Corporate Supply Chain Intern - Summer 2027 Campus Recruiting (Multiple Locations)

Hormel Foods Family of Companies•Austin, MN

5h•$22 - $24•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Supply Chain intern at the Corporate Office in Austin, Minnesota or Willmar, Minnesota, you will report to a senior member of the Supply Chain Team. The full-time, approximately 40 hour per week, summer internship will last about 10 weeks. You will use your technical skills, but equally important, you will utilize your analytical and interpersonal skills to complete supply chain projects.

Requirements

Must be an August 2027, December 2027 or May 2028 grad pursuing a BS in Supply Chain major
Demonstrated knowledge in Microsoft Excel (intermediate skills)
Able to perform data entry
Demonstrated strong analytical skills and solid communication skills
Must have a reliable vehicle to get to/from work location

Nice To Haves

Previous Supply chain/warehouse/scheduling experience
Minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA / 3.0 cumulative GPA preferred

Responsibilities

Review and update inventory, enter schedules in database weekly (daily if adjustments); attend daily scheduling meetings; answer fill questions/shortage questions; miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Project based internship focusing on transportation and distribution aspects of supply chain; attend daily transportation team meetings; analyze current data within transportation department with the goal to improve current processes using technology; work with all members of the transportation team to understand and help execute daily operations in routing, dispatch, and post load; gather and analyze information in distribution to increase efficiencies and recognize cost savings; attend weekly distribution meetings with refrigerated warehousing partners; miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Project based internship focusing on transportation procurement business functions; Freight payment business functions; Summer project will be focused on FY25 network freight bid; miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Project based internship focused on Procurement Center Of Excellence (data, metrics, reporting, and strategy), Directs (packaging or ingredients) or Indirects (MRO, travel, fleet, IT, or capital).
The warehouse internship will focus on learning about our distribution network and partners; learning all of our systems to support our distribution channel; spending time a multiple sites learning the business/operations; installing our appointment scheduling technology at our warehouse locations; miscellaneous duties as assigned.
Collaborate with marketing, sales, and finance to understand marketing programs, new product introductions, pricing changes, promotions, and events to meet customer demand.
Track weekly and monthly forecast error to identify contributing factors and adjust the necessary item and/or distribution center levels.
Perform total brand, item mix analysis, and provide insights to lead volume discussions.
Partner with supply & deployment planning to understand supply chain implications of forecast changes.