Perishable Forecasting and Replenishment Intern

Ahold Delhaize USA; Quincy (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Mentorship program

Executive exposure

Networking events

Career development tools

Community service

Job summary

Ahold Delhaize USA is offering a 12-week paid internship in the perishable demand team, designed to develop business, technical and leadership skills. You will gain exposure to ERP initiatives (RELEX implementation) and cross-functional supply chain work, with mentorship and opportunities to present to leaders.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a degree in supply chain, business, or mathematics, adaptable to ERP tools, and organized enough to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Supply Chain, Business, Mathematics, or related field.
• Adaptable to ERP tools.
• Interest in supply chain mathematics.
• Organized with ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Support category, forecasting and buying through KPI reporting.
• Assist ERP implementations and discovery work for new systems.
• Improve master data inputs and assortment planning with ERP data.
• Identify automation enhancements to improve the supply chain processes.
• Support brand category, buying and forecasting tasks with ad hoc work.

Education

Pursuing degree in Supply Chain, Business, Mathematics, or related field

Job description

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

The perishable (fresh) demand team is the liaison between our supply chain ADUSA and our perishable brand buying, category and management teams. Our core responsibility is to support our brand's produce, meat, deli and bake shop departments in procuring our brand's products at peak freshness for the cheapest price and the fastest transportation. Procurement support takes many forms including but not limited to new process implementations, F&R ERP function enhancements, system maintenance, reporting, assortment review, cross brand coordination, forecast accuracy monitoring and cross functional/ vendor support. This team takes pride in our relentless pursuit to improve our supply chain process.

The intern will be responsible for the below during the internship

• Business (category, forecasting and buying) exposure through support of F&R KPIs, event creation and ad-hoc reporting
• Support a 2027 new ERP implementation (RELEX) and support discovery for a new mainframe application
• Assortment management with ERP inputs (master data) improvement
• Project: Identify 1 or more automation enhancements we can implement to our supply chain
• Support brand category, buying and forecasting with ad hoc tasks

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Supply Chain, Business, Mathematics, or related fields
• Adaptable to new ERP tools
• Interest in supply chain mathematics
• Organized with the ability to stay engaged across multiple topics and tasks
• Thrives within a fast pace, time sensitive industry
• Works effectively with most personality types

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 provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.

Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.