Performance & Productivity Manager

PepsiCo Inc.; Idaho; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. is seeking a senior leader to direct the Productivity Program within the Supply Chain, driving cost improvements and operational efficiency across manufacturing and warehouse ops.

You will partner with functional leaders to build a robust Continuous Improvement culture, focusing on people development, performance accountability, and cultural transformation across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering, Food Science, or related major.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in manufacturing with 3+ years in Continuous Improvement/Cost Improvement/Kaizen/TPM leadership.
• Substantial leadership experience across manufacturing.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels, across functions and business units.

Responsibilities

• Lead Productivity and Continuous Improvement Program in Supply Chain, focused on Manufacturing and Warehouse operation.
• Manage overall productivity project portfolio and drive implementation of productivity projects, including leading critical project(s).
• Lead capability-building program, enhance and sustain technical knowledge to operation team.
• Manage Supply Chain performance & productivity report and related executive presentation.
• Lead digitalization agenda in partnership with IT.
• Lead IDF sustainability (PEP+) agenda.
• Support EHS system and ISO system.
• Build TPM pillars according to the master plan.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial acumen

Analytical skills

Digital savviness

Problem solving

Education

Bachelors degree in engineering

Bachelors degree in Food Science or related major

Tools

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

The role provides the strategic direction and leads execution of the PepsiCo Productivity Program, driving bottom-line impact through process improvement and operational efficiency. It partners closely with functional leaders to build a strong Continuous Improvement culture, emphasizing people development, performance accountability, and overall cultural transformation across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead Productivity and Continuous Improvement Program in Supply Chain Organization, focused but not limited to Manufacturing and Warehouse operation
• Manage overall productivity project portfolio and drive the implementation of productivity projects, include directly leading critical project(s)
• Lead capability building program, enhance and sustain technical knowledge to operation team
• Manage Supply Chain performance & productivity report and related executive presentation
• Lead digitalization agenda in partnership with IT
• Lead IDF sustainability (PEP+) agenda
• Support EHS system and ISO system
• Build TPM pillars according to the master plan

Qualifications

• A minimum bachelor's degree in engineering, Food Science, or related major.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Experience in manufacturing operations with 3+Years in Continuous Improvement Lead, Cost Improvement Lead, Kaizen Lead, TPM Lead, etc
• Substantial leadership experience across manufacturing

• Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels, across functions and business units
• Excellent stakeholder management to build and sustain strong relationships with senior leaders within the broader business.
• Clearly demonstrated people leadership skills with the ability to develop, motivate, empower and coach Managers within the organisation.
• Strong decision-making ability to make the right, balanced business decisions to meet future business needs
• Solid evidence in delivering results: managed multiple successful Major Cost Improvement Projects
• Experienced in managing cross-functional projects in multicultural environment
• Strong financial acumen (P&L) and solid analytical skills to enable effective trade off decisions
• Lean/Six-Sigma/TPM/TQM or similar set of skill
• Broad business understanding and cross functional interface, including experience outside core supply chain function.
• Reports, Power BI, Ms. Excel, PPT, and Digital Savvy