Design Senior Manager

Overview

At PepsiCo design, we have a saying : "We're crazy enough to think we can inspire the future." This is what drives us, in everything we imagine, develop and execute.

Design is a strategic global function for PepsiCo that drives business value by leading innovation, creating experiences, and brand engagements. We are one of the first major food & beverage companies to integrate multiple design disciplines-brand design, design thinking, industrial design, design strategy, front-end innovation-into a single group.

Our goal is clear : to connect PepsiCo's food & beverage portfolios, with today's hyper-connected, networked users and consumers hungry for meaningful, authentic, and relevant brand experiences across multiple touchpoints and regions of the world.

Responsibilities

Our Senior Design Manager is responsible for partnering across disciplines within PepsiCo. There will be a focus on partnership with retail and food service marketing and external suppliers to ensure design assets are developed and delivered with quality, value, and on-time. Energizes and leads both the internal and external design resources from idea phase to commercialization. Ensures each stakeholder understands his / her role and responsibilities throughout the creative process. Regularly reviews the status of projects with appropriate leadership to verify that Company and Division expectations are met. This includes :

• Proactively engaging with internal groups to enable flawless commercialization of all initiatives.
• Establishing workflow priority providing direction and support to creative teams.
• Driving internal and external timelines and updating project timelines as dates / circumstances change.
• Developing and delivering progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, andpresentations.
• Creating SOW, including negotiating terms with photographers and illustrators, tracking and administration of project budgets and internal processing.
• Liaise with internal / external project stakeholders on an ongoing basis. Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
• Identifying and resolving issues and conflicts along the way.
• Monitoring the progress of project and making adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project.
• Driving continuous improvement across all projects and commercialization process

Compensation and Benefits :

Qualifications

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