Shahid Maqsood Tayyab

Professional Summary

Shahid Maqsood Tayyab is an experienced Food Quality and Safety Leader with over 15 years of experience in the FMCG food and beverage industry, currently serving as R&D FSQA Associate Principal Scientist at PepsiCo. He brings strong expertise in end to end Quality, Food Safety, Regulatory Compliance, and Production leadership, with a proven ability to build food safety culture, drive operational excellence, and deliver measurable cost and efficiency improvements across local and international markets.

Professional Experience

Dec 2025 to Present

R&D FSQA Associate Principal Scientist

PepsiCo

Lead R&D food safety and quality assurance programs | ensure compliance with global PepsiCo FSQA standards | support innovation and regulatory readiness across product portfolios.
Partner with cross functional teams including R&D and Manufacturing | embed food safety by design principles in new product development | strengthen risk management systems.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives | enhance analytical systems and FSMS effectiveness | support sustainable and compliant product launches.

Dec 2019 to Dec 2025

Senior Manager Quality Assurance and Food Safety

EBM

Headed Quality Assurance and Food Safety functions across multiple sites | governed Supplier Quality and Trade Quality programs | ensured compliance with GFSI and BRCGS standards.
Led FSMS and BRCGS certifications within aggressive timelines | enabled export expansion to 35 countries | achieved major reduction in defects and non conformances.
Delivered large scale Lean Six Sigma and productivity projects resulting in significant cost savings.

Sep 2018 to Dec 2019

Front Line Manager Production

PepsiCo

Managed high volume production operations | led 200 tons per day processing and packaging lines | ensured EHS and food safety KPIs.
Improved OEE through downtime reduction initiatives | delivered LSS driven cost savings | strengthened team capability and compliance.
Led hygiene and food safety improvement projects | enhanced operational discipline | supported sustainability goals.

Education & Certifications

Academic History

Master of Food Science and Technology

University of Karachi

2008

Bachelor of Food Science and Technology

University of Karachi

2007

Professional Certs

Core Competencies

Food Quality Safety Leadership FSMS GFSI Standards BRCGS FSSC 22000 Regulatory Compliance Audits Supplier Quality Trade Quality Lean Six Sigma Continuous Improvement Production Operations Management Food Safety Culture Development