Pepsi Bottling Group

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Pepsi Bottling Group
Organization Information
Jennifer Lambert

• Hometown
• McHenry, IL
• Undergraduate Degree
• Conservation Biology and Anthropology--1999
• BYU
• Work Experience
• Chasqui Humanitarian, HELP International
• Career Goal
• Gain skills in HR and consulting, eventually
  taking them them back to non-profit organizations
  that cannot afford the expertise

• Products/Services
• We sell soda
• Also Aquafina and other bottled products
• Culture
• Very Type A
• Work hard, play hard
• Fast-paced
• Measures everything, results-oriented
• Good use of OB principlesHR has a seat at the
  table

Lessons Learned
Summer Projects

• Housing
• The Institute Program is a great resource for
  single interns
• Balance
• Force yourself to have it from the beginning
• Follow-up
• Essential to success
• Learn the Business
• Credibility in carrying out projects
• Get a good mentor (who knows both the business
  and the function really well)they are invaluable
• Listen to everyone, talk less
• You thus gain understandingand make your
  projects relevant and helpful to others jobs
• Creates buy-in and ownership

• Fast Start Training
• Roll-out of new-hire training (one program for
  hourly, a different one for salaried)
• Union Exposure
• Binder
• Minority Scholarship Roll-out
• Contacts w/ local universities, selection
  process, etc
• Hmong Community Outreach
• Establish contact for ongoing relationship
• Significant for future business growth
• AAP
• Assisted in plan, compliance, etc.
• Globe Awards
• Reinforced mission statement