eCommerce Fulfillment Optimization Intern

Ahold Delhaize USA; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 25,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

One-on-one mentoring

Networking opportunities

Career development tools

Job summary

Ahold Delhaize USA is offering a paid Internship in Facility Strategy and Solutions to enhance e-commerce fulfillment through data-driven batching optimization. You will join a team providing hands-on project work, mentorship, and exposure to leadership, with opportunities to contribute to real-world improvements and learn from industry experts.

The role focuses on validating batching algorithms, gathering associate feedback, and delivering data-informed recommendations to improve operational

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, OR related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data interpretation.
• Proficiency in Excel and handling data sets for analysis and validation.
• Effective communication to present findings clearly.
• Detail-oriented and organized with testing management and documentation.
• Reliable transportation for weekly store visits.

Responsibilities

• Support batching initiative to optimize e-commerce orders.
• Conduct validation testing and collect associate feedback.
• Provide recommendations to enhance batching algorithms and performance.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Organizational skills

Testing coordination

Education

Industrial Engineering

Supply Chain Management

Operations Research

Data Analytics

Computer Science

Tools

Microsoft Excel

SQL

Python

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

A great career opportunity

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of Netherlands-based Ahold Delhaize, is the parent company for Ahold Delhaize's U.S. companies, including its local brands, Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop, and the U.S. services companies, Retail Business Services, Peapod Digital Labs and ADUSA Supply Chain. When considered together, the local brands of Ahold Delhaize USA comprise the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth largest grocery retail group in the nation, operating more than 2,000 stores and distribution centers across more than 20 states and serving millions of customers each week through a uniquely local omnichannel experience. The Ahold Delhaize USA company team includes just over 100 associates across all East Coast office locations.

Internship Overview

Get an insider view of the fast-changing grocery retail industry while developing relevant business, technical and leadership skills geared towards enhancing your career. This paid Internship experience is an opportunity to help drive business results in an environment designed to promote and reward diversity, innovation and leadership. Our mission is to create impactful early talent programs that provide cohorts with meaningful project work, learning and development sessions, and mentorship opportunities.

• Approximate 12-week Internship session with competitive pay
• Impactful project work to develop your skills/knowledge
• Career assistance & mentoring in obtaining full-time positions within ADUSA
• Leadership speaker sessions and development activities
• One-on-one mentoring in your area of interest
• Involvement in group community service events
• Networking and professional engagement opportunities
• Access to online career development tools and resources
• Opportunity to present project work to company leaders and gain executive visibility

Department/Position Description

Facility Strategy and Solutions is ADUSA's center of excellence for e-commerce fulfillment, helping our local brands deliver best-in-class operational performance. Through data-driven planning and optimization of service levels, productivity, and capacity, we enable scalable growth across the rapidly expanding online grocery business.

This role will support our dynamic batching initiative, which transforms incoming e-commerce orders into optimized shopping batches that balance operational efficiency with customer urgency. The intern will be responsible for conducting validation testing, gathering associate feedback, and providing recommendations to enhance batching algorithms and overall performance.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret data and identify trends or improvement opportunities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with data sets to perform analysis and validation.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to gather feedback from associates and present findings and recommendations clearly.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage testing activities, document results, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Reliable transportation is required to support weekly visits to the assigned store.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SQL, Python, or data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau).
• Coursework or experience in optimization, simulation, or operations research.
• Familiarity with e-commerce, retail operations, or supply chain processes.
• Experience conducting testing, quality assurance, or process improvement projects.

Individual cohort pay rates vary based on location, academic year, and position.

Non-Tech Roles

• ME/NC/PA/SC Salary Range: $18.10 - $34.20
• IL/MA/MD Salary Range: $20.00 - $37.80

At Ahold Delhaize USA, we embrace and celebrate diversity. Our employees and prospective employees are treated with fairness, respect and dignity. We provide an equal opportunity workplace committed to hiring, training, compensating, and promoting persons based on their talents and abilities and without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, family status, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.