Overview

In this role you will lead Quality & Food Safety across PepsiCo’s European beverage network, spanning 45+ bottling sites. You’ll collaborate with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to ensure GMP, HACCP, and GFSI compliance, drive CAPA and continuous improvement, and support new plants and processes. The role involves frequent international travel and close partnership with R&D;, FSQA, and Operations to safeguard product quality and food safety. This is a high-impact, autonomous position shaping QFS standards across Europe.

Responsabilidades

- Lead QFS programs across Europe FOBO for 45+ franchise sites
- Ensure compliance with QFS standards, GMP, HACCP, QAS, AIB and GFSI; close CAPA promptly
- Lead QAS audits, drive risk-based follow-up, and continuous improvement
- Monitor QFS KPIs, identify risks, and drive site performance improvements
- Oversee qualification, validation, and commissioning of new plants, lines, equipment and processes
- Provide technical support and capability-building to franchise sites
- Investigate product incidents, perform root-cause analyses, and implement mitigations
- Collaborate with R&D;, FSQA, PGCS, Technical Services,



Operations on commercialization and validation initiatives
- Support bottlers with productivity initiatives and improvement opportunities

Requisitos principales

- Degree in a relevant technical or scientific field (see education)
- Extensive experience in Quality, Food Safety and Manufacturing within beverages
- Strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP, Food Safety Systems, auditing (AIB, GFSI)
- Analytical mindset with ability to translate complex issues into practical solutions
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration
- Ability to influence and lead change across multiple sites and functions
- Self-starter capable of independent work and managing multiple priorities
- Strong Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and CAPA methodologies
- Experience with problem-solving tools (5 Why, Ishikawa, Pareto)
- Willingness to travel 25–50% across Europe and BCCA

- excellent communication
- stakeholder management
- influencing others
- GMP
- HACCP
- Food Safety Management Systems

📌 Supply Chain Quality Manager (Vitoria-Gasteiz)
🏢 PepsiCo
📍 Vitoria-Gasteiz