Supply Chain Associate I - Intern/Co-op Conversion 2027
About The Position
The Supply Chain Associate Program is Duke Energy’s premier leadership and Supply Chain development program for innovative college graduates seeking a dynamic career in a variety of Supply Chain functions at the country’s largest electric power holding company. This rotational program is designed to be a talent pipeline for future leaders and technical experts in Duke Energy’s Supply Chain department. The program provides competitive experiences across a multitude of diverse Supply Chain environments that prepare participants to traverse into critical future roles. Each of the four, nine-month assignments may take place in any of the following Supply Chain areas: Sourcing & Accounts Payable, Operations & Analytics, Supplier Diversity & Sustainability, Compliance / Business Support Services and Organizational Effectiveness & Strategic alignment. Sourcing areas could include: Nuclear, Generation, Major Projects, T&D and Enterprise. In these four rotations, Supply Chain Associates (SCAs) experience complex intellectual challenges, participate on and lead small-scale and large-scale initiatives, interact with other SCAs through planned social and work activities and gain practical, on-the-job experience in the areas of negotiations, commercial evaluations,project management, process improvement and numerous tools. SCAs gain heightened familiarity with a compelling corporate culture and direct access to the highest level of leaders across the company. In addition to competitive salary, SCA benefits include company-provided professional training, subsidized continued education, structured mentoring with top management, an orientation period for first-year program participants and optional participation in informal social, learning and service events organized outside of work for SCAs and other new Duke Energy employees. At the conclusion of their program tenure, SCAs are fully prepared to deploy to an area of their interest, granted business need is present, in which they can contribute at a significant level.
Requirements
- Duke Energy Intern/Co-op Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Communications, or a related field.
- Ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s Degree
- Change Management certified
- Project Management experience or certification
- Certified Production and Inventory Management
- Certified Purchasing Manager
- Lean or Six Sigma experience or certification
- Business and financial expertise
- Planning/organizational skills
- Problem solving/analytical skills
- Good oral and written communications
- Demonstrated ability to work independently
- Good interpersonal negotiation skills
- Understanding of Cost and Financial analysis skills
- Understanding of supply chain processes and ‘total cost’ concept
- Understanding of resolution
- General business and commercial acumen
- Growing presentation skills
Responsibilities
- Participate on and lead small-scale and large-scale initiatives.
- Gain practical, on-the-job experience in negotiations, commercial evaluations, project management, and process improvement.
- Gain heightened familiarity with a compelling corporate culture.
- Gain direct access to the highest level of leaders across the company.
Benefits
- Company-provided professional training
- Subsidized continued education
- Structured mentoring with top management
- Orientation period for first-year program participants
- Optional participation in informal social, learning and service events organized outside of work for SCAs and other new Duke Energy employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
