Supply Chain Optimization Intern null

Your role

The Team

• Service Market Logistics (SML) is part of Group Trucks Operations (GTO). They are an organization of approximately 4,000 employees globally in more than 40 locations.
• Every day, they are delivering world-class operational excellence for their customers, based upon smart logistics solutions.
• Their job is to develop, manage, and optimize the Service Market supply chain for all Volvo Group brands and JVs.
• The scope for Service Market Logistics includes Flow Optimization, Inventory Management, Distribution Center operations, Customs & Trade, as well as the development of logistics solutions to ensure the highest possible parts availability, delivery precision, and quality everywhere in the world.
• They strive for an innovative and diverse workplace, exercising the Volvo Group values with a high focus on customer success.
• Supply Chain Optimization (SCO) is a global team of approximately 125 people within SML driving business performance in the area of service market logistics.
• They design the service market supply chain in terms of material planning and footprint.
• They enable customer success through an optimized supply chain from suppliers to customers - balancing service levels, tied-up capital, and transport costs and performance.

What you will do

• The Supply Chain Optimization Intern position will be part of the Demand and Inventory Planning (DIP) / Operational Planning (OP) North America team within the SCO organization. 
• You will support the Demand and Inventory Planning team by building and enhancing supply chain data analytics tools.

Core Responsibilities

• Leverage Power BI, Python / R, and advanced analytics tools and techniques to visualize demand and inventory data in support of supply chain parameter changes.
• Develop and improve data structures, in order to enhance data accessibility, quality, and efficiency.
• Improving existing supply chain optimization models (total cost, forecast parameters) in Python / R.
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.

Professional Objectives

• Weekly Writing Assignments: Brief written summaries of the learning experiences and project updates may be required.
• Project Presentations: Formal project presentations may be required to be presented to peers, management, and senior leaders within the organization.
• Performance Feedback: Throughout the entire experience, the manager will provide verbal and written feedback on work performance. At the end of the internship, each intern will be given a formal written evaluation based on their work performance.

About you

Required Skills and Minimum Educational Requirements

• Applicants must be currently enrolled and pursuing a degree in Mathematics / Statistics, Industrial Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field, at an accredited school. Master’s degree is a plus.
• Applicants should be interested in pursuing a professional career in Logistics / Supply Chain Management, Data Science, or a related field.
• Applicants must have completed 30 semester hours prior to the start of the internship and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75.
• Applicants should be proficient in Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Applicants ideally will have experience with visualization tools (specifically PowerBI), programming (R/Python), and supply chain modeling.
• Applicants ideally will have knowledge of supply chain concepts like economic order quantity, safety stock, forecast errors and bias, and inventory health.

Competency and Knowledge Areas

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient at learning new technologies
• Effective professional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Customer Service
• Technical Skills
• Peer Relationships
• Integrity and Trust
• Standing Alone
• Action Oriented
• Perseverance

Expected Commitment

This internship will require up to 30 hours per week during the Spring 2025 semester, with the specific working schedule to be agreed upon with the hiring manager.

Compensation & benefits

The hourly range is set at $16.00 - $46.00.

They also offer the following benefits to interns and co-ops:

• Housing assistance  
• Countless career opportunities / internal mobility across their global organization 
• Training and personal development 

Training & development

The SCO internship role provides you with the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge and skills in a professional environment and to promote your career goals through contact with professionals in your field of study. The internship experience enables you to participate in professional activities for Volvo Group Service Market Logistics by working on projects for the SCO NA group. Internships are structured learning experiences where interns and their full-time professionals work together on projects within their selected organization. The internship allows students to integrate knowledge and skills in a manner that is mutually beneficial to the student and Volvo Group Service Market Logistics.

Career progression

At Volvo, they hired interns. They passionately believe in the importance of investing in talented young people and preparing them for their careers by offering job opportunities for students. Being offered one of the many opportunities for students, you get the chance to discover more about yourself and your aspirations for the future.

Source

• volvogroup.com/en/careers/explore-job-opportunities.html
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