Purchasing Intern

Great Southern Wood Preserving; Abbeville (AL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

College course credit

Job summary

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is seeking a Purchasing Intern for the 2027 Summer Internship Program to explore the lumber industry and gain real-world experience through projects and collaboration.

You will learn item code logic, market reports, order control, vendor performance, and cross-department inquiries while identifying efficiency improvements.

Qualifications

• Must be a Sophomore actively seeking a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• GPA of 2.5 or greater.
• Experience with PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Microsoft Teams, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Learn item code logic and product nomenclature to navigate computer systems.
• Familiarize yourself with market reports and zone pricing to leverage zone spreads.
• Maintain timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and documents.
• Manage vendor performance to ensure on-time orders per terms.
• Respond to inquiries from other departments on time-sensitive issues.
• Identify time-wasters and propose improvements.

Skills

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Microsoft Teams

Outlook

Education

Sophomore status pursuing Bachelor's or Master's in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field

Job description

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc., makers of YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine, is seeking a Purchasing Intern for the 2027 Summer Internship Program. This program is an opportunity to experience the lumber industry and workforce like never before. From networking opportunities and real-world projects to community service events, Great Southern provides the incredible opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience.

Responsibilities May Include

• Learn Great Southern Wood Preserving item code logic and product nomenclature and use these skills to navigate various computer system applications.
• Familiarize yourself with the Random Lengths Mid-Week and Weekly Market Report and ascertain the importance of zone pricing, its meaning, and using zone spreads as an advantage.
• Maintain timely control of orders, amendments, shipping notices, and other documents to ensure accurate retention of records.
• Manage vendor performance of former purchases to ensure orders are ready on time in accordance with negotiated or contract terms.
• Respond to inquiries from other departments relating to time-sensitive issues relating to rectifying incorrect invoicing, order loading/shipping, receiving difficulties, and quotes/market information.
• Identify areas of wasted time and redundancies that could be avoided or improved and offer solutions where applicable.

Qualifications

• Must be at least a Sophomore and actively seeking a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or related field with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or greater.
• Must have experience with PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Microsoft Teams, and Outlook.

We Will Also Offer

• Competitive pay
• College course credit

About Great Southern Wood Preserving

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Inc. is the industry's leading producer of pressure-treated lumber products for D-I-Y retail home centers, pro-dealers, and other retail building-related segments. Our YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine is widely known to consumers throughout the South who use it for various outdoor building projects. Great Southern also distributes a large volume of products from many of the best-known brands in the industry. Thanks to 15 full-service treating plants and several production facilities, Great Southern Wood is strategically located to provide prompt and efficient service to lumber yards and building supply stores throughout the South, Midwest, and Northeast.