Overview

At PepsiCo, you'll discover a place where 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.

Responsibilities

Functional Description:

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.

What you can expect:

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.

• 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

Qualifications

What we're looking for:

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

Minimum Qualifications - Each candidate is expected to:

• 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

The expected compensation hourly pay ranges for hires into our 2027 campus intern openings is $34.30 - $43.50

• Role, degree discipline, degree level, and location are part of the process when determining actual starting salary for positions.
• Hourly pay for our campus hires is pre-determined and non-negotiable.
• We love to convert our interns to full time opportunities! Our full-time positions have a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

Original Posting Date: July 13, 2026

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

EEO Statement

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

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

If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available EEO is the Law & EEO is the Law Supplement documents. View PepsiCo EEO Policy .

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