PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH

Overview PepsiCo is looking for an R&D Sensory & Consumer Experience Scientist to join our team in Leicester, UK or Cork, Ireland. Are you passionate about understanding consumers and shaping the future of food and beverage experiences? PepsiCo is seeking a dynamic and strategic Senior Scientist to join our R&D Sensory & Consumer Experience team. In this influential role, you'll lead sensory and consumer research that drives innovation, brand growth, and product excellence across our global portfolio. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate insights into impactful product design decisions-fueling innovation and transformation across Foods and Beverages. If you're driven by curiosity, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to make a global impact, we'd love to hear from you. Responsibilities Strategic Research Leadership: Develop and execute integrated sensory and consumer research plans supporting innovation, brand stewardship, and productivity initiatives. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with R&D, Consumer Insights, and Marketing to align research strategies with business goals and ensure adherence to the TSG process. Global to Local Execution: Adapt and implement global sensory protocols to local markets, driving efficiency and consistency in research practices. Insight Translation: Deliver clear, actionable insights from both qualitative and quantitative research to inform product development and influence senior stakeholders. Capability Building: Mentor and coach peers to elevate research standards and promote best practices across the organization. Vendor & Resource Management: Collaborate with external vendors/partners to ensure high-quality research design and execution aligned with best practices. Qualifications Key Skills/Experience Required: Educational Background: Master's or PhD in Sensory Science, Psychology, Food Science, or a related field. Strong foundation in research design, methodologies, and statistical analysis. Industry Experience: At least 2-3 years (with Master's or PhD) or 5+ years (with Bachelor's) in sensory or consumer research, ideally within FMCG. Research Expertise: Deep knowledge of sensory, qualitative and quantitative testing methods, with a passion for applying cutting-edge consumer science techniques. Business Acumen: Ability to connect technical insights with commercial strategy and broader business objectives. Analytical & Communication Skills: Strong data interpretation skills, with the ability to distill complex findings into compelling narratives for diverse audiences. Digital Fluency: Comfortable with digital tools and systems in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Cultural Agility: Able to work effectively across geographies and cultures, with a collaborative and inclusive mindset. Self-starter, self-motivating - very high drive for results and able to deal with uncertainty and complexity.

Overview PepsiCo is looking for R&D Regulatory Affairs EU Food Contact Materials Scientist to join on 12 months Fixed Term Contract in one of our locations: Leicester, UK or Cork, Ireland or Utrecht, Netherlands. Job Purpose You care about what your work means to the rest of the world -so do we. Imagine what could happen if we work together. PepsiCo Regulatory Affairs is an integral part of PepsiCo's TDC team which consists of the following Global R&D functions: Regulatory Affairs, Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Scientific Affairs, Data & Digital Insights, and Sensory & Consumer Insights. Regulatory Affairs is a global organization with over 170 associates collaborating across the world to ensure compliance and freedom to operate. Responsibilities Expert resource for the business on EU food contact materials regulations. Ensure compliance with all aspects of EU food contact materials legislation including those relating to manufacture & composition. Lead cross functional Regulatory Change Management project teams relating to Food Contact Materials Provide regulatory support during incidents or audits relating to food contact materials including supporting liaison with regulatory authorities. Provide comprehensive partnership to innovation, productivity and commercial projects from concept to shelf, incl. material compliance Monitor EU regulatory changes, assess potential impact and ensure the business is aware & brief A. Billings to enable advocacy development. Act as the key contact for Suppliers, R&D Packaging, Supply Chain, Procurement, Food Safety & Quality Assurance & Legal teams relating to EU food contact material regulations topics. Build and maintain contacts across organization with different stakeholders. Provide internal training on Food Contact Material regulations, relevant platforms & apps Qualifications Qualified to Degree level, ideally physical sciences At least 5 years experience applying EU Food Contact Materials regulations to food & beverages Project Management experience Excellent Communicator Good analytical skills Presentation of complex information to non-expert audiences Interaction with suppliers to ensure compliance Able to quickly adapt to changing environment and pivot to support the business needs Works well in cross-functional teams of various sizes, differing seniority, and with multiple nationalities and backgrounds Self-driven and eager to gain/update knowledge.

