R&d Senior Analyst

Overview:
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**Responsibilities**:
**The Opportunity**

The Operation Excellence Analyst (Solution Delivery for Packaging) plays a key role, ensuring the high quality of R&D documentation and sutain related to the creation and modification of packaging specifications, while accelerating digital transformation, integrating and harmonizing R&D business processes throughout the LATAM region.

**Your Impact**

**As**
**R&D Senior Analyst**
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**your scope would consist of **
- Play a key role ensuring integrity and high quality of R&D Packaging Documentation, while harmonizing R&D business processes across the region.
- Deliver New Packaging and Promotion specs creation, modification or extension in SAP-PLM and Legacy specs modification or extension in SAP-PLM with technical information delivered by Packaging Engineers from the Packaging Team.
- Perform Finished Product Specification and Recipe creation, modification, or extension in SAP-PLM with technical information delivered by Packaging Engineers from the Packaging Team.
- Documentation for LATAM South Innovation, Productivity, Brand Stewardship and Business Continuity projects impacting this data, e.g., Front of Pack Regulations, Revenue Management, etc.
- Perform time-sensitive actions for R&D PKG in populating data with high quality in PLM system to right migration to Supply Chain & Manufacturing downstream for product launches, refreshes, and productivity, data supported by the Packaging Team.
- Execute enrichment and sustain for LATAM Digitization efforts: Horizon, MRP, DPP, etc.
- Adopt harmonized R&D Business Processes and ensure effective connection with cross-functional teams
- Interfaces: Packaging Team, GBS Master File, Product Developers, Global Procurement, R&D TDC, LDBS, Planning, QC teams
- Participate in sessions with OpEx team for projects prioritization alignment.
- Identify system enhancements or automate to generate efficiencies in the PLM processes
- Support implementation of Data Change Requests in PLM, as needed
- Participate in UAT testing for new system enhancements as result of Change Requests, as needed
- Supports the review and updating of internal controls to ensure compliance with PepsiCo's requirements and guidelines.
- Participates in the data cleaning and maintenance processes in SAP for regional digital transformation efforts, supporting the Operating Units in Brasil, SOCO and Andean.
- Collaborate with the LDBS (LatAm Data Business Services) team to follow up the Material Master workflows in SAP.
- Ensures compliance with information security guidelines based on its classification to guarantee its correct handling inside and outside PepsiCo.
- Adopts regional R&D business processes to ensure efficient connection with cross-functional teams.
- Participates in the development of process automation focused on achieving efficiencies and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:
**Who Are We Looking For?**
- Experience in managing SAP (PLM and/or ERP); from 1 to 2 years.
- Experience in R&D, Continuous Process Improvement, Data Analytics or related area.
- Basic knowledge in Packaging Development, Risk Analysis.
- Basic knowledge of agile methodology (Agile).
- Management and analysis of databases using SQL, Python (desirable).
- Creation of visualization reports (dashboards) using Excel and/or Power BI (the latter desirable).
- Technical Degree (Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Production Engineering and others)
- Desirable: SCRUM Básico
- Desirable technical knowledge on the Snacks, Cookies & Crackers, Dairy and/or Grains platform.
- Language: English (fluence), Spanish and Portuguese (min intermediate)

**What can you expect from us**:

- Opportunities to learn and develop every day through a wide range of programs.
- Internal digital platforms that promote self-learning.
- Development programs according to Leadership skills.
- Specialized training according to the r