Efficiency Coordinator – Make

Description

Overview: **CAREERS TO SMILE ABOUT** At PepsiCo, you’ll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world. With more than 500 beloved brands—including Gatorade, Lay's, and Quaker—our work reaches millions of people every day. At the heart of our company is a team of thinkers and creators who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and focused on creating moments of joy through food and beverages, our decisions are guided by and for the consumer—creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve. No matter your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact on your career and the world around you. Responsibilities: **The Opportunity** The primary function of this role is to provide visibility, guidance, and support toward improving the Salty Raw Material Performance (RMP%) indicator. This includes ensuring results through the development of national and local strategies, identifying and prioritizing root causes behind performance gaps and opportunities, and driving digital innovations to enhance decision-making efficiency—all in close collaboration and communication with Plant, MOS, QC, Procurement, Planning, and Agro teams. **Your Impact** As an SC Assoc Analyst, your responsibilities would include: Productivity Coordinator – Salty MP Performance (Scope: Salty Plants PMF) * % Salty Raw Material Performance vs AOP * Salty Raw Material Performance Savings vs AOP * Provide weekly and monthly visibility of Salty RMP% to operations, highlighting priorities for plant leaders to improve the indicator—including KPIs and savings. * Coordinate Salty RMP% management by developing strategies, tracking improvement plans, identifying projects, initiatives, and best practices to increase performance and savings—in collaboration with support areas, IIA Coordinators, and integrated teams. * Coordinate weekly sessions with plants and the MOS team to identify, analyze, and prioritize bulk materials and process variables presenting opportunities in product manufacturing—guiding operational action plans. * * Participate in deep-dive sessions with multidisciplinary teams to detect opportunities, address root causes, develop action plans, track execution of agreed-upon actions, and evaluate future investments to increase RMP%. * Conduct induction/onboarding on RMP% for new Productivity and IIA Coordinators; advise and train them on strategies, SAP transactions, etc.; align facilitators and support areas on indicator understanding, tool usage, and methodologies—aiming for continuous indicator improvement. * Participate in key cross-functional sessions influencing the Salty RMP% indicator: R\&D (ingredient changes and productivity projects); Procurement (raw material changes and plant supply); QC (raw material quality and process variables); MOS (productivity projects, BPMs, rollout of new tools); DVC (transformation projects and indicator improvements). * Ensure adherence to and alignment with national Salty RMP% governance criteria and the Productivity Framework—promoting integrity and transparency in processes by providing monthly visibility of sensitive operational movements. * Generate annual AOP proposals and FCST updates, identifying potential against trends, BIC, and local benchmarks—based on top opportunities and established strategies to achieve AOP. Coordinate agenda with plants to set AOP. * Develop and promote use of technologies, digitization, dashboards, and macros to automate deliverables and analyses—enabling faster decision-making and more effective action plans aligned with identified opportunities. * Collaborate with plants and Project Engineering to assess CAPEX/OPEX needs; analyze and calculate cost-benefit of initiatives delivering benefits to Raw Material Performance. Qualifications: **Who Are We Looking For?** **Experience*** Experience in similar roles coordinating performance metrics, knowledge of Lean Six Sigma (LSS)—including opportunity analysis and root cause analysis—and Production experience. * Analytical: Identify improvement gaps, conduct root cause analysis, spot process opportunities, benchmark against other sites, and resolve problems rapidly. * Change Management: Anticipate shifts in platform trends; develop and promote action plans to eliminate opportunities. * Transformational Leadership: Inspire and motivate people to drive changes that improve the RMP% indicator. * Talent Development: Train and develop plant IIA Coordinators to manage the indicator at each site; share critical knowledge with personnel involved in Performance roles. * Effective Communication & Innovation: Design and promote available technology to enable faster, more effective opportunity analysis. * Collaboration, Teamwork & Influence: Partner effectively with key functions—including plants, Project Engineering, Procurement, Agro—to drive indicator improvement. * Negotiation: Achieve win-win outcomes between operations and established objectives. * Focus and speed in execution; strong synthesis capability. * Act with integrity to ensure indicator transparency. If this opportunity interests you, we encourage you to apply—even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. **What You Can Expect From Us:*** Opportunities to learn and grow daily through a broad portfolio of programs. * Internal digital platforms promoting self-learning. * Leadership-skills-based development programs. * Role-specific specialized training. * Learning experiences delivered by internal and external providers. * We love celebrating success—so we offer recognition programs for tenure, behaviors, leadership, life milestones, and more. * Financial wellness programs helping you achieve goals across all life stages. * A flexibility program enabling you to balance personal and professional life—adapting your work schedule to your lifestyle. * And because your family matters to us too, they can also benefit from offerings such as our Wellness Line, thousands of partner discounts and agreements, scholarship programs for your children, Life Event Assistance Plans, and more. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to valuing diversity within our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. We respect and value diversity as a source of strength, workforce enrichment, and organizational innovation.