Product Development - Associate Principal Scientist, Cairo - PepsiCo

Main Purpose:

Responsible for leading Product Development / R&D Manager, Business interface for product development, Brand stewardship and Productivity for Egypt Region.

Accountabilities:

• Responsible for lift and shift / Lift and adopt / Create product proposals for Egypt consumers.
• Develop technical capability for beverages production in Egypt and MENA countries.
• Support business by providing technical know how for New product Development.
• Support business objectives driving Agenda for the region for the New Product development for beverage platform in accordance with AMESA AOP plans.
• Design, execute experiments and analyze and interpret data to make sound technical recommendations on product and process issues.
• Execute new product innovation scale-up trials at pilot and manufacturing plants to ensure product compliance to design.
• Support completion of development and commercialization success criteria in execution of project work through use of accepted documentation and work processes.
• Develop complete product attribute specifications for new products using established documentation processes.
• Leverage a variety of key vendors and suppliers for ideas, insights, and development.
• Develop effective working relationships to gain matrix resources to support group's initiatives.
• Maintain a network of contacts with PepsiCo R&D teams across the globe to leverage knowledge and execute work.
• Partner with Global R&D functions such as Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Nutrition, and Regulatory Affairs to ensure robust product design.Proactively identifying skill and capability gaps in the project team and R&D.

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Qualifications/Requirements

• Masters / Phd in Food technology or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in process, product development , QC/QA experience in Beverages Plants.
• Experience and track record of working with and improving Technical Stage / Gate process to execute complex technical projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge with formal training preferred in TQM & SPC with successful commercial application in low acid beverage technology design.
• Innovative, analytical & forward critical thinking.
• Formal training in Beverage process design & related professional experience plus; GMP, HACCP etc Better Process Control School or similar.
• Managing Cross cultural communications and effectively use it in project execution.
• Demonstrated experience in developing consumer-winning beverage formulations.
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively in stressful, fast-paced situations, with the personal leadership to influence and positively motivate self and peers.
• Strong understanding of linking research to business opportunity.
• Highly effective organization, negotiation, coordination, and presentation skills.
• Excellent oral & written communication skills.
• Self-motivated and able to deal with uncertainty and complexity.

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