Unbottle YOUR Potential at Pepsi Bottling Ventures!

At Pepsi, we spread home-grown joy, in our special Pepsi Bottling Ventures way! Pepsi Bottling Ventures is the nation's largest private bottler and distributor of Pepsi beverages. Pepsi Bottling Ventures is based in NC, SC, MD, & DE.

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Job Description

Pepsi Bottling Ventures is seeking a Food Service Representative to join our team!

Who We Are

We are jointly owned by Suntory and PepsiCo. Suntory is a family-owned business founded in Japan more than 125 years ago that is known globally for their beverages and innovative spirit. PepsiCo has a 125-year plus legacy as a global leader in convenient foods and beverages. We represent Suntory's non-alcoholic beverage industry in the United States and have an 80-year plus legacy of providing PepsiCo products to the Carolinas and beyond.

What We Do

We make, sell, and distribute PepsiCo and other beverages. We do business in five states and sell PepsiCo beverages to most of the market in our geographic regions. We also develop our own line of beverages, producing and distributing a growing product line nationally.

What Makes Us Unique

We bring you the beverages you love. We bring PepsiCo's beloved beverages and more to you and our customers. As a part of Suntory, we believe in dreaming big and boldly pursuing our dreams, growing for good, and giving back to society. We innovate to create new beverages, like our Nature's Twist refreshing lemonade line, and we continuously expand our beverage portfolio to bring you and our customers joy.

What We Look for in Team Members

We integrity, teamwork, accountability, adaptability, and communication in all we do and expect from all team members.

We'd love to receive your application and talk with you about your interest in the position if the overview below describes you.

Role Impact & Growth Path

This role is designed to develop future leaders in our organization. It serves as an introduction to full-service Food Service sales and brand execution, preparing candidates for roles such as FSR.

Key skills and competencies that will be built and evaluated in this role include:

• Attention to Detail - Ensuring everything from signage to data entry is precise and correct.
• Retail Mindset - Understanding product placement, merchandising impact, and brand storytelling in real-world environments.
• Data-Driven Decision Making - Using tools like Power BI and Salesforce to guide focus and prioritize high-impact activities.
• Marketing Creativity - Supporting brand activations that resonate with college audiences and elevate campus presence.
• An Eye for Opportunity - Identifying gaps, missing SKUs, or underperforming placements and bringing forward solutions.
• Strong Follow-Up - Closing the loop with internal teams and customers to ensure execution is completed and recapped.
• Organized Execution - Managing timelines, deadlines, sampling schedules, and event activations with structure and discipline.
• Strategic Thinking & Adaptability - Aligning your work with broader business goals and adjusting as campus needs evolve.
• Customer-Centered Collaboration - Understanding the needs of CRs, PSAMs, and foodservice clients, and becoming a reliable partner.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in business, marketing, sales, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in a customer-facing or project coordination role preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - able to build trust with both internal and external partners.
• Strong project management and organizational skills; able to juggle multiple priorities with keen attention to detail.
• Comfortable using tools like Power BI, Salesforce, Seed, Excel, and QuickPick to drive decisions and reporting.
• Flexible, dependable, and proactive with a "can-do" attitude - willing to roll up sleeves to get the job done.
• Be flexible for nights and weekends, with the occasional overnight visit
• Be able to lift 50lbs and carry marketing equipment to locations
• Be able to work within the entire network of PBV C& U customers, with travel in the assigned area
• Valid driver's license required. Must be able to meet PBV driving qualifications.
• Must be highly self-motivated, flexible and goal oriented.

Compensation and Benefits

• As part of your total compensation package, you will also receive the following benefits:
  • Paid time off, including holidays, vacation days, personal days, parental leave, and bereavement leave
  • 401(k) with a company match
  • Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance options, as well as supplemental health plan options, including accident, critical illness, and hospitalization
  • Saving and spending accounts
  • Company-paid telemedicine services
  • Free counseling and information services
  • Wellness program
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Company-paid disability coverage
  • Adoption assistance
  • Education assistance
  • Legal service plan option
  • Pay advance option

Unfortunately, we will be unable to offer visa sponsorships to candidates.

EOE M/F/D/V

Pepsi Bottling Ventures is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. All employment decisions are based on valid job-related requirements. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website, you may request a reasonable accommodation to express interest in a specific opening. You can request reasonable accommodation by calling 1-800-662-8792 or via e-mail at rmssupport@pbvllc.com