Director/Counsel, Food Safety Job for PepsiCo in Texas

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Job Description

• Manage all Global product recalls (all lines of business/all products)
  
• Manage Food Safety Modernization Act on behalf of PepsiCo globally
  
• Manage International Food Safety laws and regulations as they apply to recalls and product withdrawals
  
  

Accountabilities:

• Provide legal counsel/expertise on all Food and Beverage product recalls globally
  
• Provide leadership and legal counsel in response to Food Safety ModernizationAct
  
• Set food safety protocols on a global basis
  
• Ensure compliance with all federal and agencies and requirements
  
• Assess legal risks in the area of food safety on an on-going basis
  
• Provide appropriate counsel and advice in response to external situations and applicable regulations
  
• Evaluate dispute resolution opportunities on a regular basis
  
• Regularly update Sector Business and Legal Colleagues on Food Safety status and trends
  
• Execute and ensure compliance of process protocols for all Food Safety legal claims and product recalls
  

• 5-7 years experience with specific FDA type experience preferred
  
• JD degree, a member of at least one state bar
  
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are essential.
  
• Ability to clearly communicate with senior executives, other in-house counsel and others within PepsiCo is essential.
  
• Inherent leadership skills and ability to inspire confidence in client base are prerequisites for effective counseling in this position.
  
• Team player who will exceed assigned responsibilities and assist others to reach objectives.
  
• Native intellectual curiosity and mental stamina.
  
• Ability to project and explain the consequences of actions taken to protect
  
• Position requires excellent on-going working relationships with other internal personnel who are involved in recall/food safety matters
  
• Quality Assurance, R&D Regulatory & Food Safety, Product Supply, Procurement, Public Affairs, Risk Management and others.
  
• This position also is visible before government authorities involved in food recalls: District and Federal level FDA and c counterparts in other countries.
  
• Attorney will be responsible for briefing senior business managers on re c all situations.
  
• Legal follow-ups on recalls that include assessing liability for the circumstances that gave rise to the recall and actions needed to recover damages.
  
• Monitoring/contributing to new regulations will require leadership and interactions with other Law Department professionals, R&D Regulatory & Food Safety personnel, PepsiCo Public Affairs, PepsiCo Government Affairs, as well as regulatory authorities such as FDA, Health Canada , WHO and UKFSA.
  

Ref: 8698BR