Impactful Supply Chain Consulting Intern

Wayne State University; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 15,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Wayne State University is seeking a motivated intern to join our supply chain consulting team. You will work directly alongside senior consultants on real client engagements, contributing to recruitment support, business development, and day-to-day client delivery.

You will touch IT-enabled supply chain projects, including software rollouts, system configuration, and user adoption, while helping clients optimize inventory management and forecasting implementations.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a degree program in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or a related field.
• Genuinely curious about how goods move through complex systems and how software can improve it.
• Comfortable working with data; Excel or similar tools are second nature.
• Strong communicator; you can write a clear email.
• Detail-oriented without losing sight of the bigger picture.
• French or bilingual a plus (not required).

Responsibilities

• Support the hiring process for new consultants and sales staff — sourcing candidates, coordinating interviews, keeping pipelines moving.
• Assist on client projects focused on IT-enabled supply chain transformation: software rollouts, system configuration, user adoption.
• Help clients optimize their inventory management practices and reduce carrying costs.
• Contribute to forecasting system implementations — gathering requirements, testing outputs, validating results with client teams.
• Support logistics process reviews and help identify inefficiencies in transportation spend.
• Prepare client-facing deliverables: slide decks, process maps.
• Sit in on sales calls and client meetings; take notes, follow up on action items.

Skills

Strong communicator

Detail-oriented

Education

Enrollment in a degree program in Supply Chain, Logistics, Operations, Business, or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Wayne State University is seeking a motivated intern to join our supply chain consulting team. You will work directly alongside senior consultants on real client engagements, contributing to recruitment support, business development, and day-to-day client delivery.

You will touch IT-enabled supply chain projects, including software rollouts, system configuration, and user adoption, while helping clients optimize inventory management and forecasting implementations.