**Responsibilities**
PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.
PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes
**LAY'S ®, DORITOS ®, CHEETOS ®, GATORADE ®, PEPSI ®, QUAKER ® and more**.
PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.
Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+).
pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.
Our employees drive our culture.
No two days are the same; we are dynamic and full of passionate teams that embrace new ideas through our collaborative spirit.
At PepsiCo, we know that our company can only succeed when our associates and the society we serve flourishes.
We are committed to fostering a diverse workforce by creating a collaborative, equitable and inclusive space where everyone, regardless of what we look like, where we come from or who we love, has a voice.
At PepsiCo we create a Space to be y( )u.
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**What will you work on**:
- Prepare and execute the departmental budget for staffing, consumables, new testing, equipment for Quality function
- Ensure that the Operational and Quality Team have the appropriate skills to perform their activities competently;
- Develop leaders and technical teams to ensure continuity of QC activities throughout the entire supply chain;
- Conduct the E2E Quality Program in Brazil, performing the necessary follow ups and interfaces with the Track Leaders and Excom Team;
- Represent the Quality Control in Staff Meeting (Operations Vice President Meetings);
- Ensure compliance with Quality KPIs in all operations, from all the plants;
- Ensure that raw material and packaging control processes, as well as production processes, meet the defined and agreed standards;
- Report the indicators and status of Quality and Food Safety to the local leaders and regional leaders;
- Deploy the quality strategies established with the Regional Quality Director;
- Coordinate and execute the internal audit programs, identify the needs for improvements in the interface areas and maintaining the continuous improvement of the system
- Ensure that the Operational and Quality Team have the appropriate skills to perform their activities competently;
- Develop leaders and technical teams to ensure continuity of QC activities throughout the entire supply chain;
- Conduct the E2E Quality Program in Brazil (that contemplates Agro, R&D, Supply chain), performing the necessary follow ups and interfaces with the Track Leaders and Excom Team;
- Represent the Quality Control in Staff Meeting (Operations Vice President Meetings);
- Ensure compliance with Quality KPIs in all operations, from all the plants;
- Ensure that raw material and packaging control processes, as well as production processes, meet the defined and agreed standards;
- Report the indicators and status of Quality and Food Safety to the local leaders and regional leaders;
- Deploy the quality strategies established with the Regional Quality Director;
- Coordinate and execute the internal audit programs, identify the needs for improvements in the interface areas and maintaining the continuous improvement of the system.
**Qualifications**
**Who are we looking for?
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- Bachlor/Masters Degree in Science with Food Safety preffered.
- Solid experience in Food processing industry
- Experience in handling QC & Food Safety at plant preferable having handled QC across multiple plants.
- Should be experienced in implementation various quality and food safety system like ISO 9000/ FSCC 22000/BRC etc
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
- Excellent leadership, project management, communication, organizational, and follow-through skills.
- Strong problem solving skills where root cause is identified, corrective actions developed, and follow-up instituted to assure items are completed (closed loop system).
- Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Results oriented with attention to detail and ability to culminate into big-picture impacts
- Has a collaborative style that can span across working with various sectors and teams.
- To be a strong leader with experience in implementing and shaping processes and strategies.
- Strong communication skills with all the key stakeholders to ensure vision is understood and implemented correctly.
- Advocate of Quality, Food Safety, Continuous Improvement and indust