Job Title: PepsiCo Beverages Supply Chain Operations Associate
Why PepsiCo?
PepsiCo offers the world's largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands, including 22 different product lines that each generates more than $1 billion in annual retail sales. Our main businesses
-- Quaker, Tropicana, Gatorade, Frito-Lay, and Pepsi Cola – also make hundreds of other enjoyable foods and beverages that are respected household names throughout the world. With net revenues of approximately $65 billion, PepsiCo's employees are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth; we believe that investing in a healthier future for our planet and its people also means a more successful future for PepsiCo. We call this commitment Performance with Purpose: PepsiCo's promise to deliver sustained value by providing a wide range of foods and beverages, from treats to healthy eats; finding innovative ways to minimize our impact on the environment and lower our costs through energy and water conservation as well as reduce our use of packaging material; providing a safe and inclusive workplace for our employees globally; and respecting, supporting and investing in the local communities in which we operate.
Functional Description:
The Pepsi Americas Beverages’ Supply Chain Operations group provides a demanding, fast-paced environment in a competitive industry, where growth equals opportunity and fun accompanies the challenge! Decisions are made in “real time” where Associates will have the opportunity to supervise teams as well as manage inventory & loading operations within a location. We are proud to say that PepsiCo has one of the most advanced & sophisticated supply chain environments in all of North America. We are looking for future leaders of the company; our Campus hires begin their career with unlimited career growth potential! Our college recruiting program is designed to build future leaders within our organization and groom candidates for key leadership roles.
What you can expect:
Opportunities are provided through varying assignments in Production, Warehouse, Maintenance,
Quality, and Fleet Operations. These assignments are based on functional knowledge vs. defined time periods. Based on performance, candidates will have the unique opportunity to move rapidly to increasing levels of responsibility leading to managerial positions. While we will provide you with an initial onboarding training and ongoing function specific development, we also encourage you to develop yourself through our vast learning labs. Keep in mind, when you work for PepsiCo, you will have access to a variety of operating models within the Beverage, Foods and Corporate environments; this means that you can support power brands such as Tropicana, Gatorade, Quaker & Frito-Lay and still work within the same company!
In this role, you will be called upon to:
Demonstrate strong leadership skills to coach, develop and influence various teams
Use your analytical thinking skills through qualitative and quantitative analysis demonstrating a strong drive to fix problems and design solutions
Learn the PepsiCo Manufacturing & Warehouse Operations framework through placements in
Production, Warehouse, Maintenance, Quality, and Fleet Operations
Perform at a fast pace, with self-motivation, and strong initiative
Be flexible – in order to understand our 24/7 operations, you may at times need to work various schedules, including early mornings, evenings and/or weekends
What we’re looking for:
Preferred majors include: All Engineering majors, Food Science, Operations/Logistics, Supply
Chain Management
Others Majors considered: Organizational Leadership & Supervision and Business Management.
Involvement in a minimum of one extracurricular activity
Previous experience in an operations environment (on or off campus; either through part time jobs or through academic clubs)
Leading people or leading projects throughout your academic career (on or off campus)
Flexibility for relocation will allow for greater advancement opportunities
Minimum Qualifications:
Candidates should be completing their Senior year of studies
Bachelor’s degree completed no later than August 2015
Eligible to work in United States without work authorization sponsorship
Must pass a drug screen and background investigation
EEO Guidelines:
PepsiCo is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law ( http://pep.jobs/eeo-poster ) & EEO is the Law Supplement ( http://pep.jobs/eeoposter-supplement ) documents by copying and pasting the appropriate URL in the address bar of your web browser.
How to apply:
To be considered for an interview, you must submit your resume with the career center and complete an online application on our website.
To apply for the position on our website, please follow the instructions at the link below: https://xjobs.brassring.com/TGWEbHost/jobdetails.aspx?partnerid=25331&siteid=5015&AReq=52433BR