Procurement Commodities Manager - Sweeteners

Overview Pepsi Co 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. Following Commodities, Seasoning & Ingredients global operating model implementation, we are seeking a Manager, Global Sweeteners Procurement, supporting the Sr Director in developing and stewarding global category strategy across Sugar & Corn Sweeteners.

Operating under Procurement Centrally Coordinated model, this role builds and maintains the category strategies, commodity/market intelligence and supplier performance frameworks that regional teams around the world execute against. The Manager will partner closely with Procurement Finance, Supply Chain, R&D, Sustainability and regional sourcing teams to ensure global consistency in strategy while enabling regional execution within centrally defined guardrails. Responsibilities Category Leadership & Strategy Development:
Support development of the Global Sweeteners sourcing strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities and drive the agenda across Productivity, Innovation and Sustainability. Translate global strategy into clear guardrails, sourcing principles and negotiation frameworks that regional teams execute locally. Leverage scale through global and cross-sector tendering; support implementation and adoption of e-sourcing and other digital procurement tools for value creation. Market Intelligence & Commodity Risk Management Monitor and synthesize global sweetener market dynamics to inform sourcing decisions and hedging strategy.

Develop price forecasts, supply/demand outlooks and risk models; share market intelligence and sourcing insights across business units and sectors. Take a leadership role in risk management by redefining playbook models to capture value via triggers and extending optionality through data-driven decision-making. Supplier Performance Frameworks & SRM Governance Design global supplier performance frameworks and SRM governance routines (e.g., joint business plan templates, scorecards, Q /J  structures) for use by regional teams.

Support negotiations with strategic global/regional suppliers to achieve best-in-class economics and build robust business continuity plans. Cross-Regional Coordination & Stakeholder Partnership Act as the connective link between the Sr Director's central strategy agenda and regional teams executing sourcing in-market, ensuring consistent application of global frameworks. Represent the Sweeteners category in cross-functional and cross-sector forums, influencing without direct authority across a matrixed, multi-region organization.

R&D Partnership & Innovation Partner with R&D to define science & technology needs and develop the roadmap to leverage supplier capabilities across the Sweeteners portfolio. Align Joint Business Plans (JBPs) with R&D to drive supplier science and technology resources, bringing commercial structure to Innovation, Value Engineering and Design-to-Value (DTV) agendas. Sustainability & Compliance Build central knowledge of Sustainability benchmarking and value delivery, partnering with the Global Sustainability Office and Procurement Excellence teams to drive fact-based, data-backed negotiations.

Ensure alignment and transparent communication of Pepsi Co Positive (pep+) targets across Acres, Sustainable Sourcing (SUSO), and Livelihoods, including GHG Scope 1, 2, and 3 commitments. Compensation and Benefits:
The expected compensation range for this position is between $110,700 - $185,250. 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 12% of annual salary paid out annually. Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.

In addition to salary, Pepsi Co 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:

Minimum undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Supply Chain, Agriculture or a related quantitative/analytical field. 5+ years of procurement experience and/or related negotiation, commodity, or financial management roles; global or multi-region exposure preferred. Leadership & Business Acumen:
Ability to operate effectively in a cross-functional teams and navigate matrixed environments, building frameworks and strategy centrally while enabling and influencing regional teams who own execution. Comfortable with ambiguity; builds flexible strategies and adapts quickly across regions with…