Potato Variety Commercialization Associate Manager

Overview

Lead the North America Potato Variety Qualification (PVQ) program by coordinating the evaluation, advancement, and commercialization of new potato varieties. Partner across R&D, Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and external stakeholders to deliver data-driven recommendations, support variety adoption, and ensure a sustainable pipeline of high-performing varieties that meet PepsiCo's agronomic, quality, and commercial needs.

Responsibilities

Lead End-to-End Commercialization

• Lead cross-functional commercialization teams to deliver innovation, renovation, productivity, and business continuity initiatives.
• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, key milestones, and critical paths from concept through launch.
• Ensure adherence to commercialization processes, governance requirements, and stage-gate deliverables.
• Coordinate readiness activities across supply chain, manufacturing, procurement, quality, packaging, and commercial teams.

Drive Project Execution

• Monitor project progress and proactively identify risks, dependencies, and resource constraints.
• Facilitate trade-off discussions and recommend solutions to keep projects on track.
• Lead regular project reviews and provide clear updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Ensure actions, decisions, and accountabilities are documented and executed.

Enable Cross-Functional Alignment

• Build strong partnerships across technical, operations, and commercial functions.
• Align stakeholders around project scope, timing, risks, and business priorities.
• Drive effective communication across teams to ensure transparency and timely decision making.
• Influence without direct authority in a matrix organization.

Commercialization Readiness

• Coordinate launch readiness activities to ensure successful commercialization and in-market execution.
• Support demand planning, supply planning, manufacturing startup, packaging transitions, and inventory management activities.
• Partner with commercial teams to ensure execution plans support business objectives and customer requirements.
• Track and report key project performance metrics.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve commercialization processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Capture project learnings and incorporate best practices into future initiatives.
• Support capability building across the commercialization community.

Compensation and Benefits

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $93,500 - $156,450.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Qualifications

This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Food Science, Business, Agriculture, or related field.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in commercialization, innovation, R&D, supply chain, operations, project management, or related functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional projects.
• Experience working in a matrix organization.
• Consumer packaged goods experience preferred.

Skills

• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with commercialization, product launch, or innovation processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, project management, and collaboration tools.

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