Sustainable Ag GHG Manager

Overview

Location: Must live 90 miles from Plano, TX.
Role is Hybrid. Candidate should expect to be in office 3 days per week.
Travel - 10% expected.

Join our PepsiCo Foods North America (PFNA) Potato Team as the Ag Sustainable Green House Gases (GHG) Best Practices Manager. In this role you will lead impactful GHG reduction and removal initiatives for PFNA Potatoes collaborating with growers, external partners, and our passionate internal teams. Utilize data to analyze trends, communicate findings, develop strategies to incentivize sustainable practices and outcomes, and expertly manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• GHG Project Management:
  • Develop and execute strategies to support meeting PepsiCo's Positive Agriculture aspirations to reduce GHGs in PFNA Potatoes.
  • Collaborate with external grower partners, sustainability experts, and internal PepsiCo team members to build strategic & innovative protocols for acceleration of GHG outcomes.
• Data Analysis and Communication:
  • Analyze GHG data trends in PFNA Potatoes.
  • Generate internal and external reports, communicating key findings and refining roadmaps for GHG project delivery.
  • Engagement with growers, in one to one, and one to many forums to advance the GHG agenda.
  • Utilize a data-first approach in prioritizing on-farm practices to focus on for optimization.
• Grower Performance and Sustainable Practices:
  • Develop and implement programs to transition growers toward more sustainable practices and improved GHG outcomes.
  • Accelerate GHG reductions and removals through strategic initiatives.
• Nutrient Stewardship Strategy:
  • Create a 4R nutrient stewardship program for PFNA potatoes.
  • Educate growers on best practices, collaborate with industry partners, and accelerate the commercialization of new blue & green low-carbon nutrient sources.
• Budget Management:
  • Manage annual budgets for sustainability projects within the PFNA Potato Team.
• Ad-hoc Support:
  • Support of broader Positive Agriculture dimensions may be in-scope for this role given sustainable crop production knowledge and expertise.
• Building soil health and fertility
  • Sequestering carbon and reducing emissions
    • Enriching watershed health
    • Protecting and enhancing biodiversity
    • Improving farmer livelihoods

Compensation and Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $89,000 - $149,000.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 10% of annual salary paid out annually.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in Sustainable Agriculture, Agronomy, Horticulture, Ag Science, Food/Crop Systems or related fields of study
• Minimum 4-5 years of practical field agronomic experience in multi-crop systems, field extension, sustainable agriculture practices
• Ability to communicate effectively with farmers regarding sustainability and whole-farm agricultural practices and management.
• In-depth knowledge of sustainable fertilizer management through the lens of the 4R nutrient stewardship program and blue fertilizer commercialization.
• Knowledge of carbon accounting tools in sustainability and regenerative ag systems (e.g. Cool Farm Tool highly preferred)
• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Suite products - preference, additional experience with data visualization products, Minitab, and other spreadsheet analytic tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with internal and external cross-functional partners.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Competencies

• Effective technical communication skills at grower, commercial and industry levels
• Proficient analytical, interpretation and presentation skills with commercial, research and survey data
• Ability to identify trends and correlations quickly and accurately in internal and external data sources
• Thorough knowledge of sustainable fertilizer management and strategies to minimize on-farm GHG intensity.
• Experience with and demonstrated knowledge of electronic data acquisition and analysis
• Facilitation and Project Management experience.
• Self-starter with strong drive for results and cross functional team leadership skills in a flexible work environment.
• Ability to keep current on emerging research, trends and topics within Regenerative Agriculture and chipping potato production.

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