Supply Chain Placement Review

by PepsiCo

Rating

3.4/5
  • Skills
    3.3
  • Responsibilities
    2.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    3.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Return to standard projects, operational daily tasks, performance tracking.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Kaizen, excel, power BI, leadership, time management


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 3/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes a significant amount of responsibility, for the most of the placement you are treated as indifferently as a student than anyone else with experience would be. This comes with its costs and benefits and responsibility is definitely attributed to this, however this can vary by function.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 2/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • The first gen team are offering great amounts of support for students and this seems to be growing. Internal teams where you may be placed, however, vary drastically and you can either have great support/guidance or none at all.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 1/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very fun company, lots of activities on offer throughout the year to give a wider sense of community.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • It can vary a lot depending on the tasks at hand at any point in the year. Overall, I would say it was an enjoyable experience.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 2/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at PepsiCo
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend PepsiCo to a friend?
  • No


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to PepsiCo
  • Be sure to join the company in a function you are interested in.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Manufacturing

East Midlands

June 2024


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