Senior Partnership Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management to ensure onsite staff deliver quality work product based on the specifications outlined by the client and contractors to comply with all employment policies, and client onsite contractor policies.
• Recommend equipment and materials for the purpose of creating the appropriate range of R&D Foods Packaging, and Innovation design support, digital support, and appropriate fidelity of prototypes onsite.
• Manage a Deliverables Queue based on first come first serve basis, prioritising PepsiCo PI-prioritised work.
• Coordinate Partnership Requests: Work with the assigned client to align on requested deliverables, timing and resources required. Using our ‘Monday’ platform, create work orders to capture, in writing, the definition of deliverables & timing.
• Manage multiple live parallel workstreams with complex challenges and often unreasonable, competing deadlines.
• Communicate with key stakeholders, including senior management, partners, and clients, keeping them informed about partnership activities and seeking input and guidance as needed.

Required Skills And Experience

• Industrial Design: with a bias for structural packaging design and packaging development experience.
• CPG food and snacking experience preferred.
• Use SolidWorks as the primary tool to develop detailed 3D CAD models from concept sketches.
• Apply advanced solid and surface modelling techniques to create complex, manufacturable geometries.
• Translate design intent into feasible models suitable for prototyping and production.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure design feasibility and alignment with project goals.
• Integrate 2D and 3D printing into the prototyping workflow, selecting appropriate methods, technologies and materials.
• Work efficiently under tight timelines and adapt quickly to changing project requirements.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Prototyping Specialist: deep and direct experience with 2D and 3D rapid prototyping.
• Knowledge and experience of workshop machinery, prototyping tools and equipment, consumables, cleaning/maintenance, calibration, and service agreements that help retain the warranty.
• Team Leader: 8+ years of professional experience in roles of increasing responsibility
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to build and maintain relationships with key partners and clients.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent projects.
• Passionate about branding & packaging.
• Strong presentation, communication and collaboration abilities.
• Work efficiently under tight timelines and adapt quickly to changing project requirements.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Design Leadership: Design Thinking and Front-End Innovation experience.
• Ability to apply the principles of and direct skills in leading work through the fuzzy front end of innovation.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and navigating complex tasks that are not always clear and can change as programs evolve.
• Flexibility: Ability to shift seamlessly between leading, planning, doing, and managing throughout projects, and throughout the day.