Corporate Intern - Operations

About the role

Internship allows students to gain hands-on experience in areas such as marketing, human resources, information technology, sales, operations, finance, logistics, business development, merchandising, and/or other departments.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and delivers insights and recommendations based on analyses.
• Produces findings and draws conclusions from analyses.
• Makes oral and written recommendations to management.
• Executes tasks directly related to functional projects and/or process improvements.
• Communicates issues and roadblocks related to areas of responsibility.
• May assist in research or special projects in a variety of areas in order to fulfill business initiatives and meet business objectives.

Nature and Scope

• Works in compliance with established procedures and/or protocols.
• Identifies and resolves readily identifiable, clearly defined problems.
• Demonstrates skill in data analysis and techniques by resolving missing/incomplete information and inconsistencies/anomalies in routine research/data.
• Nature of work requires general supervision; exercises judgment.
• May be paired with a mentor.
• Work typically involves regular process checks or review of output by a coworker and/or supervisor.
• May provide general guidance/direction to or train junior level support personnel.

Work Environment

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Frequent periods are spent standing or sitting in the same location with some opportunity to move about.
• Occasionally there may be a requirement to stoop or lift light material or equipment (typically less than 8 pounds).
• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Rising Senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in operations management, Supply Chain Management or related field.
• Exposure to Lean/Six Sigma methodologies.
• Preference for candidates located near a high-volume White Cap branch.
• Preferred locations include Plainville, MA; Orange, CT; Norcross, GA; Austin, TX; Chicago, IL.

Pay

For Connecticut Job Seekers: $20.00–$28.00 Hourly. Connecticut law requires the posting of the salary range for advertised jobs. This range is determined based on market data and internal pay practices to establish a minimum and maximum value for a job. Individual base pay is determined based on a variety of elements including experience, skills, internal equity and other factors.

Functional Area: General | Work Type: On-Site | Recruiter: Moreira, Sashira | Req ID: WCJR-036744