Food & Beverage, Consumer Goods

Winter 2027 Coop – Supply Chain

Bedford, NSOnsiteFull TimePosted 1 day ago

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Required skills

business management
people/project leadership
operations environment
unstructured environment
tradeoff decisions
results-oriented
challenging environment
facilitation
team-building
analytical

Nice to have

manufacturing technology
distribution technology
process flow design
mapping
productivity measures
time studies

Role summary

PepsiCo is seeking motivated students for its Winter 2027 Supply Chain Co-op program. This internship offers hands-on experience in a real-world business environment, focusing on developing future supply chain leaders. Participants will gain exposure to managing teams, implementing technology, process design, data analysis, and operational problem-solving within manufacturing and distribution settings. Responsibilities include assisting with supply chain metrics, business processes, reporting, managing production staff, and facilitating team meetings for continuous improvement. This role requires a proactive approach, strong analytical and leadership skills, and the ability to thrive in a results-oriented environment.

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

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