Sustainable Agriculture - GHG Assoc Manager

Hybrid Role in Plano, TX

Location: This role is hybrid in Plano, TX. This person should expect to be in office 3 days per week.

Role Purpose: Lead PepsiCo Foods North America (PFNA) greenhouse-gas (GHG) accounting and on-farm practice implementation for its potato sourcing. This role designs, governs and scales field-validated best practices that reduce Scope 3 agricultural emissions, advance removals and soil health, and enable FLAG-aligned science-based targets. You will partner with growers to deliver measurable, auditable outcomes while maintaining yield and quality.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities (What You'll Do):

• GHG Accounting & Governance: Build and maintain a high-integrity PFNA potatoes GHG inventory (Scope 3 farm-gate to plant gate) aligned to SBTi FLAG guidance and evolving GHG Protocol Land Sector & Removals (LSR) standards. Define boundaries, data quality rules, emission/removal factors, uncertainty treatment, and audit trails.
• Standards, Targets & Compliance: Translate SBTi Corporate + FLAG requirements into roadmaps and internal controls; advise on land-conversion accounting, target selection, recalculation triggers, and supplier engagement criteria.
• Data, Models & Tooling: Proficiency in ag carbon models and tools (e.g., Cool Farm Tool & Cool Farm Platform). Establish model selection protocols, calibration, and cross-checks; integrate outputs with PepsiCo data systems and dashboards.
• Grower Extension & Field Delivery: Design and run extension-style programming (field days, winter meetings, 1:1 agronomy consults) to co-develop and scale Best Management Practices (BMP) for potatoes (incl. N sourcing, rotations, cover crops, tillage, compost).
• 4R Nutrient Stewardship & Low-Carbon Inputs: Build a 4R program tailored to chipping potatoes; partner with nutrient suppliers to pilot lower-carbon fertilizers (e.g., stabilized or controlled-release N; emerging blue/green ammonia supply) with robust measurement, reporting & validation (MRV) on yield, quality, and emissions.
• Practice Portfolios & Incentives: Prioritize interventions by abatement cost, measurability, and grower ROI (e.g., N optimization, fertigation, nitrification inhibitors, variable-rate, irrigation scheduling, residue/cover).
• Affinity-based Networking & Change Management: Leverage PepsiCo's Sustainability Office and communities of practice to remove barriers, share wins, and accelerate adoption across regions. Influence without formal authority; coach cross-functional peers.
• Reporting & Storytelling: Produce clear internal/external reports and claims (KPIs, progress to PEP Positive goals, verification status). Support customer engagements, ESG reporting, and reputational claims with defensible science and documentation.
• Budgeting & Resource Management: Own the Potato category GHG program budget; manage vendors, research partners, and grants.

Success Metrics (1218 months):

• Robust blue fertilizer options available for >70% of growing regions with incremental percentage share of N supply as blue or green.
• 100% of PFNA contracted potato acres participating in continuous improvement practices, or maintaining a level of excellence related to GHG removals & reductions.
• Established protocols for managing land use change for production conversions to both wetlands and woodlands.
• Supplier/grower engagement satisfaction ? target benchmark; documented extension programs and impact.

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

• Master's or PhD in Agronomy, Soil Science, Agricultural Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field (or equivalent practical expertise).
• Deep technical skills in agricultural GHG accounting: boundaries, emission factor selection, uncertainty analysis, biogenic carbon/removals, land-use change, and soil organic carbon dynamics.
• Hands-on experience with farm-level carbon/GHG tools (e.g., Cool Farm Tool, COMET-Farm) and familiarity with process-based models (DNDC, DayCent) and their calibration/validation.
• Working knowledge of SBTi (Corporate & FLAG) and the GHG Protocol Land Sector & Removals guidance; ability to operationalize requirements with suppliers and internal teams.
• Proficiency in 4R nutrient stewardship and irrigation scheduling for potatoes; experience with enhanced-efficiency nitrogen sources and fertigation.
• Data fluency (Excel/Sheets, visualization); ability to translate analyses into clear decisions for non-technical audiences.
• Influence skills and comfort navigating large enterprises; success leveraging affinity networks; excellent written/oral communication.

Preferred

• 5+ years applied agronomy in potatoes or other irrigated specialty crops; demonstrated grower-facing extension experience.

Cultural Fit

• Thrives in PepsiCo's performance-driven, outcomes-focused culture; collaborative, inclusive, and curious mindset that taps into affinity-based networks to achieve results.