2025 Summer Intern: Sales

PepsiCo |
| Purchase, New York

PepsiCo is a playground for curious people. We invite thinkers, doers, and changemakers to champion innovation, take calculated risks, and challenge the status quo. From executives to leaders on the frontline, we’re excited about the future. We take chances. Together, we dare to make the world a better place.

Our associates are the magic ingredient. Each of them plays an integral role in helping create deep connections between people and our products. Think about your last group celebration: Chances are, one of our iconic brands was by your side. At PepsiCo, you’re invited to be a part of a global team of innovators who make, move, and sell these products—which are enjoyed by more than 1 billion people a day.

A career at PepsiCo means working in a culture where everyone’s invited. Here, you can dare to be yourself. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you can influence the people around you and the world at large. By showing up, you’ll have the opportunity learn, develop, and grow our unique skill sets at work. Our supportive teams can fuel your professional goals to make a global impact.

Join us. Dare for Better.

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. Field based roles will only be placed in the field.Responsibilities

Functional Description:

PepsiCo provides a demanding, fast-paced environment in a competitive industry, where growth equals opportunity and fun accompanies the challenge. Does leading a team of 8-10 sales reps within your first two years excite you? Does spearheading a $10-15 million business sound rewarding? If so, PepsiCo Field Sales might be the organization for you! Based on performance, candidates will have the unique opportunity to move rapidly to increasing levels of responsibility culminating into leadership positions across the sales function. Our college recruiting program is designed to build future sales leaders within our organization and groom candidates for key leadership roles.

What you can expect:

  • Strong Focus on Leadership Skill Development
  • Influencing Frontline Selling Associates
  • Flexibility and Autonomy to Achieve Selling & Team Goals
  • High Visibility and Access to Senior Leadership
  • Investment and training in cutting edge mobile technology
  • Internal Campus Networking Activities
  • Centralized Report Out on Learnings & Project Results

Below are some of the activities in which you can expect to participate:

  • Own customer-facing summer projects directly tied to our business performance
  • Learn the PepsiCo selling foundation: use fact-based selling skills and deliver exceptional customer service.
  • Demonstrate strong leadership skills to coach, develop, and influence various teams including frontline associates
  • Lead meetings with senior leadership, peers, frontline employees and customers as appropriate to achieve summer sales metrics
  • Use your creativity and entrepreneurial mindset to grow volume & revenue to achieve key metrics
  • Successfully interact with Customers and effectively sell in and execute Sales programs and initiatives.
  • Collect, chart, and interpret statistical data; Prepare and deliver sales presentations to customers as required.
  • Activate local and national marketplace initiatives and promotions to build brand development and maximize brand performance.
  • As the work environment is physical: stand, walk, reach, and squat throughout the workday

“Would you like to learn more about the Sales role at Pepsi? Take our virtual job simulation to experience a day-in-the-life and develop practical skills associated with the role. Click here to enroll in this open-access, assessment-free simulation.”

Compensation & Benefits:

  • The expected compensation hourly pay ranges for hires into our 2025 campus intern openings is $21.50 – $40.19/hour.
  • 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 that include: 
  • Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement. In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers 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.

  Please view our Pay Transparency Statement  Qualifications

What we’re looking for:

  • Desire to lead, develop and motivate frontline associates.
  • 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 selling and/or customer service experience (on- or off-campus; either through part time jobs, internship, or academic clubs).
  • Pursuing a Degree in: Management, Business Administration, Communications, Organizational Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Professional Selling (other related majors will be considered).
  • Availability to work flexible schedules (including early mornings, evenings and/or weekends).
  • Flexibility for relocation.
  • Spanish language skills a plus

Minimum Qualifications – Each candidate is expected to:

  • This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States..
  • Have a valid, unrestricted United States (State Issued) driver’s license at least three months prior to start date, and access to an automobile to drive to various sales locations for duration of time in role.
  • Graduate with a Bachelor’s degree OR a Bachelor’s to Master’s (3+2 or 4+1) dual program degree between December 2025 and June 2026.  
  • Have a minimum GPA standing of 2.75.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to 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

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.

 Please view our Pay Transparency Statement

Job Posted : October 21, 2024