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Job Description\ Overview\ PepsiCo is a global leader in convenient foods and beverages, with a portfolio that includes iconic brands such as Frito Lay, Pepsi, Gatorade, Quaker and others. As part of our Global Procurement team, we are looking for a Director of Dairy Procurement to lead the sourcing strategy for Dairy raw materials across North America.

This role is accountable for the end-to-end strategic sourcing and supply assurance of Dairy raw materials, supporting multiple business units in Nutrition, Beverages and emerging brands. You\'ll operate within a high-impact, matrixed environment, partnering with senior cross-functional leaders to develop long-terms strategies, optimize cost, ensure supply continuity and drive supplier innovation and sustainability.

Responsibilities\ Category Leadership & Strategy Development\ * Design the end-to-end strategic roadmap for Dairy raw material sourcing in North America aligned to PepsiCos nutrition, innovation and supply chain strategies.\ * Define multi-year category strategies that integrate cost transformation, value engineering, risk management and competitive advantage creation.\ * Serve as the enterprise thought leader on Dairy raw materials market trends, dairy technologies and value chain dynamics.

Value Creation & Cost Optimization\ * Lead category performance management across cost, innovation, quality and sustainability spaces.\ * Utilize deep market intelligence, commodity insights and commercial levers to deliver total cost of ownership (TCO) value beyond price negotiations.\ * Partner with Finance and Risk Management to deliver robust forecasting, cost modeling and scenario planning aligned to broader portfolio economics.

Supplier Management & Sourcing and Contracting\ * Build and manage strategic partnerships with dairy processors and co-manufacturers, with a focus on innovation, capacity flexibility and supply assurance.\ * Lead complex commercial negotiations and execute supplier contracts that align with PepsiCos risk, compliance and value creation objectives.\ * Build and evolve a best-in-class supplier ecosystem across Dairy raw material producers, technology partners and co-manufacturers.\ * Establish long-term supplier relationship management (SRM) frameworks, including joint business plans, innovation partnerships and governance.

Innovation & Portfolio Growth Enablement\ * Collaborate with R&D, Commercial and Supply Chain teams to ensure Dairy raw materials sourcing models are aligned with the nutrition and functional beverage innovation agenda.\ * Actively support new product development cycles by engaging suppliers early in the development process and building resilient scale-up strategies.

Sustainability & Compliance\ * Drive the integration of PepsiCo Positive (pep+) across across Dairy raw materials sourcing, with focus areas in greenhouse gas reduction and animal welfare.\ * Ensure alignment with regulatory standards (e.g. FDA, USDA, anti-competition decree) and compliance with responsible sourcing policies.

Compensation and Benefits:\ * The expected compensation range for this position is between \$125,900 - \$249,900.\ * 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 25% of annual salary paid out annually.and an additional target payout of 10% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.\ * Long term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.\ * Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental lea e, 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\ Required Experience:\ * Bachelor\'s Degree\ * 10+ years in strategic procurement, category management or dairy ingredient sourcing within a Dairy-core organization.\ * Deep domain expertise in milk supply chains, including technologies, dairy economics and supplier landscapes.\ * Strong experience negotiating complex contracts and building multi-tier supply partnerships.\ * Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders in matrixed environments.

Preferred Qualifications:\ * Masters degree or MBA with a focus on Supply Chain, Agribusiness or Strategy.\ * Familiarity with commodity risk strategies, milk marketing regulations and Dairy ingredient platforms.\ * Experience leading procurement within a CPG, nutrition or performance beverage business.

Leadership & Business Acumen:\ * Strategic thinker with the ability to link sourcing strategy to long-term enterprise value.\ * Strong financi