Supply Chain Analytics Intern
Position Summary:
Position Summary
Kroger is hiring for the Summer 2023 Internship Program, and we are looking for candidates, specifically for the Kroger Supply Chain Analytics team, who are currently enrolled in a college/university with one of the following as your major:
· Business Analytics
· Statistics
· Supply Chain
· Computer Science
· Data Analytics
· Data Management
· Engineering
· Math
If you are interested in all or any of the specific areas below, this opportunity is for you:
· Network Strategy Sourcing
· Supply Chain Analytics
· Transportation
Interns will be responsible for supporting the supply chain analytics (SCA) organization by developing solutions to complex business challenges within the Kroger supply chain. Assist supply chain analytics resources with a diverse portofilio of projects using a variety of diagnotsic and predictive analytical techniques. Role model and demonstrate the company’s leadership model behaviors and the core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety of others.
Essential Job Functions :
• Apply discipline specific principles through involvement in meaningful projects to expand technical and business skills
• Reinforce the educational concepts learned through relevant work experience
• Provide support to the SCA by process mapping, building presentations, and conducting analysis for supply chain projects including but not limited to: transportation performance to plan analysis, yearly transportation bid preparation and analysis, sales and operations planning alignment and network flow optimization
• Perform data quality testing on deployed analytics solutions
• Support the development of project milestones, deliverables, and other key project management requirements
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation
Behaviors/Skills:
· Puts the Customer First - Anticipates customer needs, champions for the customer, acts with customers in mind, exceeds customers’ expectations, gains customers’ trust and respect.
· Communicates effectively and candidly - Communicates clearly and directly, approachable, relates well to others, engages people and helps them understand change, provides and seeks feedback, articulates clearly, actively listens.
· Achieves results through teamwork – Is open to diverse ideas, works inclusively and collaboratively, holds self and others accountable, involves others to accomplish individual and team goals.
· Leads through positive influence – Demonstrates strong character; builds partnerships; models a conscious balance between work and personal life; takes personal responsibility for own development; role models leadership qualities such as motivation, inspiration, passion and trust.
· Coaches and develops others - Develops and cares about associates, builds effective teams, helps people be their best, values and manages diversity, provides candid and constructive feedback.
· Leads change and innovation - Challenges the status quo, embraces technology, puts forward creative ideas, champions and implements process improvements, gathers the ideas of others, demonstrates good judgment about which ideas will work.
· Executes with excellence - Is action oriented, drives for results, sets clear expectations and milestones, reviews progress, acts decisively, solves problems, can be counted on to consistently meet or exceed goals.
· Provides clear and strategic direction - Plans and organizes well, sets a clear and simple course of action, stays focused on the most important priorities, has the ability to visualize and plan for the future, understands the industry and marketplace.
· Safety Awareness -Identifying and correcting conditions that affect employee safety; upholding safety standards.
Candidates will need to have a variety of skill sets:
· SQL
· Python
· R
Minimum Position Qualifications:
· Working towards completion of undergraduate degree in related technical field (Information systems, operations research, finance, engineering, etc)
· Ability to develop solutions to complex problems using data
· Excellent listening and verbal communication skills
· Must be able to work alone and as a part of a team
· Strong attention to detail for identifying errors in calculations, reports, and dashboards
As an intern, you will work on innovative and challenging projects. You will also apply concepts learned in a classroom setting to hands-on work assignments, interact with all lines of business within Supply Chain and demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.