Future Strategy & Innovation Lead
Core
Lead long-term (Horizon 3) strategy for PepsiCo's Strategic Ingredients Procurement Team to secure sustainable, innovative, and resilient ingredient supply chains.
Role type
Senior strategy & innovation lead (procurement)
Builds
Long-term procurement strategies, supplier innovation pipelines, and external ecosystem networks for emerging ingredients and technologies.
Domain
Food & Beverage / Global Ingredient Supply Chain / Sustainability
Required skills
Long-term market and supply chain trend analysis, supplier innovation management, scenario planning, strategic partnership building, risk assessment, sustainability strategy, regenerative agriculture knowledge, market intelligence translation.
Preferred skills
Experience with Horizon 3 thinking, disruptive risk identification, emerging business models, traceability principles.
Technologies
Market intelligence tools, scenario planning frameworks, supply chain resilience modeling.
Responsibilities
Develop long-term perspectives on global ingredient markets and emerging technologies; Monitor consumer, regulatory, climate, and geopolitical trends; Partner with R&D and Commercial teams to anticipate future requirements; Build and maintain supplier innovation pipelines; Assess future supply security and resilience risks; Lead future-state reviews and scenario planning; Translate foresight into actionable strategic recommendations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC