Agro Quality Assurance Lead — Food Safety & Compliance

PepsiCo Inc.; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. in Lahore seeks a senior Agro Quality Assurance leader to drive the QA agenda across procurement, handling, transport and storage of agri raw materials. You will manage agro product quality and coordinate with Agro, Production, Farmers and storages to align action plans for improvement.

The role focuses on enforcing PepsiCo Agricultural standards, leading audits and testing, and guiding Six-Sigma quality projects through data analysis for ongoing performance gains.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Agronomy or Food Science & Technology.
• 4–5 years experience in FMCG.
• Knowledge of material testing and quality assessment.
• Knowledge of quality and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and monitor agro QA operations with focus on quality of agro commodities, food safety and compliance to PepsiCo Agricultural standards.
• Partner with Agro regional and Storage & Logistics Manager to forecast field and storage conditions across crop stages.
• Lead potato crop quality monitoring through YSI testing and advise field team based on trend analysis for harvesting decisions.
• Manage agro quality program during the season including onboarding/training of Agro Interns and mobile lab development for field team testing.
• Collaborate with Agro R&D to establish strategies for best practices via data analysis and Six-Sigma projects to improve quality/productivity.
• Manage storage standards for potato and corn, ensuring audits and regular reporting with corrective actions.
• Lead QA agenda in business expansion and continuity with Agro and R&D on new varieties and their behavior from crop to consumer chain.
• Oversee periodic potato and corn quality audits in storages and testing through labs to ensure consumption plans.
• Drive deployment of Global GAP and Primary Farm Assurance compliance across PCI contracted growers to achieve annual qualification targets.

Skills

Auditing and influencing

Communication and facilitation

Innovative and knows business drivers

Efficient and comprehensive approach

Education

Master's/Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy / Food Science & Technology

Job description

PepsiCo Inc. in Lahore seeks a senior Agro Quality Assurance leader to drive the QA agenda across procurement, handling, transport and storage of agri raw materials. You will manage agro product quality and coordinate with Agro, Production, Farmers and storages to align action plans for improvement.

The role focuses on enforcing PepsiCo Agricultural standards, leading audits and testing, and guiding Six-Sigma quality projects through data analysis for ongoing performance gains.