Overview The R&D; Strategy and Portfolio Management team helps drive R&D;’s contribution to PepsiCo’s long-term profitable and sustainable growth agenda. This role ensures that R&D; resources and investments are aligned with strategic priorities across Global R&D; Foods. We're in search of a qualified R&D; Sr. Director, Global R&D; Foods, Strategy and Portfolio Management, whose responsibilities of this position will be focused on managing and maintaining oversight of R&D; Global Foods strategy and Portfolio management. This is a pivotal role in defining Strategy and Portfolio Management activities for Global R&D; Foods partnering with senior management to create, define and manage the portfolio of strategic options that best delivers the R&D; organization’s vision, balancing short
- and long-term objectives, risks and costs. This role will report to the SVP Foods R&D; and dotted line to the VP S&PM.; Overview The R&D; Strategy and Portfolio Management team helps drive R&D;’s contribution to PepsiCo’s long-term profitable and sustainable growth agenda. This role ensures that R&D; resources and investments are aligned with strategic priorities across Global R&D; Foods. We're in search of a qualified R&D; Sr. Director, Global R&D; Foods, Strategy and Portfolio Management, whose responsibilities of this position will be focused on managing and maintaining oversight of R&D; Global Foods strategy and Portfolio management. This is a pivotal role in defining Strategy and Portfolio Management activities for Global R&D; Foods partnering with senior management to create, define and manage the portfolio of strategic options that best delivers the R&D; organization’s vision, balancing short
- and long-term objectives, risks and costs. This role will report to the SVP Foods R&D; and dotted line to the VP S&PM.; The S± R&D; Global Foods Lead will be part of the R&D; Global Foods Leadership Team and R&D; Strategy Leadership Team, ensuring the delivery of our overall R&D; General Foods Strategy and Portfolio as a core component of the overall Global R&D; Portfolio. Responsibilities
* Defines and manages a portfolio of strategic options that align with Global Foods priorities.
* Responsible to develop sector Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and ensure any adjustments through the year
* Collaborates with S± leadership to develop and ensure investments and tradeoffs for AOP process for all sectors.
* Collaborates closely with Sector Opex leads to establish integration of local project portfolio with R&D; AOP for all project types (Innovation, TBS, productivity, etc.) and linkage to other systems PLM, MyInnovation, Clarity etc.
* Implement value-based portfolio management and enhancing portfolio analytics.
* Support Global Foods organization n leading strategic planning and strategic insights for the category (e.g., sector footprint assessment).
* Implement change throughout the organization where needed by building integrated strategies and supporting data and insights requests across Sectors.
* Cross-functional partnership with Finance & HR functions for budget and resource planning
* Facilitate competitive intelligence, external benchmarking, best practice sharing across S± leads and R&D; organization. Skills
* Demonstrated track record of cross-functional program delivery and senior leadership communication/engagement.
* Strong R&D; Leader with deep technical background and R&D; development experience who is credible and trusted with business partners.
* Ability to set strategic direction and navigate optionality and ambiguity.
* High performing agile leader consistently able to perform at a high level doing the right thing while influencing others across the organization.
* Strategic problem-solver who envisions smart solutions and executes with urgency across all levels of the organization
* Ability to leverage deep technical and strategic thinking to create value within PepsiCo business models, collaborating across functions, sectors.
* Strategic mindset with an ability to think broadly and identify value for PepsiCo.
* Strong communication skills to translate highly complex and technical topics to a variety of audiences. Must be a bridge from the global strategy space to the world of R&D; Global Foods and tailor messages to partners and stakeholders at peer and senior level.
* Maintain an external mindset, including staying on top of technology, consumer, competitive, and macroeconomic / geopolitical trends.
* Strong collaborator, who operates efficiently and effectively in a highly matrixed environment and demonstrates effective collaboration and influence across cultures and geographies.
* Global outlook with sensitivity and awareness of social and cultural differences. Comfortable leading through change and ambiguity Qualifications
* MSc in Food Science, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering or equivalent with 15+ years of experience in Food/Beverage or CPG industry with emphasis on product development, technology development and strategy experience in a

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