PepsiCo

Makes salty snacks, sodas and sports drinks

Lean Specialist

Manufacturing EngineeringUpdated on Nov 6

Full-timeTbilisi, GeorgiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in business, economics, or a relevant field is required; a degree in operations management is preferred.
Knowledge of Lean methodology, Lean thinking, and Lean tools.
Project management and analytical skills.
Awareness of modern approaches to building training and awareness programs.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, including Excel and PowerPoint, and AI tools.
Fluency in Georgian and English.

Responsibilities

Lead deployment of Lean methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives across supply chain operations to improve productivity, capability, and operational performance.
Align and implement priorities, deployment plans, and activities for the Lean Deployment program in supply chain.
Coordinate and support implementation of Lean Standards across Steps 0–5.
Enable development and delivery of the Lean Capability plan.
Communicate standards and guidelines and develop deployment plans to ensure adherence to critical requirements.
Build the capability of site leadership and shop-floor staff to support sustainable Lean application on site.
Coach site leadership teams across Steps 0–5.
Sustain Lean deployment by applying and maintaining the structure and scorecard used to measure progress against Lean plan goals, objectives, and metrics.
Provide training to professionals and shop-floor staff to support understanding and application of Lean standards and ways of working.
Work with the regional Lean Lead to align and develop implementation plans and monitor Lean deployment.
Support development of the Eureka program and implementation of Eureka projects.
Support IPS, AI tools, digitalization tools, and the Site Expert Trainer.
Align, prioritize, and coordinate implementation of plant development improvement initiatives.
Coordinate development of a capability improvement strategy covering knowledge, training, and fulfillment of operational plans for plant development.
Develop and implement instruments and tools to increase production-process efficiency.
Facilitate development of the plant strategic plan for improvements in training and capability, consolidating input from the respective teams.
Coordinate prioritization and monitoring of strategic plan execution.

Desired Qualifications

A degree in operations management.

Overview

Lead the deployment of Lean methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives across supply chain operations, driving productivity, capability development, and operational excellence. Partner with site leadership to implement Lean standards, deliver training and coaching programs, and ensure sustainable performance improvements. Coordinate strategic plant development initiatives, digitalization projects, and long-term capability-building plans to enhance efficiency and support business growth.

Responsibilities

Execute Lean Deployment program in supply chain:

Aligns and implement priorities, deployment plan and activities.
Coordinates and supports implementation of Lean Standards across all steps (Steps 0-5)
Enables Lean Capability plan development and delivery
Communicates standards and guidelines and develops associated deployment plans to ensure adherence to critical requirements
Support to Builds Site leadership and shop-floor staff capability to ensure sustainable Lean application on site
Coach Site leadership teams, Step 0-5.
Sustains lean deployment by application and maintenance of structure and scorecard for measuring progress on delivery of LEAN plan, goals, objectives and metrics.
Provide trainings for professionals and shopfloor staff to ensure understanding and application of lean standards and ways of working.
Works with regional (RuBCCA) Lean Lead to align & develop implementation plans and monitor Lean deployment

Leads Productivity agenda within supply chain:

Support Eureka program development and eureka project’s implementation
Support IPS and AI Tools, Digitalization tools, and Support SET(Site Expert Trainer).

Leads plant development agenda within supply chain:

Align, prioritize, coordinate implementation of improvement initiatives
Coordinates the process of creating capability improvement strategy in terms of knowledge and trainings and fulfilment of operational plans for plant development.
Development and implementation various instruments/tools for increasing production process efficiency

Coordinate Plant Strategic 3 year plan development and execution

Facilitate plant strategic plan development for improvement in terms of Trainings and capability and consolidation with the involvement of respective teams
Coordinates prioritization and monitoring of Strategic plan execution

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, economics or relevant; preferably in Operations management
Knowledge of Lean methodology, thinking & tools
Project management and analytical skills
High awareness of progressive and modern approaches for building training and awareness agenda.
Proficiency in MS Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint), AI tools
Fluent in Georgian, English languages
Excellent communications and collaboration skills
Proactive, agile and a team-player

About the Company

PepsiCo

Makes salty snacks, sodas and sports drinks

PepsiCo makes snack foods and soft drinks that supermarkets, convenience stores and restaurants sell around the world. It owns some of the most familiar grocery brands, including Lay's and Doritos chips from its Frito-Lay division and Pepsi, Mountain Dew and Gatorade on the drinks side, along with Quaker oats and cereals. The company runs its own plants and distribution network and earns most of its money selling finished products to retailers and foodservice customers, while partner bottlers produce some of its drinks under license. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay and is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Harrison, NY
Founded: 1965

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