2027 Summer Internship - Supply Chain and Logistics

The Home Depot; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing assistance

Job summary

The Home Depot offers a Summer Internship designed to build leadership skills and hands-on experience in a corporate setting at the Atlanta office. Interns rotate through supply chain topics like Transportation, Delivery, Inventory Planning, and more, while working on pre-assigned projects and participating in networking events.

Preferred candidates are action oriented, collaborative, and have strong communication skills with a GPA 3.0 or above.

Qualifications

• Excel proficiency for data entry, analysis, and visualization.
• PowerPoint to create and deliver presentations.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Interest in cross-functional teamwork.
• GPA 3.0 or above preferred.

Responsibilities

• Learn day-to-day supply chain operations with leaders.
• Gain hands-on experience in Transportation, Delivery, Inventory Planning, and more.
• Work on projects impacting the supported function.
• Participate in networking and development activities.

Skills

Action oriented

Collaboration

Communication

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Enrollment in college/university

GPA 3.0+

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Req191966

Internship Overview

The Home Depot’s Summer Internship program offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience in a corporate environment. During an 11 – week period from May 17 - July 39, 2027, interns will be assigned to a functional team such as Supply Chain, Marketing, e-commerce, Technology, Finance, Operations, Merchandising, Pro, Home Services, Human Resources, etc. Interns will learn more about our retail business and our corporate offices while having the opportunity to work on a pre-assigned project that impacts the function they are supporting. Additionally, interns participate in networking and development activities that set them up for success as they build their careers.

What Makes a Great Intern

• Action Oriented: Intern takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• Manages Ambiguity: Intern effectively navigates and thrives in uncertain situations while using sound judgment to make decisions without having the full picture. Is able to move work forward without all the details
• Collaboration: Intern contributes to the group’s efforts and steps forward to help as needed. Seeks input from others
• Nimble Learning: Intern actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder
• Communication: Intern develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audience
• Customer Focus: Intern builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions
• Drives Results: Evaluates information to make logical decisions and achieve results despite potential challenges or setbacks.

Supply Chain And Logistics Intern Description

As a Supply Chain intern, you will have the opportunity to gain hands on experience working with a number of leaders to learn the Supply Chain business from one of the world's leading retailers. Interns will be assigned to functional teams such as Transportation, Delivery, Inventory Planning and Replenishment, Supply Chain Operations, Analytics and Channel Management, Product Development, and/or Product Engineering, to learn day-to-day operations, supply chain skills and overall comprehension of the retail industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in using Excel for data entry, analysis, and visualization by using functions, creating charts and pivot tables, and applying data validation.
• Proficiency with Using PowerPoint to create and deliver effective presentations.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Interest in working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional team
• Preferred GPA 3.0 or above

Description of Roles: (Career paths that utilize this skillset full-time)

Role

At The Home Depot, our associates always have room to move up and explore new opportunities. After the Internship, here are some examples of early career roles for interns with a background in Supply Chain:

• Logistics Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Inventory Planning Analyst
• Product Engineer/Quality Engineer/Design Engineer

Location

Interns will be expected to work in-person at the Atlanta Corporate Office (Store Support Center) five days a week (Monday-Friday). Housing assistance will be provided to eligible interns.