Supply Chain Analytics Intern: Logistics & Inventory

US Diversity Job Search; Brandenburg (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Nucor Brandenburg in Brandenburg, KY is seeking an undergraduate intern to support supply chain process improvement initiatives. The role applies engineering, scientific, and mathematical methods to reports, tracking tools, and automation used across the division.

You will work with logistics, scheduling, purchasing, and IT teams to scope and document projects, build analytics models, and translate findings into business cases for leadership, while upholding safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Supply Chain Management, or related field.
• Rising junior or senior standing.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite, including Excel.
• Working knowledge of Python, R, or SQL.
• Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Applying operations research and data analytics methods to a logistics, scheduling, or inventory management challenge identified during the division's process improvement initiative.
• Building and validating an optimization or analytics model using data from existing reporting, tracking tools, and automation.
• Auditing and stress-testing data flowing through recently implemented reports to confirm accuracy and reliability.
• Translating technical findings into a business case suitable for leadership.
• Collaborating with logistics, scheduling, purchasing, and IT/automation teammates to scope and document the assigned project.
• Supporting continuous improvement of supply chain, logistics, scheduling, and inventory management processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Organization

Problem solving

Teamwork

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

MS Excel

Python

R

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Nucor Brandenburg in Brandenburg, KY is seeking an undergraduate intern to support supply chain process improvement initiatives. The role applies engineering, scientific, and mathematical methods to reports, tracking tools, and automation used across the division.

You will work with logistics, scheduling, purchasing, and IT teams to scope and document projects, build analytics models, and translate findings into business cases for leadership, while upholding safety and quality standards.