Supply Chain Co-op

Overview

The goal of PepsiCo’s Operations co-op program is to provide students with the opportunity to leverage their academic understanding in a real-world, business-driven environment. Ultimately, we aim to develop the future supply chain leaders necessary to enable our growth within an accelerated period. During this co-op you may have exposure to leading teams of hourly associates, implementing and managing leading-edge manufacturing and distribution technology, as well as process flow design and mapping, productivity measures, time studies, data collection and computational analyses within the production and operations areas of our facilities. Additionally, you will have opportunities to solve operational issues and motivate team members to achieve performance targets.   

Responsibilities

Depending on the role that’s right for you, you can expect to:  

• Gain an understanding of various supply chain functions and disciplines   

• Receive opportunities to build affiliation with associate peers and interact with senior leadership   

• Assist in the analysis and development of supply chain metrics and business processes   

• Report findings to other team members and management as required   

• Learn to manage production staff to attain production and quality goals   

• Assist in organizing and facilitating team meetings to achieve continuous process improvement   

• Organize and facilitate work team meetings (examples: pre-shift, roundtables, etc.)   

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Engineering, Operations/Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Business Management   

• Highly motivated self-starter   

• Proven people/project leadership throughout your academic career (on- or off-campus)   

• Previous experience in an operations environment (on- or off-campus; either through employment or academic clubs) is an asset but not a requirement   

• Ability to work in an unstructured environment with the ability to make tradeoff decisions quickly   

• Demonstrated ability to work in a results-oriented, challenging environment   

• Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team-building skills   

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills   

• Ability to give/receive constructive feedback   

• Flexibility for relocation will allow for greater advancement opportunities