Senior Operations Manager

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Overview

At PepsiCo UK, we're proud to make some of the nation's favourite snacks and drinks-like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers, and Monster Munch. With sites across the UK, including our Quaker mill in Cupar and Doritos factory in Coventry, we're also home to one of the world's largest crisp factories in Leicester.

As Senior Operations Manager, you will own end-to-end operational performance, leading and developing a large, multi-layered organisation across multiple production and packaging lines, driving sustainable performance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Take full accountability for safety, quality, service, cost, and people performance across manufacturing operations
• Deliver Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Productivity to Plan (P2P) outcomes through rigorous standards, discipline, and flawless execution
• Lead and advance Integrated Work System (IWS) maturity, driving measurable results and continuous improvement
• Develop future leaders while embedding PepsiCo operating systems to ensure sustainable, long-term performance
• Oversee end-to-end operational management of manufacturing sites, with responsibility for up to 1,000 employees
• Drive people engagement, talent development, and capability building across all levels of the organization
• Deploy IWS pillars and lead the SPARK agenda to accelerate operational excellence

Qualifications

• Proven track record of senior leadership in large-scale operations, ideally within FMCG environments
• Deep knowledge or hands-on experience with Integrated Work Systems (IWS/TPM)
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex organizations, balancing cost, performance metrics, and people engagement
• Strong execution skills with the ability to deliver results under pressure
• Exceptional people leadership skills, with a focus on coaching, developing, and inspiring teams
• Highly adaptable and quick to learn in dynamic, fast-paced environments
• Experience managing large teams and direct reports at senior levels

Why Join Us?

We offer a competitive salary, bonus, car allowance, flexible working, and a wide range of benefits-from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships to enhanced parental leave and electric car schemes. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth makes us a Top Employer for 14 years running.

About PepsiCo

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo's product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit www.pepsico.com, and follow on X (Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @PepsiCo.