Purchasing & Receiving Intern - Summer 2027

Grand Traverse Resort•Acme, MI

12d

About The Position

The Purchasing and Receiving Intern supports the resort’s daily operations by managing the flow of goods, stocking storerooms, and fulfilling department requisitions. The role helps ensure hotel outlets have the products they need to maintain the guest experience while providing practical experience in hospitality supply chain and inventory control. The intern receives, inspects, and logs deliveries; communicates with vendors; prices and fills requisitions; puts away incoming goods; assists with liquor requisitions; and works with the Purchasing Manager to complete tasks and projects. Guest requests to replace products that an outlet has run out of are the top priority. The position also includes daily stock rotation, cleaning and recycling duties, and other assigned work. This internship requires current enrollment at a university, college, or community college and college credit. Interns attend bi-weekly meetings and committee meetings, complete internship projects, and work a flexible schedule of 30–40 or more hours per week. Weekends, holidays, and flexible hours, including days and evenings, are required.

Requirements

Must be currently enrolled at a university, college, or community college and receive college credit for the internship.
Willingness to learn and communicate efficiently in writing and verbally.
Ability to maintain a positive, can-do attitude and help clients and fellow staff members.
Ability to maintain open communication with a supervisor and good rapport with fellow employees.
Secretarial skills, including telephone skills, personal grooming, appointment scheduling, filing, and accountability for numeric calculations.
Able to work a flexible schedule of 30–40 or more hours per week, including days, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Able to meet the position’s physical demands, including occasional lifting or moving of up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Previous accounting and/or purchasing experience is helpful.

Responsibilities

Prioritize and promptly fulfill lounge or restaurant requests to replace products that have run out.
Receive, inspect, and log incoming materials against physical documentation and purchase orders.
Communicate with external vendors about order status, logistics tracking, and delivery timelines.
Price and fill requisitions three times daily at 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 p.m.
Deliver After-9 and Shores requisitions by 10:00 a.m.
Price and put away incoming produce, meat, seafood, and dry goods.
Assist the beverage clerk with filling liquor requisitions.
Work with the Purchasing Manager to complete projects and tasks on time.
Document quality-control anomalies, shortages, or damages and assist in resolving discrepancies with vendors.
Rotate stock daily.
Sweep and mop the storeroom daily.
Break down boxes and place them in recycling containers.
Clean coolers, floors, and shelving daily.
Separate clear glass from colored glass and place it in recycling containers.
Attend bi-weekly intern meetings and committee meetings.
Complete internship projects.
Maintain open communication with the supervisor and work cooperatively with fellow employees.
Perform other duties as assigned.