Supply Chain Intern, Materials Planning
About The Position
You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world. A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together. If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you. Participate in a paid internship program built around your career goals and hands-on projects that impact the organization. As part of the Lamb Weston University Recruiting Internship Program, Interns work towards completing a Capstone project and are assigned a mentor who will guide and evaluate performance. Whether you are interested in Agricultural Science, Data Science, Finance, Supply Chain, IT, Manufacturing, Food Science, Marketing, or Engineering, our highly selective summer intern program has projects that will help you build the next stage in your career. - Paid internship, May – August (actual dates may vary) - Gain real-world working experience through dynamic projects assigned by your mentor and assigned department - Network and learn from executives, department leaders, high performers, and fellow interns across the business - Receive guidance and feedback from your assigned mentor throughout the program - Professional development events providing tools that will help after the internship and after graduation Supply Chain, Materials Planning is a key function within Lamb Weston’s End-to-End Planning organization. As the Supply Chain intern, you will learn more about material management and flow, supporting manufacturing & fulfillment processes, and inventory targets to ensure supply plans are executed efficiently. As the Supply Chain intern, you will help create the forecasting approach for SKUs that have low volume and intermittent demand. This includes creating the forecast methodology and setting up a standard evaluation metric and measure for these SKUs. Work experience will be built around projects and duties may include but are not limited to:
Requirements
- Must be a current Junior, Senior, or Master’s student enrolled in a related program: Supply Chain, Operations, Industrial Engineering, Statistics, or related field
- This is a full-time position with 8-hour shifts Monday-Friday but a successful candidate may need to occasionally flex to other shifts (example: 2nd shift, night shift) as part of your capstone project
- Valid U.S. driver’s license and ability to meet the Lamb Weston Authorized Driver standards
- Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
- Ability and willingness to work independently
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Microsoft Office knowledge – advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint required
- Prior experience or relevant coursework in Supply Chain or Operations
- Experience with material management, model building, and forecasting
Nice To Haves
- Minimum GPA 3.0 preferred
Responsibilities
- Understand demand and production requirements for raw materials & components
- Learn and support work to help reduce material waste and improve forecast accuracy
- Assist with creating and analyzing reports to improve material planning process.
- Assist with streamlining new Supply Chain software tool
- Develop and maintain relationships with suppliers and team members
Benefits
- Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
- Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
- Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
- Paid Time Off
- Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
- Family-Friendly Employee events
- Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
