Supply Chain Analytics Intern

Menasha Corporation is a leader in packaging and supply chain solutions through our two businesses, Menasha Packaging and ORBIS Corporation. Our employees drive innovation, collaboration, and quality to turn possibilities into success. Join us and contribute to cutting-edge solutions for global customers.

About The Opportunity

The Supply Chain Analytics Intern will support the development and implementation of a Power BI reporting suite to enhance visibility and decision-making across critical supply chain processes. This role involves active participation in both the Business Requirements Definition (BRD) phase and the build phase for high-impact initiatives, including outsourcing management, service site capacity modeling, and customer-facing open order report standardization.

You will gain hands-on experience translating business challenges into analytics solutions while working closely with cross-functional teams (supply chain, operations, and IT/data teams) to design, build, and validate reporting tools that drive operational performance.

Responsibilities

Requirements & Analysis (BRD Phase)

• Partner with supply chain and business stakeholders to gather and document reporting requirements
• Facilitate discussions to define KPIs, data definitions, and reporting needs for:
  • Outsourcing management visibility
  • Service site capacity modeling
  • Open order customer-facing reporting standardization
• Translate business needs into clear, structured business requirements documents (BRDs)
• Map current-state processes and identify gaps in data, reporting, and visibility

Reporting & Development (Build Phase)

• Support the design and development of Power BI dashboards and reports
• Assist in building data models, measures, and visualizations aligned to business requirements
• Validate data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across reporting outputs
• Contribute to the creation of standardized, scalable reporting solutions for recurring supply chain needs

Data & Process Support

• Work with datasets from multiple sources (ERP, operational systems, and manual inputs)
• Clean, transform, and prepare data for reporting (basic data wrangling in Excel/Power Query)
• Support testing and iteration cycles for dashboards and reports
• Document data sources, logic, and report usage guidelines

Project & Stakeholder Support

• Participate in project team meetings and provide updates on deliverables
• Support prioritization of reporting needs across multiple concurrent workstreams
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure alignment and usability of reporting tools
• Assist in preparing presentations or summaries of insights for leadership review

Learning Objectives

• Gain practical experience in supply chain analytics and BI development
• Learn how to convert business problems into structured analytics solutions
• Develop foundational skills in Power BI (data modeling, DAX, dashboard design)
• Build understanding of supply chain processes such as outsourcing, capacity planning, and order management
• Gain exposure to cross-functional stakeholder management in a manufacturing environment

Qualifications

Required

• Currently pursuing a degree in Supply Chain, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Industrial Engineering, or related field
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work with data and identify trends, inconsistencies, and insights
• Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, formulas, basic data manipulation)

Preferred

• Familiarity with Power BI (or similar BI tools) strongly preferred
• Exposure to SQL, data modeling, or basic coding concepts is a plus
• Understanding of supply chain concepts (forecasting, capacity, order management, etc.)
• Strong communication skills with ability to document requirements clearly

Menasha Corporation, founded in 1849 and headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin, employs over 7,500 employees across 112 facilities in North America and Europe. Our companies lead in corrugated and plastic packaging manufacturing and supply chain solutions, serving over 1,800 brands globally.