Rail Supply Chain Analytics Intern (Hybrid)

Hitachi; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Paid internship

Paid vacation

Mentorship program

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Canada Inc. is seeking a Supply Chain Intern Rail for a 12-month internship. Based in Toronto, this hybrid role offers hands-on data analysis, dashboard development, and process improvement across procurement, materials management, planning, and logistics.

You will work with SAP and Excel, build recurring reports, and support forecast management with cross-functional teams. The program includes mentorship, onboarding, and paid vacation as part of a comprehensive intern experience.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a bachelor's degree or equivalent program in supply chain or analytics.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, and data visualization.
• Experience with Power BI, SAP, or similar BI tools is an asset.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze supply chain data from SAP and other internal systems to identify trends, exceptions, root causes, risks, and opportunities for improvement, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Develop, maintain, and improve data collection, reporting, and dashboard solutions using Microsoft Excel, SAP, and other approved business intelligence tools, with attention to data accuracy, consistency, and usability.
• Improve and automate recurring supply chain metrics and reports using SAP and Microsoft Excel to reduce manual effort, improve data reliability, and support timely decision-making.
• Coordinate forecast management processes working with Project Procurement team, Supply Chain Organization and input the data in SAP
• Support generating component forecast to support last time buy activities
• Provide analytical, reporting, and operational support to the Supply Chain team, including Project Procurement, Materials Management, Planning, and Logistics, based on business priorities and workload requirements.
• Develop working knowledge of company supply chain policies, procedures, systems, and daily practices related to procurement, materials management, planning, inventory, and logistics.
• Review MRP master data, and purchase requisition data for completeness and accuracy; identify exceptions; and prepare and distribute the weekly PR report in collaboration with Project Procurement Managers.
• Liaise regularly with Project Procurement Managers, Material Controllers, and Project Supply Chain Leaders to understand requirements, supply-base constraints, and project priorities, and use this information to support accurate purchase-requisition planning.
• Manage assigned supply chain improvement projects, coordinate with relevant functional departments, track actions and milestones, analyze results, and communicate progress through completion.
• Coordinate weekly PR review meetings, maintain allocation actions, follow up with responsible stakeholders, and summarize outstanding risks and decisions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Supply Chain/Analytics

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SAP

Job description

Hitachi Rail Canada Inc. is seeking a Supply Chain Intern Rail for a 12-month internship. Based in Toronto, this hybrid role offers hands-on data analysis, dashboard development, and process improvement across procurement, materials management, planning, and logistics.

You will work with SAP and Excel, build recurring reports, and support forecast management with cross-functional teams. The program includes mentorship, onboarding, and paid vacation as part of a comprehensive intern experience.