hot Creals to meet Global compliance norms
Working with GP for identifiying new ingredients as well as qualification of alternate vendors for existing ingredients while ensuring appropriate global expertise engagements on technology and expertise
Leading Technical Stage Gate process for Hot Creals projects to ensure speed to market meet Global compliance norms.
Responsible for local updation of new global brand and product developments and navigating technological barriers through active participation in R&D communities of practice and active collaboration with Global R&D counterparts on Strategic projects on Hot Cereal and whole grain platforms
Supporting Innovation Day & Workshops involving R&D senior management for helping build R&D / Region / Marketing strategy

Qualifications

Academic qualifications – min. Masters in Food Tech. , Food Science , Technology , Engg . , Nutrition Science with at least 3-5 years of experience in allied field
Functional and executional skills on technology for executing vertical start-ups over both BU plants
Experience of scaling up of food formulations , process , critical ingredients, and compositional assessments for insightful/ breakthrough innovations.
Fundamental level understanding of the market and competitive segment in terms of the portfolio and future trends in Hot Creals
Advanced level knowledge of consumers ( sensory attributes and preferences ) and demand needs for Hot Creals and Whole grains
Fundamental knowledge of P&L and financial transactions and budget prep. pertaining to the hot cereal portfolio