Overview PepsiCo is looking for Food Safety & Quality Assurance Specialist - Away From Home, Europe to join in our R&D team in Leicester. The primary focus of this newly created R&D Food Safety role is to partner with the R&D AFH Europe lead, Global AFH Leads and all Europe business partners to execute our AFH Strategy across Europe. The role will operate across a breadth of initiatives (Culinary, New Business Models, Commercial Change, Portfolio Optimisation) in partnership with Europe Foods R&D, Global AFH R&D and the Global Commercial AFH Team. This is a highly collaborative role, requiring thought leadership and the ability to embrace & influence change in an ambiguous environment. Responsibilities Lead and execute complex projects ensuring Food Safety and quality principles are realized and delivered at all events. Leveraging solid technical project management tools and skills to ensure objectives are accomplished on time, to the agreed standards and within budget. Partner with Sales and Marketing to understand customer and business needs as well as back of house operations, ingredients pantry, supply chain and other desirability, feasibility and viability inputs and constraints to consider when proposing culinary solutions. Ensure Food Safety Playbooks are aligned, established and followed to ensure all events/operations are executed with a focus on food safety. Apply Technical & Business Governance processes effectively from feasibility stage right through to scale-up & post launch support Lead projects independently with minimal input from line manager escalating issues as required 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 & developing others through embedding best practice Provide FSQA voice in cross-functional forums and work as an effective business partner in collaboration with R&D discipline partners. Delivering compliance to allergen, local regulations and ensuring mystery shop assessments are completed at each event. Qualifications Graduate in a Food Science, microbiology or similar field looking to build a long-term career within R&D. Minimum 5 years in quick service, restaurant operations or head quarters culinary based operations roles Fundamental understanding of trends, ingredients, culinary techniques and integration into product development, as well as a fundamental working knowledge of food & nutrition science. Fundamental understand of food safety requirements in quick service, restaurant operations. Good technical, analytical and communication skills, ability to interpret data and distil into useful and actionable information Strives for high standards, seeks innovative solutions, rives continuous improvement of products and processes and demonstrates a high attention to detail. Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively to R&D Team and all other functions involved (Marketing, Operations, GP, PD, RA, QD) Creative thinking, be able to generate creative, workable ideas within the scope of projects. Results driven, demonstrate an ability to persevere and provide timely and direct feedback to others Ability to be able to work independently and to deal with change and increasing complexity. Self-starter, self-motivating and experience of automatous delivery. Integrity, Safeguard the Company's designs, formulations, processes and reputation in all matters. Ability to prioritize among the different and numerous projects managed.

Overview PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products. Making every day favourites like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers and Monster Munch, to name a few! We have a fantastic reputation for developing and launching products that our consumers love. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers around the world more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories. The company generated $91 billion in net revenue in 2023. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and in 2023 have been awarded the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality (formerly Times Top 50 Employers for Women) for the 18th year in a row and Top Employer for the 12th year in a row. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit About the team: Our Route Sales Reps are one of the main factors of our success. The passion that they have for our brands and the drive to achieve success is what increases our product sales and placements across the country. They establish long term relationships with independent retailers ensuring our Snacks products such as Walkers, Doritos, and many more, are always stocked in store. We are a results-driven organisation and our expectations are high which is why we need talented, dynamic and hard-working individuals to join us. In return you'll be given every opportunity to promote your own personal and professional development in a supportive, dynamic and people-centric organisation. About the role: You will be driving a 3.5 t vehicle in Coventry area and look after a customer base of around 120 small independent stores. Visiting 18 stores per day, you'll be out on the road working independently all of the time, so you'll need to be self-motivated with strong time management skills. Responsibilities You will follow set journey schedules. You will seek new customer opportunities for your territory. You will provide a regular, reliable and consistent service for our customers. Relationship building with your stores to help deliver our business' agenda. You will lead daily stock and cash processes for ordering, picking and delivering of stock. You will be responsible for growing defined targets across your territory. You will collect and unload stock from cash & carry at the beginning and end of the day. Qualifications Hunger and drive to succeed in a global FMCG company. Full, manual UK driving license as you will be driving a 3.5 t vehicle. Excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Basic IT Skills (desirable). Selling Skills (desirable). Incredibly self-driven personality. Experience of working to targets. A "can-do" attitude and a willingness to go above and beyond. Perseverance and resilience in the pursuit of goals. Responsible and ethical behaviour towards customers, suppliers and others in the organisation. Independent and pro-active individual who can work with minimal supervision. Organisation skills. Salary & Benefits: £24,300 + up to £13,668 performance-based bonus scheme. Company mobile. Flexible benefits package (25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy/sell 5 more, income protection, life assurance). We are committed to learning and development opportunities in order to create a culture of lifelong learning. We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with the Equality Act 2010, we value diversity at our company; it is an essential part of our success. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, pregnancy or maternity, marital/civil partnerships, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender or gender reassignment, disability or race including; colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin.