2027 Summer Intern Category Management Insights Intern Undergrad

Overview SMILE AT WHAT'S NEXT At PepsiCo, you'll find the opportunity to grow your career, make an impact, and help shape what's next. As one of the world's leading food and beverage companies, our beloved brands-including Gatorade, Lay's, and Quaker-help create smiles with every sip and bite. Behind our products is a connected system that starts with how we source and grow ingredients alongside farmers and extends to how we make, move, and deliver products while driving positive impact for our business and communities. At the heart of PepsiCo are our people: professionals who bring curiosity, drive, and fresh thinking, working together to turn ideas into action. Across functions, teams, and markets, we collaborate to solve challenges, unlock new opportunities, and create meaningful impact for our consumers, customers, and communities. No matter your role, you'll be part of a connected community where your contributions matter, your voice is heard, and your development is supported. With opportunities to grow, belong, and smile, PepsiCo offers more than a place to build your career-it offers the chance to help create what's next. Functional Description: You will join a team build on collaboration and working cross-functionally. You should be familiar with fundamental research methodologies, tools, and techniques and we will help you apply these to answer key business questions. The internship will be centered on a project crucial to the business and require you to turn research insights and data into a clear story that inspires action. Empathy for the shopper, their daily lives, and various activities that impact them will also be discovered in this role. Locations will vary and are determined closer to the internship start date. Responsibilities Collaborate with our Strategy, Category Managers, Brand Insights, and Marketing teams to understand their key objectives Address key business issues or strategic opportunities (shopper focused) Synthesize data and insights across multiple sources Work with research vendors to create surveys, field research, and analyze results What you can expect: We believe internships are critical to nurturing top talent for our future, so we make them meaningful. Here is some of the experience you can expect to gain: Assigned mentor/buddy Intern networking events, we hope you will leave with lasting relationships! Executive leadership exposure Qualifications Currently pursuing a degree in: Marketing, Business Administration, or other Business-related majors (other majors may be considered) Prior knowledge and/or experience with a consumer-packaged goods corporation is preferred Ideal candidates demonstrate strong collaborative, analytical, data management and mining skills Exemplary communication, analytical thinker, and leadership skills Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset Proven leadership capabilities Minimum Qualifications - Each candidate is expected to: This position is limited to persons with indefinite right to work in the United States. Graduate with degree within one (1) year of internship completion. Graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028. Location: Plano, TX, Purchase, NY or Chicago, IL The expected compensation hourly pay ranges for hires into our 2027 campus intern openings is $21.09 - $34.00 hourly. 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 . 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 . Please view our Pay Transparency Statement #J-18808-Ljbffr Pepsi