Supplier Quality Intern - Summer 2027

Genuine Parts Company • Atlanta, GA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Genuine Parts Company (GPC) offers a 10-week summer internship program in Atlanta, conducted in person. The cohort-based program brings interns from across the organization together for learning, professional development, leadership exposure, networking, and collaborative experiences. Interns contribute to meaningful business projects and present their impact to senior leaders.

The Supplier Quality Intern supports supplier quality and product engineering activities. The role observes and documents processes related to new product introduction, procurement initiatives, and supplier quality issues; identifies process goals and success measures with stakeholders; maps processes using visualization tools; and applies engineering problem-solving and lean principles to improve and standardize work. The intern also supports documentation improvements, helps team members meet process goals, shadows day-to-day product engineering and quality activities, and contributes to supplier warranty and labor cost recovery efforts through analysis, negotiation support, and performance tracking.

The role is based in a professional office environment in Atlanta. The work week is 40 hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break. The posting identifies the program dates as May 24–July 30, 2027, though a later line states May 24–July 20, 2027.

Requirements

• Currently a rising junior or senior pursuing an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Engineering drawing analysis and CAD design.
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical aptitude.
• Able to work the stated 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to Vizio and Smartsheet.
• GPA of 3.25 or above.
• Leadership skills.
• Embodies the values of serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, and team.
• Communicates effectively and proactively, motivating and inspiring others.
• Focuses on outcomes and customer success, keeping the customer at the center of decisions.
• Makes balanced decisions and thinks strategically as a forward thinker.

Responsibilities

• Observe and document processes related to activities including new product introduction, procurement initiatives, and supplier quality issues.
• Identify goals and key success metrics for processes, gathering input from key stakeholders.
• Map processes using visualization tools such as PowerPoint or Vizio and record key attributes for each process step.
• Apply engineering problem-solving techniques in a corporate environment to help standardize intake, export, and expiration of parts.
• Apply lean principles to office layout, including 5S and kaizen events, to support engagement with the team and stakeholders; evaluate engineering equipment and develop a plan to maximize productivity returns.
• Assist team members with documentation tasks and recommend process improvements, streamlining, or automation to better serve customers.
• Assist team members in meeting process improvement goals by completing assigned tasks under direction.
• Shadow team members to learn typical day-to-day activities and critical work in product engineering and quality.
• Identify and quantify supplier warranty and labor cost recovery opportunities.
• Provide analytical support and negotiation fact bases to Category Managers.
• Support supplier recovery negotiations and implementation activities.
• Establish tracking, monitoring, and reporting mechanisms to measure recovery performance and savings.
• Participate in development experiences, connect with organizational leaders, and collaborate and network with fellow interns and employees.
• Present project impact to senior leaders at the conclusion of the internship.

Benefits

• Meaningful project work with an opportunity to present results to senior leaders.
• Professional development experiences.
• Exposure to leaders across the organization, including senior executives.
• Networking, social events, and collaborative experiences with fellow interns and employees.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern