Open Jobs Intern, Supply Chain Strategy

Sephora•San Francisco, CA

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

Sephora’s 10-week internship program provides early-career professionals with hands-on learning, professional networking, and projects that directly impact the business. The program includes weekly virtual workshops, networking opportunities, and career panels. The 2027 program runs from June 14 through August 20, 2027, with a schedule of 36 hours per week, Monday through Friday, aligned with Pacific time. Interns may optionally participate in a summer shutdown from July 6 through July 9, 2027. As the Supply Chain Strategy Intern, you will map and analyze supply chain operations, particularly inventory planning workflows. You will develop skills in business process management, cross-functional collaboration, strategic problem-solving, active listening, process mapping, and gap analysis. The position is based in San Francisco with a hybrid work arrangement.

Requirements

Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, including the ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders.
A problem-solving mindset and ability to identify gaps, dependencies, and process improvement opportunities.
Ability to ask thoughtful, targeted questions, actively listen, and synthesize stakeholder input into clear findings.
Must be graduating in 2027 or 2028 with an undergraduate or graduate degree.
Work schedule must align with 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific time.
Must permanently reside and work in the United States.
Must be open to relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area upon graduation for consideration for full-time hybrid positions.
Must be available from June 14 through August 20, 2027.

Nice To Haves

Data analysis and data visualization experience, including connecting data sources and communicating insights through clear storytelling.
Experience with Lucidchart, business process modeling, BI, or reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to conduct interviews and document current inventory planning workflows as process maps.
Ask targeted questions to identify operational bottlenecks, handoffs, and dependencies.
Compare mapped processes with industry best practices to identify inefficiencies, communication gaps, and risks.
Synthesize findings into actionable recommendations and process optimization opportunities.
Present recommendations and key findings to leadership and project stakeholders, aligning with the team on deliverables.
Demonstrate Sephora’s values of Passion, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect, Teamwork, and Initiative.