INTERN Greensboro Distribution Center

Harris Teeter • Greensboro, NC

210d

About The Position

The Distribution Center Intern is responsible for working with the Distribution team to develop and implement system tools to improve and optimize our operations.

Requirements

• Students actively enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited university college seeking a degree in Supply Chain or Management Information Systems and Computer Science or students actively enrolled in an accredited high school program.
• Must be at least 17 years of age.
• Experience using Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel.
• Willing and able to code new systems.
• Programming experience, with operating system (Linux, Mac, etc.).
• Programming and Database Administration experience (including classroom experience).
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to work with all mathematical concepts/algorithms to such an extent that equations will be interpreted through Data Manipulative Language (SQL).
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes processes and determine best practices.
• Improves or suggests improvements in distribution reporting systems and procedures.
• Understands policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• Assists in efforts to ensure regulatory compliance is met.
• Ensures necessary changes to remediate operational issues.
• Recommends solutions for system and procedural improvements with Distribution and total company.
• Troubleshoots and tests new systems.
• Recommend cost savings and profit generating opportunities and improvement strategies.
• Assist the Distribution team in maintaining data accuracy and data quality in distribution systems and other reporting systems.
• Works with vendors when their support is required to resolve security problems.
• Gathers information about systems as requested by management and for audit and compliance purposes.
• Assign work to drivers to ensure the safe, timely, efficient delivery of product to Harris Teeter stores in compliance with hours of service guidelines.
• Dispatch drivers and equipment to optimize DOT hours of service.
• Communicate with stores about early or late deliveries.
• Ensure proper and timely maintenance including but not limited to: Dispatch, backhaul records, equipment needs, hours of service, on-time delivery performance, trip sheets, store order cases and cube, store mail, accident reporting.
• Review trip sheets for accurate delivery time.
• Adapt to various situations and adjust to shifting priorities.
• Provide support for all operations of Inbound Logistics and Labor department as needed.
• Compile and produce the daily reports: Out-Tracking for each warehouse shipping operation.
• Review and approve Freight Allowances daily.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Food and Beverage Retailers
• Education Level: High school or GED