This role / person will bring a unique set of skills and experience which will allow them to deliver across key areas:

•Define strategy that will enable the deployment of superior potato varieties ultimately enabling differentiation of the LAYs brand to consumers. Execute / Influence

•Understand process to re-open import channels into China for new varieties Execute

•Identify and negotiate with domestic and international 3rd party breeding companies, government and academic entities to support variety development for contract farms in China. Execute / Influence

•Work with legal, regulatory and key stakeholders to ensure protection of PepsiCo germplasm in China. Execute

•Accountability for potato variety trialing, strategy development and execution to support adoption of PepsiCo potato varieties across China– Decide / Execute

•Accountable for potato trialling activities, setting scientific standards for execution of experiments on PepsiCo FutureFarms, analyzing data and making recommendations for GP/SChain, growers and OoS demo farms – Decide / Execute

•Accountable for collaborating with external breeding companies to identify and trial performance of potential new varieties meeting China potato needs. – Decide/Execute

•Subject matter expert in agronomy and crop trialling for business critical core raw material streams (across R&D categories) – Execute

•Oversight of the implementation of field trials placed at co-farms (>

400) largest farming network within PepsiCo. Execute

•Provide regular and timely project progress updates to senior stakeholders to ensure continued alignment with business objectives – Execute / Influence

•Provide high quality crop trial data which support Lays Core through cost advantage, consumer quality advantage, product differentiation and Postiive Agriculture - Execute

•Maintain external relationships, drive cultural evolution in PepsiCo teams and public collaborators around agronomy – Influence / Consult

•PhD + 5y or MSc + 10 years experience in Agronomy, Breeding, Trialing, or Horticulture managing multi-disciplinary field trials.

•Expertise in experimental design of field experiments, data management and statistical interpretation is required. Excellent reporting skills are a prerequisite.

•Demonstrated ability to explain agronomic concepts to other scientists and to non-technical business partners.

•Innovative attitude demonstrated through past experience and track record.

•Demonstrated ability to execute projects within a project management framework and a large degree of independence.

•Ability to balance need to deliver aggressive business innovation goals with scientific excellence

•Innovative approach to technical challenges

•Ability to interpret data rapidly and identify business relevant insights

•A proven ability to work closely with colleagues within matrix organization to deliver complex projects with a high degree of flexibility and comfort with change

•Excellent communication and networking ability with internal and external audiences that have a wide range of scientific expertise.