Supply Chain Replenishment Planning Internship – Summer 2026, Full Time/Paid/12 Weeks
About The Position
As a Replenishment Planning Intern, your primary responsibility is to ensure optimal product availability for Ace retailers by achieving targeted order fill rates across a portfolio of vendors. This involves managing inventory levels to ensure the right products are in the right place at the right time, using advanced forecasting and replenishment tools. You will be responsible for executing and monitoring purchase orders, overseeing vendor partnerships , and balancing inventory turnover goals with profitability targets. A key challenge in this role is optimizing the trade-off between high fill rates and high inventory turns . In this role, you will provide exceptional support to retail store owners and collaborate daily with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including Retail Support Centers (RSCs), Merchandising teams, Vendor partners, Traffic teams, Supply Chain Compliance. This internship offers hands-on experience in supply chain operations, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration, making it an excellent opportunity for individuals pursuing a career in supply chain management or any analytical field of study.
Requirements
- Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in the following areas: Supply Chain, Economics, Business Administration, Analytics, Finance or related discipline
- Completing Senior year of college (Graduating December ’2 6 or May ‘2 7 )
- An analytical mindset and s trong oral and written communication skills
- Excellent time management, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Adaptability and ability to learn quickly in high-pressure environments
- Ambitious self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to contribute as an effective team member
- Demonstrated motivation and initiative to succeed
- Knowledge and interest in Ace Hardware Corporation
- Ability to work 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday for 12 weeks in the summer (Mid-May through Mid-August 202 6 )
- Willingness and ability to give presentations to colleagues, managers and directors
Responsibilities
- Ensure optimal product availability for Ace retailers by achieving targeted order fill rates across a portfolio of vendors.
- Manage inventory levels to ensure the right products are in the right place at the right time, using advanced forecasting and replenishment tools.
- Execute and monitor purchase orders
- Oversee vendor partnerships
- Balance inventory turnover goals with profitability targets.
- Provide exceptional support to retail store owners
- Collaborate daily with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including Retail Support Centers (RSCs), Merchandising teams, Vendor partners, Traffic teams, Supply Chain Compliance.
Benefits
- Real hands-on experience in your assigned department/function with day-to-day projects, responsibilities, accountabilities and deadlines.
- Opportunity to display your skills during your “Final Pitch” presentation
- Q & A with Ace’s CEO and Senior Leadership team
- Resume Workshop to help you prepare for future opportunities
- Opportunity to volunteer through the Ace Hardware Foundation
- Teambuilding activities
- Hourly competitive compensation
- 1 2 -week full time program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
