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Karen Jordan
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“ I was profoundly moved by the possibility of becoming one of the first African-American female plant managers in my company , an extension of my aunt ’ s dreams two generations before me ” com inkedin htps l . www :/ / in karen-jordan-47b017 /.
As Chief Supply Chain Officer at PepsiCo , Karen Jordan leads the North American Supply Chain for PepsiCo ’ s beverage business - a portfolio of billion-dollar brands such as Pepsi , Mountain Dew , Gatorade , Starbucks , and Rockstar . Jordan has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Princeton University , spent over 9 years at Procter & Gamble , then joined Pepsi in 2002 as a Supply Chain Operations Manager . Over the next two decades , she held multiple managerial positions at Pepsi , and gained her master ’ s degree in Transformative Leadership and Social Change from Maryland University of Integrative Health , as well as a certificate in Executive Education : Strategy Master Class from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business . management experience to deliver world-class safety , quality , service , sustainability , and cost , as well as deploying innovative employee engagement solutions that increase diversity , retention , and engagement of leaders in frontline to senior executive positions .
Jordan was recently a key voice in PepsiCo ’ s ‘ She is PepsiCo ’ campaign , which includes 28 personalised delivery trucks for frontline female employees : " Women play a valuable role in PepsiCo ' s frontline , and the opportunity for them to continue to power our supply chain is an opportunity for both PepsiCo and the communities we serve ," says Jordan . " History has shown us that women have the ability to transform industries , so it ' s exciting to see progress and to be able to recognise these women across North America on our trucks , one of our most widely-seen assets ."
She is now known for collaboratively driving benchmark productivity and service results in an FMCG retail environment , utilising her on-the-ground plant
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