2026 Summer Corporate Intern - Supply Chain

Caterpillar Inc.•Peoria, IL

40d•$25 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

About the Role Caterpillar's Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Order-to-Delivery (MSOD) Intern program seeks students currently enrolled in a four-year university to work alongside supply chain professionals to learn and apply themselves to project work within their teams. Interns will have assignments that provide them with experience and significant learning opportunities. In addition to this work, Interns can network with management throughout the company to learn about Caterpillar areas outside their assigned team. Students can deepen their business skills in their assignments through team and business partner interactions, develop their skills, conduct presentations, and measure their success through the performance and evaluation process. What You Will Do You’ll join a team with diverse project responsibilities and have valuable networking opportunities with all levels of Caterpillar employees. The internship is a 40-hour-per-week assignment lasting 12 weeks. You’ll join a team with diverse project responsibilities and have experiences including (but not limited to): Supply Chain: Analyzes and maintains assigned processes that produce output excellence, builds expertise for the assigned process area, and contributing to continuous improvement efforts. Logistics : Continuous improvements for logistics processes to maximize efficiency and productivity, evaluating logistics processes and workflows, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions for process-related concerns. Planning, Demand, & Orders : Participates in analyses to support businesses, determine sales and product demand supporting the sales and operations process, ensures availability of inventory for assigned products.

Requirements

Analytical skills, initiating ideas, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, problem-solving, and critical thinking capabilities
Organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ability to quickly gain and effectively apply new skills & knowledge
Success in collaborating with others of diverse cultures, interpersonal styles, and abilities
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Participate in and build on our inclusive, constructive, and productive work environment
Ensure all team members' contributions are recognized and valued
Must be enrolled full-time in a 4-year university/college in one of the following degree programs: Business Administration/Management with a focus/minor in Supply Chain, Statistics, Math or Logistics, Industrial Distribution, Industrial Engineering/Technology, Logistics, Management Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, or other relevant degrees at the time of application and throughout the program.
Must have 30 completed semester hours before the start of the internship. If a transfer student must have 12 semester hours completed at a 4-year university
Minimum 2.8/4.0 Cumulative Grade Point Average (no rounding) at current institution
Must be able to relocate to indicated work location for the duration of the internship and complete daily work commute using reliable transportation

Nice To Haves

Project or Team Leadership experience
Previous internship, co-op, or research/relevant experience
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Responsibilities

Analyzes and maintains assigned processes that produce output excellence
Builds expertise for the assigned process area
Contributing to continuous improvement efforts
Continuous improvements for logistics processes to maximize efficiency and productivity
Evaluating logistics processes and workflows
Conducting root cause analysis
Implementing corrective actions for process-related concerns
Participates in analyses to support businesses
Determine sales and product demand supporting the sales and operations process
Ensures availability of inventory for assigned products