R&D Specification Writer – Europe Foods (2 years FTC)
Job Description
Job title: R&D Specification Writer – Europe Foods (2 years FTC)
Company: PepsiCo
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Overview
PepsiCo R&D is looking for R&D Specification Writer to join on 2 years FTC role in Leicester.
Join the Research & Development team in PepsiCo in Europe Foods in Leicester who deliver innovation, sustainability & change programmes across a multi-billion dollar European category working on iconic brands such as Walkers crisps & Doritos Tortilla chips. Work alongside product developers & the broader R&D team to capture & digitize technical specifications for PepsiCo Foods products – ensuring our specifications capture the essence of our delicious products.
Responsibilities
- Digitizing formula, process, finished product and 3PM specifications on behalf of PD / TBS teams for all innovation, TBS and productivity projects
- Working with PD, commercialization and regulatory to coordinate and assemble finished product specifications
- Coordination of specification approval workflows within SAP with PD and TDC partners to ensure all specifications are approved within required project timelines
- Working with commercialization and DMO to ensure required R&D data is handed off for PGT material / BOM set ups (UK/ Poland) and traceability between R&D specifications and supply chain materials maintained for non-PGT market
- Working with SDSA to ensure specification reports are generated and available in conjunction with project timelines needs (enabling the handover to manufacturing process).
- Working with R&D data governance and SDSA to raise change requests to ensure required data attributes are available for use in SAP
- Support with ad-hoc R&D specification gap resolution requests
- Identifying areas of opportunity with regards to way of working enhancements with PD, TDC, Commercialization, DMO and SC partners
- Support in coordination and execution of specification obsoletion
Qualifications
- Astuteness for data management and accuracy
- Structured process driven mindset
- Working knowledge of SAP / proven ability to quickly learn and work within specification systems
- Ability to work under pressure – conducting multiple activities, supporting multiple projects across all platforms to tight deadlines
- Ability to clearly communicate with internal and external functions
- Food industry PD / technical background to enable easier interpretation and transformation of raw data from PD
