PepsiCo is looking for Product Specification Writer Team Lead to join in Leicester.
Job purpose
This role’s primary responsibility is to supervise a team of 5 specification writers to update/create Europe Foods Product Specifications to ensure legal compliance (through deploying required regulatory updates & updating data at required cadence) and work closely with Product Development and Commercialisation partners to enable delivery of R&D product launches for global and local brands.
Responsibilities
The role involves contributing to a highly complex change programme whilst ensuring legal compliance across Europe Foods technical data & systems
Scope, align & deliver portfolio of assigned product specifications through individual contribution & delivery through others
Apply & ensure the team comply with regulatory & legal requirements through collaboration with regulatory teams
Work effectively within regional and global cross-functional teams (Commercialisation, Product Development, Regulatory Affairs and Food Safety), demonstrating strong functional expertise to overcome barriers and deliver initiatives with excellence
Contribute to workstreams to improve ways of working across the team e.g. improvement of business processes to drive greater efficiencies, sharing of knowledge to create better team cohesion
Play an active role as a people manager – leading a team of specification writers to deliver business objectives as well as facilitating their development through coaching & identifying opportunities to increase skills, enabling them to achieve success in role and in preparation for their future career
Qualifications
Graduate in Food, Science or Engineering discipline or equivalent (engineering for process roles) or equivalent in experience
Solid FMCG background to support understanding of system requirements & change implications
Ability to define and execute a programme of projects consistent with key business drivers
Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to influence with integrity through persuasive communication to win support at senior levels within the organisation
Strong programme management skills to effectively drive multiple projects
Excellent cross-functional partnering skills
Strong team management skills to continue team members further upskilling and development
Management of full project life cycle from concept to industrial production, delivering through others to deliver technical components of cross-functional projects
Experience of working across multiple markets & on global brands.