R&D Specification Writer - Europe Foods (2 years FTC)

Overview PepsiCo is looking for Ingridient Specification Writer to join in Leicester on 2 years Fixed Term contract position. Job Purpose Join the Research & Development team in PepsiCo in Europe Foods in Leicester who deliver innovation, sustainability & change programmes across a multi-billion dollar European category working on iconic brands such as Walkers crisps & Doritos Tortilla chips. Work alongside product developers & the broader R&D team to capture & digitize technical specifications for PepsiCo Foods products - ensuring our specifications capture the essence of our delicious products. Responsibilities Digitizing Ingredient specifications on behalf of Product Development (PD) / Technical Stewardship Brand (TBS) teams for all innovation, TBS and productivity projects Working with PD, procurement and regulatory to coordinate and assemble specifications Coordination of specification approval workflows within SAP with PD and TDC partners to ensure all specifications are
approved within required project timelines Working with commercialization and DMO to ensure required R&D data is handed off for PGT material / BOM set ups (UK/ Poland) and traceability between R&D specifications and supply chain materials maintained for non-PGT market Working with SDSA to ensure specification reports are generated and available in conjunction with project timelines needs (enabling the handover to manufacturing process). Working with R&D data governance and to raise change requests to ensure required data attributes are available for use in SAP Support with ad-hoc R&D specification gap resolution requests Identifying areas of opportunity with regards to way of working enhancements with PD, TDC, Commercialization, DMO and SC partners Support in coordination and execution of specification obsoletion The successful candidate will be required to work in an evolving environment as a newly deployed system will require evolution of working practises & adaptability as business

processes are created & changed. Qualifications High education; food technology or chemist, or similar; at least 2-3 years in food Industry, preferable Product Development, Quality Assurance / Control or Regulatory. Learning agility, self-motivation and desire for continuous self-improvement. Team player and works well with cross-functional, cross-regional and cross-cultural teams. Can work independently and has initiative for problem solving. Self-starter, self-motivating. Previous experience in handling relationship with suppliers is preferable. Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) proficient Effective communication skills, both verbal (i.e. presentation, conference calls) and written (i.e. reports, e-mails) in English.