Position Title:Intern Supply Chain
Requisition ID: 32647
Career Group (ADSP):Distribution Center
Division: Supply Chain (80190525)
Department:Logistics and Distribution
Work Location: METRO ON - 5559 DUNDAS STREET W (#A-DUND)
Province: Canada : Ontario
Position Type: Intern/Student
Summary:
As a Metro Ontario intern, you will have the opportunity to gain a realistic job preview of working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that embraces change and creative thinking. A four-month internship with Metro Ontario will teach and give you practical skills beyond your classroom understanding. You will gain knowledge and practice from one of Canada’s most successful grocers that will give you the necessary experience to become competitive in your future endeavors.
A Supply Chain Intern at Metro Ontario is responsible for supporting the Logistics team in planning and optimizing functions in the supply chain, contributing with detailed definition of business requirements, design of distribution solutions, continuous improvement initiatives and analysis to support business strategies as well as supporting the stores and business services team. This is an exciting opportunity for an intern to support project management and execution of changes to supply chain to improve item availability, service levels, and reductions in total cost-to-serve. Projects can include distribution center capacity assessment, forecasting analytics as well as network optimization. The industrial engineering intern is responsible for data analysis, time studies, process mapping and KPI reporting through to presentation of solutions, mapping new processes and simulation of results. This intern will also provide support to our Store and Business Services departments, learning even more about our business by supporting the team with promotional, pricing and store operations inquiries.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Provide design and engineering support for new automated and existing operations, with focus on productivity improvement and maximizing return on capital investments
- Perform detailed analysis and research to conduct feasibility studies in support of the development of project business case analysis
- Build project requirements and aide in the successful execution of a range of selected tactical projects in collaboration with stakeholders and cross functional teams
- Respond to store inquiries regarding merchandising and supply chain questions. Work with internal teams to provide accurate and timely responses.
- Support the Store and Business Services teams in root cause analysis and corrective measures execution
Qualifications:
- Industrial Engineering/Supply Chain Management/Business undergraduate student (or equivalent)
- Ability to model operational problems
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
- Highly proficient PC skills including MS Excel, Access, Visio, and Project (an asset)
- Self-motivated, capable of managing multiple projects and strong data mining skills
- Moderate travelling between Ontario’s Distribution Center’s is needed and travel between Ontario and Quebec may be required
- Bilingual (an asset)
Metro values, respects and leverages the differences and competences of all employees from a variety of different backgrounds. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment.
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