S&T Associate Manager - Digital Quality Systems

Overview

A Digital Quality System Manager who shall be responsible for ensuring that Digital Quality system deployed and enhanced to meet newer FDA standards defined by Quality and Food Safety(QFS) business team across PFNA's 43 manufacturing locations.

The Quality System managers develop quality strategies to solution upgrade, ensuring compliance with industry standards, selecting appropriate tools and drive continuous improvement. Their role involves setting up and optimizing quality KPI metrics creating dahsboard at site level and national level , and monitoring key quality metrics

Responsibilities

• The Digital Quality System - IT Manager partners closely with the QFS business team to ensure digital systems align with both regulatory and operational needs across PFNA's manufacturing network. This includes developing and executing quality system upgrade strategies that comply with evolving FDA and industry standards.
• A key focus of the role is selecting and integrating digital tools to replace manual processes, particularly in areas such as product specification mapping and data collection.
• The manager leads sector-wide digital quality system implementations and system integrations, enabling seamless master data alignment and real-time data flow from online equipment.
• Additionally, the role drives continuous improvement initiatives informed by process and product quality feedback from manufacturing sites.
• The manager defines and monitors key quality KPIs across all PFNA facilities, using insights from incidents and trends to optimize performance.
• A critical part of the role involves designing and deploying real-time dashboards at both the site and national levels, enabling proactive quality management and enhanced decision-making across the organization

Compensation & Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $89,000 - $149,000.
• 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

• 6-8 years of experience in quality systems management within a manufacturing environment (food and beverage industry preferred).
• Strong background in Quality & Food Safety (QFS), regulatory compliance (e.g., FDA, FSMA, GMP, HACCP), and manufacturing operations.
• Proven experience in implementing or managing digital quality systems (e.g., SAP QM, TrackWise, or other QMS platforms).
• Experience working with cross-functional teams across IT, operations, quality, and regulatory groups
• Strong understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS) and manufacturing quality standards.
• Proficiency in data analysis, KPI development, and dashboard tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• Familiarity with process mapping, root cause analysis (RCA), CAPA, and audit management.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma, Lean)

EEO Statement

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Client-provided location(s): Plano, TX

Job ID: PepsiCo-399548-en-us

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-08-13T20:06:42