Job Description

Overview:

We are PepsiCo


PepsiCo is proud to be one of the worldxe2x80x99s leading food and beverage companies. Every day, we are dedicated to bringing our mission to create more smiles with every sip and every bite to life. Our products are enjoyed more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Our portfolio xe2x80x94 including Layxe2x80x99s, Doritos, Gatorade, Pepsi and Quaker xe2x80x94 consists of many iconic brands that generate more than US $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales, helping to deliver more than US $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.


Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive. Through PepsiCo Positive, we are charting a new course to drive positive action for the planet and people. PepsiCo Positive is an end-to-end strategic business transformation with sustainability at the centre of how we will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change.


In South Africa (SA), you will find our products across the region at breakfast, lunch, or dinner. At the gym or on the field. In the office or on the go. We refresh, restore, and rejuvenate our consumers all day, every day with our key brands including Simba, Lay's, Liqui Fruit and Bokomo range of cereals. PepsiCo SA employs more than 13, 000 people across our three business divisions: Bakeries, Grains, Foods, Fruit, Snacks, Juice & Beverages. Responsibilities: Compliance

• Support the RA team to ensure ongoing compliance with all aspects of food and beverage legislation in relation to manufacture, composition, labelling and advertising, packaging and food contact materials for the range of PepsiCo products manufactured or sold in South Africa and export countries. Accountabilities include:
  
  • Review of product design, composition, packaging and labelling requirements
  • Interpretational guidance on claims and positioning
  • Review of advertising and promotion governed by food legislation
  • Support import and export initiatives.

CAST

• Support Regional SMME to deliver:
  
  • Validation of regulatory rule mapping
  • Validation of legacy label documents
  • Support to Regional SME with specific expertise as needed
  • Complete E-learning, Webinars, Day-to-Day usage in SAP System

Specification management

• Provide RA support during the review and sign-off of various specifications (ingredients/packaging/final product), with special focus on the roadmap to get SA/WECA specifications CAST-ready

Qualifications:

• Science Degree. Food Science or related discipline will be an advantage
• Excellent command of English (must be able to read, understand and apply regulations and use nuanced language for product claims)
• Detailed knowledge of South African food and beverage regulations, particularly areas relating to ingredients, final product, contaminants, packaging/food contact materials, labelling and manufacture. Knowledge of other African regulations will be an advantage
• High degree of attention to detail and strong executional capability
• A track record in interpreting and applying regulatory requirements in a commercial setting
• Results-oriented, proactive self-starter, able to work independently and as a team player
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, as well as ability to collaborate with other PepsiCo functions beyond RA

xe2x80x9cPepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer in line with the Employment Equity Act"