Intern – Data Advisory Analyst (Hybrid: Onsite & Remote)

US Foods; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a Data Advisory Analyst Intern to gain hands-on experience in governance, architecture, technology finance, and IT delivery consulting. You will work on AI-enabled projects and collaborate with product owners and business users to shape solutions.

The internship offers exposure to senior leaders, a hybrid onsite/remote schedule, and opportunities to present results to key stakeholders at summer's end.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s in a relevant field and enrolled during the internship.
• Experience with business process optimization or gathering requirements.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop problem statements and frameworks for AI-enabled solutions.
• Assist in roadmaps and strategic approaches for AI adoption.
• Interact with product owners and users to understand requirements.
• Support development, testing, and deployment of AI tools.
• Create requirements docs and participate in Agile ceremonies.
• Translate requirements into technical designs with the team.
• Analyze data and inform leadership with insights.
• Document change impacts and communicate to end users.
• Assist in planning deployment and coordinating with stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Collaboration

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering/IS/Business/Data Analytics

Tools

Power BI

Power Apps

SharePoint

Lucidchart

Visio

Copilot

Job description

The US Foods Summer Internship Program provides a forum for students to apply classroom skills and academic training in a real-world business environment. In addition to being assigned business-impacting projects throughout the summer, students will be matched with a manager who will meet with them on a regular basis to provide direction on assignments as well as deliver performance feedback and a mentor who will be available to offer day-to-day guidance and support. Interns will also get exposure to US Foods executive leadership; have an opportunity to participate in learning and social events with other interns across business functions and have an opportunity to deliver an end of summer presentation to showcase their accomplishments with key business leaders.

US Foods internships are full-time paid positions (40 hours per week from June - August) with the possibility of transitioning to a full-time position post-graduation dependent on availability and overall performance. This position has been segmented as Hybrid meaning the work is a combination of onsite and remote.

For Rosemont based internships only Local candidates are encouraged to apply. For qualified students whose permanent home of record is located outside 50 miles from US Foods Corporate HQ, a sign-on bonus will be offered to partially offset housing costs for the summer.

BASIC PURPOSE

As a Data Advisory Analyst Intern, you will gain exposure to portfolio governance, enterprise architecture, technology finance, and IT delivery consulting practices. You will support initiatives that shape technology strategy, improve delivery excellence, and help organizations evaluate existing processes, uncover opportunities for improvement, and design and implement AI solutions that support business transformation across the enterprise. The ideal candidate enjoys problem solving and bringing clarity to ambiguous ideas and challenges.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute and collaborate in developing problem statements
• Contribute and collaborate on strategic approaches and assist in developing frameworks that enable the adoption and implementation of AI-powered solutions
• Contribute to the development of short term and long-term roadmaps
• Interact with product owners, product managers and business users to understand requirements, business challenges, and opportunities to leverage AI solutions
• Assist in the development, testing, and deployment of AI-powered tools and solutions to enhance business processes and user experiences
• Create requirements documentation that outline the desired processes and specifications
• Participate in daily and weekly Agile team meetings and ceremonies
• Collaborate with development team to translate requirements into a feasible technical design
• Collaborate with the testing team to ensure the requirements are implemented per the specifications/user stories and help troubleshoot issues
• Gather and organize both structured and unstructured data sets for analytic review
• Provide data analysis to inform Leadership decisions
• Document Change impacts to users and the organization
• Author and distribute change communication impacting end users
• Participate in meetings to plan the deployment of the tools

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems/Science, Business/Data Analytics, or related area of study
• Must be enrolled in school during time of internship
• Typically, students currently between their Junior and Senior years or between their 1st and 2nd years of graduate school will be considered for internships
• Experience with business process optimization and/or gathering business requirements
• Strong analytical and organizational skills; ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Familiarity with Power BI, Power Apps, SharePoint, and Lucidchart/Visio, Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Claude
• Exposure to the software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Exposure to the Agile and project management artifacts (roadmaps, RAID, RACI)
• Basic understanding of data visualization and automation tools

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must have regular, reliable method of transportation to commute to US Foods’ location

RELATIONSHIPS INTERNAL/EXTERNAL MAY INCLUDE

• Internal: Value stream teams (portfolio governance, enterprise architecture, technology finance, IT delivery consulting practices), Internal Business Partners, Product Owners
• External: Vendors

EOE– Race/Color/Religion/Sex/SexualOrientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Age/Genetic Information/Protected Veteran/Disability Status

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US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 300,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. With 28,000 employees and more than 70 locations, US Foods provides its customers with a broad and innovative food offering and a comprehensive suite of e-commerce, technology and business solutions. US Foods is headquartered in Rosemont, Ill., and generates more than $28 billion in annual revenue.

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US Foods, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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