Supply Chain Manufacturing Intern - Summer 2027

Meijer; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer offers an 11-week internship program that delivers real projects impacting the business, with development opportunities and interaction with interns and senior leaders.

As a Manufacturing Business Development Intern, you will evaluate growth opportunities, support strategic initiatives, analyze market trends, and develop financial and operational recommendations while collaborating with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Finance and Food Safety.

Qualifications

• Pursuing Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Analytics skills - familiarity with Power BI or SQL preferred.
• Drive for results with focus on the bottom line.
• Customer focus and commitment to internal/external customers.
• Strong relationship-building with stakeholders.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Problem solving - data gathering and interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Support growth opportunity analysis across supply chain and manufacturing.
• Develop financial and operational recommendations.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Finance and Food Safety.
• Assist with market trend analysis and business opportunity evaluation.
• Prepare final presentations for senior leadership.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

SQL

Drive for results

Customer focus

Relationship skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Finance, Economics, or Engineering

Tools

SQL

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Meijer offers an 11-week internship program that challenges interns to deliver innovative solutions to real projects that impact the business. Throughout the course of the internship experience, we deliver diverse personal and professional development opportunities that further develop skillsets that can be implemented both during and after the program. The internship program will allow for interaction with other interns and Meijer senior leaders.

The internship program includes:

• Challenging and impactful projects
• Final presentations delivered to senior executives.
• Executive speaker series
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Networking and community events
• Events highlighting key areas of the business.

What you will be doing as a Manufacturing Business Development Intern:

This internship is designed to provide hands-on experience across Meijer's Supply Chain and Manufacturing organizations and may lead to consideration for future full-time opportunities, including the Meijer Supply Chain Rotational Program.

As a Manufacturing Business Development Intern, you will work on projects focused on evaluating growth opportunities, supporting strategic initiatives, and identifying ways to expand and improve Meijer's manufacturing capabilities. Interns will analyze market trends, evaluate business opportunities, develop financial and operational recommendations, and collaborate with partners across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Merchandising, Finance, and Food Safety.

Past internship projects have included:

• Developing business cases for new manufacturing capabilities and growth opportunities.
• Conducting market and customer research to identify new product and business opportunities.
• Evaluating facility, operational, and supply chain requirements to support future business expansion.
• Assessing financial impacts of new initiatives and developing recommendations for senior leadership.
• Supporting manufacturing strategy, innovation, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The intern may also get exposure to other activities of the function, including:

• Distribution
• Merchandising
• Supply Chain
• Manufacturing
• Store Operations
• Engineering
• Finance

Qualifications:

• Progress toward a Bachelor's degree in: Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Business Analytics, Finance, Economics, Food Science, or Engineering.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Analytics skills - familiarity with analytical tools such as Power BI, SQL, or similar platforms is preferred.
• Drive for results - has focus on the bottom line.
• Customer focus - dedicated to meeting expectations of internal and external customers.
• Relationship Skills - can create positive working relationships with customers, team members, leadership, and other internal and external constituencies.
• Communication Skills - conveys the right information in writing and verbally.
• Problem Solving - Probes all fruitful sources for answers and looks beyond the obvious to assemble and interpret data.

Possible career path opportunities:

• Supply Chain Rotational Program
• Manufacturing Business Development Analyst
• Supply Chain Analyst
• Distribution/Operations Leadership
• Engineering/Continuous Improvement
• Logistics Analyst

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we're a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin. Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate because of any applicant or team member's race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, physical or mental disability, uniformed service or veteran status, or any other lawfully-protected classification. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application, please click here to submit your request. Submissions that are not seeking help to complete the application due to a disability will not be responded to.