Agro Quality Assurance Manager

About the role

The Agro Quality Assurance Manager leads the QA agenda for agricultural raw materials, ensuring compliance with PepsiCo Agricultural standards across procurement, handling, transportation and storage. The role also drives product quality improvement and coordinates with Agro, Production, Farmers and storage teams to implement action plans.

Key responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and monitor agro QA operations focusing on commodity quality, food safety and compliance.
• Partner with regional Agro and Storage managers to forecast field and storage conditions and align action plans.
• Lead potato crop quality monitoring using YSI testing and provide trend analysis for harvesting decisions.
• Manage agro quality programs, onboard interns, develop mobile labs and execute testing plans for potatoes and corn.
• Drive Six‑Sigma projects to improve crop quality and productivity.
• Conduct audits of storage standards for potato and corn, reporting critical parameters and corrective actions.
• Support new variety development with R&D and evaluate performance through trial studies.
• Ensure compliance with Global Control Standards, Global GAP, and Primary Farm Assurance across contracted growers.

Required profile

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, Food Science or related field.
• 4–5 years of experience in FMCG quality assurance.
• Strong knowledge of material testing, quality assessment and food safety standards.

Required skills

• YSI testing for potato quality.
• Six Sigma methodology.
• Statistical analysis using Minitab and Power BI.
• Impact Recording Device (IRD) and Hot Box handling techniques.
• Compliance with Global GAP and Primary Farm Assurance (PFA) standards.