R&D Senior Manager - Frozen Snacks

Plano, Texas

Science and Research

· Lead frozen product innovation and create a new category of frozen macrosnacks for PepsiCo to capitalize on QSR appetizer category growth

· Lead development of "culinary/gold standard" prototypes (working with PepsiCo Food Service, Marketing Innovation, Food service customers and Co-packers), product design and consumer validation

· Coordinate key activities between culinary, seasoning, product/process development, food safety, regulatory and manufacturing teams to deliver finished product on time

· Lead development of product design specifications, food safety & quality standards and manufacturing process parameters

· Collaborate with Co-pack team and co-packers to qualify manufacturing lines and commission new products for commercialization

· Manage a small team of scientists and/or engineers leading product/process development

· Represent Frito Lay R&D in Food Service customer, co-packer, and key cross-functional meetings



Qualifications:

• MS or Ph.D. in Food Science
• Minimum 10 years of product development experience with at least 3 years of frozen products
• Minimum 3 years of program & people management experience
• Demonstrated leadership and executional skills through product commercialization
• Great communication, collaboration and influencing skills
• Must be willing and able to travel 20-30% of the time

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