2027 West Branch Intern - Multiple Locations

SRS Distribution Inc.; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

SRS Distribution Inc. is offering an on-site Branch Intern role designed to immerse you in distribution center operations, service, and sales. The program focuses on roofing materials and building commodities, with exposure to leadership interactions and real project work.

Successful interns will demonstrate strong ethics, teamwork, and academic achievement, and may be considered for the full-time Management Trainee Program after graduation. This is a hands-on, learning-focused internship.

Qualifications

• Exemplary work ethics and teamwork.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to commit to 10–12 weeks on-site.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to daily operations of a high-profile distribution center.
• Perform receiving, moving, loading, dispatch, and customer service tasks.
• Shadow Territory Manager for outside sales and support projects.
• Lead strategic projects and present outcomes to leadership.
• Prepare for possible progression into our Management Trainee Program.

Job description

West MIT positions are available at our branch locations, all of which are office-based, in the following states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Position Purpose:

The purpose of the Branch Intern role at the Company is to provide upcoming graduates with immersive, hands-on learning experience in the facets of our distribution center's culture, service, sales, and operations, with a focus on the distribution of roofing materials and building commodities. Specifically, the intern will participate in daily operations, engage in customer service, perform tasks related to product handling, and shadow sales meetings, more efficiently nurturing their profound developmental knowledge in Business, Industrial Distribution, Supply Chain, Operations, Sales or Management to potentially join the Company's full-time Management Trainee Program post-graduation. The successful candidate is expected to exhibit exemplary work ethics, teamwork, leadership, and academic performance, and is dedicated to committing over 10 weeks on-site, sharing their project insights with company executives during their program culmination, showcasing their improved industrial distribution skills, advanced business strategies, heightened organization and time management capabilities, and their increased aptitude for this line of profession.

Key Responsibilities:

• Actively contribute to the daily operations of a high-profile, multi-million-dollar distribution center under the guidance of the Branch Manager and his team.
• Master all the key functions of the distribution center, including receiving product, moving product within the warehouse, loading trucks, dispatch, delivery, customer service via phone, order entry, and shadowing an experienced Territory Manager for outside sales.
• Lead crucial projects of strategic importance, with expected outcomes presented to executive leadership.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to internal growth through intensive learning and engagement in a 10 to 12-week internship, possibly leading to a full-time position in the Company's full-time Management Trainee Program post-graduation.
• Commit to a corporate visit for a three-day period, during which the intern should present their project outcomes to the senior leadership team.
• Be prepared to contribute in a physical capacity such as occasional lifting of building materials, showcasing a balance of physical prowess and intellectual acumen.
• Utilize strong computer proficiency, strategic thinking, exceptional organizational and time management skills in driving increased efficiency and impact.
• Ensure legal work authorization without need for sponsorship, hold a valid driver’s license, maintain an excellent driving record, and pass background checks and a pre-employment drug test as an assurance of legal and safety compliance.

Direct Manager Direct Reports:

The Branch Intern at the Company will fall under the guidance and supervision of the Branch Manager. Within the structure of the internship, the Branch Manager operates as the direct manager for the intern, ensuring adequate training and monitoring of progress throughout the duration of the summer internship program.

The intern will be required to work closely with the Branch Manager and their team, executing various tasks throughout the operations of the multi-million-dollar distribution center. Additionally, the Emerging Talent team will meet regularly with the intern to assess their development and provide necessary guidance.

For the constraint of the internship period, the Branch Intern will not have direct reports. Instead, the intern’s role will be largely learning-focused, gaining hands‑on experience in all aspects of operating a distribution center in preparation for potential post‑graduate opportunities within the Company.

Travel Requirements:

The Branch Intern at the Company is required to embark