2027 Summer Intern: Supply Chain

Overview

At PepsiCo, you’ll find the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and help shape what’s next. As one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies, brands—including Gatorade, Lay’s, and Quaker—create smiles with every sip and bite. PepsiCo is driven by a connected system that starts with how we source and grow ingredients alongside farmers and extends to how we make, move, and deliver products while driving positive impact for our business and communities.

Across functions, teams, and markets, we collaborate to solve challenges, unlock new opportunities, and create meaningful impact for our consumers, customers, and communities. With opportunities to grow, belong, and smile, PepsiCo offers more than a place to build your career—it offers the chance to help create what’s next.

Location and Work Model

Nationwide Opportunities—Please Read: Although this posting may appear tied to a specific location (e.g., Purchase, NY), placements for this role are nationwide and assigned based on business needs across various field locations.

This is a fully field-based role and will not involve a remote or corporate office setting.

Program Overview

PepsiCo’s Campus hires begin their career with unlimited career growth potential. Students are afforded opportunities for beneficial, meaningful work experience in Supply Chain.

• Assigned a 10-week project
• Exposure to PepsiCo’s leaders during our Executive Speaker Series
• Networking with members of PepsiCo’s Employee Resource Groups

Please let your PepsiCo Campus Representative know which disciplines interest you most (you may express interest in more than one).

Potential Team Placements

• Manufacturing
• Warehouse Operations
• Transportation
• Supply Planning
• Demand Planning
• Contract Operation Planning
• Transportation Customer Integration Center
• Routing Intelligence Center
• And more

Responsibilities

Functional Description

PepsiCo’s Supply Chain organization provides a demanding, fast-paced opportunity in a competitive industry where growth equals opportunity, and fun accompanies the challenge. Roles are available across Supply Chain Planning, Strategy, Warehouse Operations, Transportation, Customer Integration, Commercialization, HQ Manufacturing & Engineering, and PepsiCo Global Template.

Planning

The Supply Chain Planning team includes demand planning (DP), supply planning (SP), contracted operations (ConOps), advanced planning (AP), tactical capacity planning (TCP), and material resource planning (MRP).

• Anticipate demand for products and plan materials and components, production, distribution, and sale.
• Balance supply and demand to ensure sales revenue opportunities are exploited in a timely manner at the lowest possible cost.

These roles are highly cross-functional and require strong technical, analytical, and critical thinking skills, along with communication and influencing skills.

Warehouse Operations

Interns will work on a field-based team. The key objectives are to manage inventory, improve warehouse productivity, and execute shipments to ensure key service metrics are met.

• Partner with other areas of the supply chain, including demand & supply planning, transportation, customer integration, sales strategy, and finance.
• Apply strong analytical, communication, and critical thinking skills.

Transportation

Interns will partner with transportation team members to ensure timely delivery of finished goods to plants, distribution centers, and customers.

• Support safety, DOT regulations, cost control, on-time shipments, and load and tender management.
• Ensure carrier contract adherence.
• Gain hands-on experience owning day-to-day transport activities.

Customer Integration Center

Interns serve as a direct point of contact for PepsiCo’s customers. Associates partner with Warehouse Operations, Transportation, Supply Chain Planning, and Sales to ensure customers receive flawless order fulfillment and delivery.

Customer Integration roles provide exposure to critical skills including effective communication, influence management, data analysis, critical thinking, and process optimization.

HQ Manufacturing & Engineering (M&E)

Interns will provide Manufacturing & Engineering support to beverage manufacturing & warehouse locations in North America. M&E teams are based out of Chicago, IL and Purchase, NY.

• Support engineering and supply chain initiatives, including project management, development of technical training materials, innovation projects, and managing capital assets.
• Use data analysis and process improvement to drive results.
• Gain beverage processing and manufacturing knowledge while impacting key process indicators for the beverage business.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

• Currently pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics (other related majors will be considered)
• Involvement in at least one extracurricular activity
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Willingness to work flexible work schedules
• Ability to adapt to changes in timelines and sequences
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel
• Flexibility for relocation to support greater advancement opportunities

Minimum Qualifications

• Indefinite right to work in the United States
• Graduate with a Bachelor’s degree within one (1) year of internship completion
• Pass a drug screen and background investigation

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation: Expected hourly pay ranges for hires into our 2027 campus intern openings is $21.09 - $34.00 per hour. Role, degree discipline, degree level, and location are considered when determining actual starting salary. Hourly pay for campus hires is pre-determined and non-negotiable.

Full-Time Opportunities: We love to convert our interns to full-time opportunities. Full-time positions include a comprehensive benefits package (subject to elections and eligibility): Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), and a Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

EEO Statement

PepsiCo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age.

Posting Details

Original Posting Date: July 13, 2026

While subject to change based on business needs, PepsiCo reasonably anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least 5 days, with an anticipated close date no earlier than 5 days after the original posting date.