PepsiCo · 1 day ago
Procurement Director - Dairy (North America)
Plano, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$126K/yr - $250K/yr
10+ years expPepsiCo is a global leader in convenient foods and beverages, and they are seeking a Director of Dairy Procurement to lead the sourcing strategy for Dairy raw materials across North America. This role is accountable for the end-to-end strategic sourcing and supply assurance of Dairy raw materials, supporting multiple business units in Nutrition, Beverages and emerging brands.
Brand MarketingFast-Moving Consumer GoodsFood and BeverageManufacturing
Responsibilities
Design the end-to-end strategic roadmap for Dairy raw material sourcing in North America aligned to PepsiCo’s nutrition, innovation and supply chain strategies
Define multi-year category strategies that integrate cost transformation, value engineering, risk management and competitive advantage creation
Serve as the enterprise thought leader on Dairy raw materials market trends, dairy technologies and value chain dynamics
Lead category performance management across cost, innovation, quality and sustainability spaces
Utilize deep market intelligence, commodity insights and commercial levers to deliver total cost of ownership (TCO) value beyond price negotiations
Partner with Finance and Risk Management to deliver robust forecasting, cost modeling and scenario planning aligned to broader portfolio economics
Build and manage strategic partnerships with dairy processors and co-manufacturers, with a focus on innovation, capacity flexibility and supply assurance
Lead complex commercial negotiations and execute supplier contracts that align with PepsiCo’s risk, compliance and value creation objectives
Build and evolve a best-in-class supplier ecosystem across Dairy raw material producers, technology partners and co-manufacturers
Establish long-term supplier relationship management (SRM) frameworks, including joint business plans, innovation partnerships and governance
Collaborate with R&D, Commercial and Supply Chain teams to ensure Dairy raw materials sourcing models are aligned with the nutrition and functional beverage innovation agenda
Actively support new product development cycles by engaging suppliers early in the development process and building resilient scale-up strategies
Drive the integration of PepsiCo Positive (pep+) across across Dairy raw materials sourcing, with focus areas in greenhouse gas reduction and animal welfare
Ensure alignment with regulatory standards (e.g. FDA, USDA, anti-competition decree) and compliance with responsible sourcing policies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
10+ years in strategic procurement, category management or dairy ingredient sourcing within a Dairy-core organization
Deep domain expertise in milk supply chains, including technologies, dairy economics and supplier landscapes
Strong experience negotiating complex contracts and building multi-tier supply partnerships
Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders in matrixed environments
Preferred
Master's degree or MBA with a focus on Supply Chain, Agribusiness or Strategy
Familiarity with commodity risk strategies, milk marketing regulations and Dairy ingredient platforms
Experience leading procurement within a CPG, nutrition or performance beverage business
Benefits
Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 25% of annual salary paid out annually.
An additional target payout of 10% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.
Long term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.
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.
Company
PepsiCo
PepsiCo is a food and beverage company.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4BKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.National Safety Council
2025-09-02Post Ipo Equity· $4B
2024-06-13Grant· $0.02M
2017-12-20IPO
Leadership Team
Alex Carreteiro
CEO PepsiCo Brazil & South Cone (Chile, Arg, Uru, Par) Foods
Mohamed Shelbaya
CEO PepsiCo Middle East & Africa
Recent News
2026-01-07
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