Summer 2026 Intern – Sales Management

Summer 2026 Intern – Sales Management - Avenel, NJ

As a Summer 2026 Intern – Sales Management at Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) in Avenel, NJ, you will be responsible for growing channels within the market while achieving sales objectives and ensuring executional excellence. Will represent the company to distributor partners in specific sales-oriented activities. Identifies and evaluates new or emerging trends in competitive activity.

Shift/Schedule:

• The KDP 2026 Summer Intern Program will run from June 1 – August 7, 2026
• Full-time; 40 hours per week
• Monday-Friday
• 8:00am until 5:00pm
• In-Person in our Avenel, NJ facility

As a Sales Management Intern you will:

• Sell Keurig Dr Pepper brands to maximize brand growth, share growth, and brand distribution, and to obtain specific volume objectives.
• Contact key personnel in assigned accounts pre-selling promotions, displays, point-of sale material, beverage section resets, service requirements.
• Develop and maintain customer account contacts to increase product availability within assigned market channels.
• Monitor business activities to ensure compliance with contractual agreements.
• Develop action plans to ensure achievement of annual objectives.

Elements of the KDP Intern Program include:

• Engaging and partnering on innovative projects to gain experience in a challenging, cross functional team environment
• Participating in meet & greets and lunch & learns with KDP executives and other organization leaders
• Receiving professional development training such as networking, professional skills development and presenting
• Being paired with a mentor to enhance your knowledge of other parts of the business and build your network
• Completing a project from start to finish and presenting it and your takeaways to your team, department vice president and other KDP stakeholders

• $28.00/ hour
• Paid bi-weekly
• $2,500 Sign-on Bonus, paid within first 30 days of employment 

• Candidates must be currently enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at an accredited college or university, in their junior year, with an expected graduation date in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027. Eligible majors include Business Administration, or other related fields.
• Available to work 40 hours per week (M-F, 8am-5pm)
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize requests, and meet deadlines
• Strong communication skills including excellent listening, written, and verbal abilities
• Ability to work cross-functionally, be independently driven, and a self-starter
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Preferred sales experience, coaching or leadership experience

Please note: This position is limited to persons with permanent right to work in the United States.

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Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partners brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!

Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that’s proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?

We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.

Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.