PepsiCo

Company Name:
PepsiCo

Job Title:
Supplier Quality Assurance Scientist

Job Location:
Hyderabad, India

Description:

short presentations for cross functional meetings held quarterly targeting ~ 5 material category metrics.
Help prepare data for Europe sector manufacturing sites GFSI audits.  The request is generally to check supplier data and documents received before an audit to ensure it is all present and correct or collect data during the audit if we find issues on conformance. This may be one or twice per month.
Support ancillary programs in SQA such as food fraud questionnaire sending and reviewing to suppliers, request for contaminants data, creating ad-hoc requests from suppliers resulting from an incident of regulatory affairs requests, sending and reviewing/ aligning Pathogen Sensitive Ingredient (PSIP) Questionnaires as part of a formal AMESA PSIP program. Some of these requests in the medium term may be automated but still requires governance to check compliance and close out requests/ follow up on outstanding information yet to be furnished.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a science discipline (e.g Food Science, Food Engineering, Food Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemical Engineering or Chemical Engineering or equivalent relevant experience required.)
Lead Auditor training is a requirement, and the person will need to complete training either in advance, or shortly afterward joining the team. SQA Europe team can act as proxy to quicky review and approve the records in the interim and Europe SQA can assist in organizing the training as applicable.

1-2 years of experience on Regulatory, QA/QC, or other Food related FMCG in a technical role
Ability to interpret technical information, escalate issues and seek alignment towards workable solutions.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
Ability to rapidly learn computer applications/programs / interrogate databases such as specification /SAP & navigate systems.
Basic understanding of Food Safety, Microbiology and Regulatory Affairs
Collaborative skills and strong interest in working with others across time zones; Ability to build relationships and work closely with both internal and external partners.
Good communication skills – oral and written (e.g. communication on telephone, external and internal to PepsiCo, managing with other support group functions, etc.)
Ability to manage time effectively across multiple priorities and projects requiring a high degree of organizational and communication skills to ensure requests are delivered in a timely manner.
Self-motivated & demonstrated ability to take initiative on projects.
Fluent in English (HBS)

Apply here:
https://www.pepsicojobs.com/main/jobs/402695?lang=en-us