HR Industrial Placement 2026

PepsiCo Supply Chain Undergraduate Placement

You've learned a lot as a student already. Want to put it into practice at PepsiCo? Our placement programmes are structured to give you the chance to make an impact on some of the world's biggest brands. From day one, you'll be working on projects that matter. You'll shake things up, shape trends, and get guidance and development to help you discover your potential. We are looking for enthusiastic undergraduates to join our Supply Chain team on a 12-month placement programme starting in July 2026 on a full time basis. Everyday millions of people in the UK enjoy our oats, snacks, juices and beverages. As a placement student within Supply Chain, you will have the opportunity to join our 4,500 strong team who are behind these household names. As a function we are spread across 10 sites which include our Quaker Oats Mill in Cupar and our Walkers Crisp factory in Leicester – the largest crisp factory in the world. Undergraduate placement students have an important part to play in our future and we provide a perfect environment for individuals to develop, whilst feeling valued and having lots of fun. You will have lots of autonomy where your decisions will really make a difference to our business and in return you will have the chance to develop your skills and experience in a fast paced, energetic environment.

Responsibilities

In this placement you will:

• Support the Engagement Coordinator on aspects of the Employee Forum Calendar of events designed to elevate our employee's experience and promote cultural change
• Support on organisational change / projects impacting people or employee engagement
• Support tracking, analytics and talent metric, to monitor ROI, impact of initiatives, and specific targets
• Support and coach managers on Employee Relations and HR related issues
• Support on several core HR people planning processes, including Talent Review, Performance Management process, Organisational Health (OHS) etc
• Support on continuous improvement in the HR space within functions, including but not limited to Culture, Inclusion, Wellbeing, Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, and Learning and Development

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

• Students that have the full RTW for the duration of the full time placement (July 2026-July 2027)
• Students currently in their penultimate year of university studies, where the course includes the option of completing a sandwich placement before returning to study after the placement
• Following path to a degree in Human Resource Management or closely related disciplines
• An intellectual curiosity and a willingness to challenge accepted ways of doing things
• Passion, for our company, for your development, for sustainability and engineering delivery
• Ambition, eagerness to learn and grow your career and aspire to be our future leaders
• Creativity, bring your new thinking and fresh ideas to our brands
• You! At PepsiCo we bring ourselves to work and embrace diversity and inclusion. We believe our differences is what makes us special.

What else do you need to know?

Our placements start in July 2026 on a full-time basis and will last for 12 months, with a salary of £25,500.

Other benefits:

• Vibrant culture
• Development and mentoring
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holidays
• Discounted PepsiCo products
• Competitive pension scheme
• Market-leading health and wellbeing benefits: Virtual GP: available to you and your family 24/7, Discounted gym membership, SWORD; online free digital physiotherapy service

Our application process involves:

• Online application
• Video Interview sent to you by HR: September- October 2025
• Virtual Assesment Center: November – December 2025

Application Closing Date: 20th October 2025

Our application window is scheduled to close on the above date, however, in the event of a large response we will close applications early. We would therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated nearly $92 billion in net revenue in 2024, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with pep+ (PepsiCo Positive). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.