Beverage Technical Manager

Overview:
**Work for a global FMCG company with some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands.** **Be part of an exciting business where employees are recognized and career growth is supported.**

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Beverage Technical Manager to join the team. Act as the technical leader for the Pepsi trademark across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea. This role involves understanding business and consumer needs to proactively drive technology and systems while leveraging global best practices to enhance brand performance. You will manage the Innovation agenda and provide support for Operations, Quality, Nutrition, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, and Packaging Development.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage all technical aspects of the Beverage Innovation agenda, supporting new product development and launches.
- Establish quality standards for new products and create qualification protocols.
- Collaborate with Operations for local implementation and engage Bottlers in product rollout.
- Ensure compliance with Pepsi International quality and manufacturing standards.
- Strengthen Bottler expertise through best practices and advise on deviations from standards.
- Work with ANZ R&D on Regulatory and Scientific Affairs and the Health & Wellness agenda.
- Coordinate with the APAC Beverage Packaging team on packaging technicalities.
- Oversee crisis management, including product recalls and contamination responses.

Qualifications:

- Minimum 10 years of experience in R&D, Technical Manufacturing, or Quality positions in the beverage manufacturing industry
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science or a related discipline
- Excellent technical and analytical capabilities.
- Proficient in numerical analysis, computer usage, and a proactive self-starter.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and project management abilities.
- Positive, solution-oriented mindset.
- Solid understanding of business principles.

**For you**:

- We offer a competitive benefit package.
- Access generous leave options (e.g. wellness, birthday, volunteer, purchase additional leave/cash out leave)
- We understand that bringing the best version of yourself to work means looking after yourself holistically. Our Health & Wellness programs support you with all dimensions of wellness.
- Access learning programs for your professional development, as well as our global offerings and online courses.

**About us**:
We are a progressive and people-focused business and believe our diverse workforce is the key to our success. Because we value our employees and their families, we offer an agile and flexible working environment with an emphasis on work life balance and health, as well as plenty of learning opportunities and room to grow your career.
- Recognised as a Top Employer in both Australia and New Zealand in 2021 and 2022, one of only 16 organisations globally to earn this certification.
- We are an endorsed Work180 Employer
- Gender Tick (NZ)
- Family Friendly Certification (AU)

Pep+ (PepsiCo Positive) is the future of our organization - a strategic end-to-end transformation, with sustainability at the center of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for the planet and people. It is our roadmap for becoming the global leader in convenient foods and beverages and a leading actor in the transformation of the global food system.

With a large portfolio of food and beverage brands, PepsiCo Australia & New Zealand employs more than 1,600 people across ANZ at Smiths Snack Food Company, Bluebird Foods NZ and PepsiCo Beverages. With global brands like Doritos, Gatorade, and Pepsi Max, we also make some home-grown favourites such as Smith's Chips, Red Rock Deli, Twisties, and our Bluebird NZ snack brands.

Interested? Know someone who might be? This is a great opportunity to join the PepsiCo ANZ team.

**PepsiCo's hiring process**:

- Interview(s) and skills evaluation
- Online Assessment process
- Background checks

At PepsiCo, we believe what makes you unique, makes us better. We embrace equal opportunities for all employees. We believe that our people are our best asset and understand the importance of bringing different perspectives, different lenses and different experiences to our workplace. We are committed to building and supporting an inclusive workforce that truly reflects the global communities we operate within. We encourage women, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQI+ and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.