2027 Summer Intern: Human Resources - Masters

About the position

At PepsiCo, our mission is to create smiles around the world. With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay’s and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day. At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action. Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you’ll be part of a global community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you. Nationwide Opportunities- Please Read: Just because this role looks like it's located in Purchase, NY doesn't mean it is! At PepsiCo we place interns and full-time hires in roles nationwide across both field and headquarter locations with many of these roles working in our field locations. Being part of the HR team at PepsiCo requires that you help create a culture, which encourages teamwork, decision making and ownership of the business results. Our full-time HR Representatives are required to play a broad HR generalist role within a manufacturing, operations or sales client group. In partnership with the lead HR Manager or Director, the HR Representative takes an active role to help support an employee base of between 400 and 1,000 associates. You will have real responsibility day one serving in a broad HR role as a functional expert, business partner, and enabler for the organization through a strategic approach that leverages your academic knowledge and personal capabilities. We're hiring today, for PepsiCo's future leaders of tomorrow. Whether you join our Food or Beverage division, you can expect experiences that will build the leadership excellence and functional expertise needed for long-term career growth. This is achieved through the leadership and execution of HR processes which provide direct and technical support to the business. Business partnerships with senior leadership allows HR professionals to actively participate in the business and learn our ongoing challenges. This allows our HR team the flexibility and autonomy to match the right solutions, ideas, skills, people and processes to the specific needs of their businesses in ways that create measurable results. Creating valuable change in line with the business agenda defines our overall contribution to our organization goals. At PepsiCo, we reserve a spot for you at the leadership table, but it’s up to you to earn your voice and make an impact.

Responsibilities

  • Understand the business operations from both a strategic and tactical perspective
  • Accurately diagnose organization issues, develop solutions and implement action plans
  • Support and guide PepsiCo Unit Leaders, Team Leaders and Employees regarding Company policies, HR programs administration and interpretation to ensure policies and procedures are handled consistently and in a timely manner
  • Assist leadership in managing performance and developing succession plans
  • Ensure activities are in compliance with all state and federal employment laws and regulations (e.g., FMLA, ADA, EEO and FLSA)
  • Manage multiple projects with overlapping tasks and work independently with minimal supervision
  • Be a confident communicator, (including both written and verbal skills) and effectively present to all levels of the organization, including the senior leadership team

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing a degree in: Human Resources (other related majors will be considered)
  • Self-starting individuals who possess the passion and drive to win
  • Resilience and adaptability to solve problems
  • Ability to discern priorities and remain organized as business needs evolve
  • Strong work ethic and heightened sense of urgency to operate successfully in a fast-paced environment
  • Proven leadership throughout your academic career (on- or off- campus)
  • Willing and able to work flexible hours as necessary
  • Willing and able to relocate at time of hire and as your career progresses within the organization
  • This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States
  • Graduate with Master’s (or MBA) degree within one (1) year of internship completion
  • Hold a GPA of 2.75 or higher

Nice-to-haves

  • Previous internship experience in consumer products or manufacturing environment is highly desirable

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.
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