Overview This position will drives activities to ensure compliance of Supply Chain Operations for our Thailand Market and supporting / driving the delivery of new launches / commercialization, productivity and sustainability plans along with driving the bottlers SC / manufacturing capability building agenda while intensely interacting with PepsiCo BU cross functional teams / people and tabbing into sector & global teams for problem solving and lifting & shifting of PepsiCo Best Practices. Responsibilities Supports the Bottlers in the achievement of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) via building and sustaining Bottler Making and Delivery capability (Manufacturing and Supply Chain). Build quality and food safety system management, ensuring quality and food safety standards and specifications are maintained in the roll out of new products and in the on-going by ensuring that compliance to Q&FS KPIs and programs are monitored and tracked Supports the Bottlers in developing and implementing Sustainability & Productivity Plans / Projects. Ensure that the FOBO bottling operations meets the minimum mandatory PepsiCo requirement to assure Product Quality, Integrity and Trademark Protection. Builds bottlers capabilities through trainings in the areas of Quality & Food Safety, Performance, Sustainability & Productivity. Collaborates with the Sector / Business Unit (BU) Functional Subject Matter Expertise (SME) for the implementation of Best Practice Operation tools to Franchise Units to enhance the bottlers' capability to run effectively and efficiently their operations. Ensure deployment and sustainence of PepsiCo Best Practice Tools (BPT) through reviews, refreshers and also regular plants visits and audits. Ensure regular & periodic performance reviews with bottlers and BU functional and business leadership and timely escalation of issues for seeking timely support and resolution. Ensure support to Bottlers and PGCS for concentrate management through S&OP and engagement of finance and franchise teams. Provide active, positive and visible leadership in developing, driving and delivering the strategic supply chain agenda, AOP and SBP for the North Asia markets. Capacity Expansion / Capital Expenditure: Collaborate with Bottlers and BU / Sector teams for successful and timely delivery & commercialization of New lines and products. Marketing Calendar Execution: Leads with Bottlers, CoMans & Suppliers the execution of new package and product initiatives. Provides technical leadership in the Line Qualification of new products and packages, to ensure the incremental volume of new initiatives in the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) can be delivered. Ensure all primary packaging materials (anything that comes in contact with the product) as well product ingredients are purchased from approved supplier base including the qualification of local vendors. Manages the development of qualified Packaging suppliers with appropriate capacity, quality and cost structure and ensures they are compliant with the PepsiCo Best Practice Tools (BPT) while ensuring product quality and integrity. Supports the BU SC Operations Lead in liaising with the Business Unit (BU) / Sector on global initiatives. Supports the Bottlers for adherence to all compliance and regulatory guidelines. Role Model PepsiCo Values, Behaviors and Code of Conduct. Review and ensure right BCP’s of Bottlers are in place and identified risks have mitigation plans. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Preferably in engineering, business, operations management, or similar field Lean Six Sigma Experience preferred, demonstrated by successful completion of a major improvement project. 10+ years of experience in manufacturing required Ability to manage multiple projects of varying priorities simultaneously. Ability to interface effectively with plant personnel, outside contractors and different functional groups within the business units. Working knowledge of quality systems, finance, capital planning, and project cost tracking and forecasting, economic justification analysis, statistical process control, and manufacturing management systems. Demonstrated visible leadership in influencing stakeholders / bottlers for driving PepsiCo agenda. Experience in implementing TPM initiatives across multiple teams is preferred. Strong innovative external focus with proven ability to affect sustainable change. Ability to communicate and influence at all levels inside and outside of the organization. Proficient in Microsoft Suite applications Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging in multi-countries and multi-cultural environment Strong leadership skills with the ability to get results through influencing and mentoring others particularly bottlers supply chain teams. Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team building skills