Supplier Quality Intern - Summer

Students are encouraged to submit their application by October 29, 2026 for priority consideration.

Are you ready to spend your summer as a part of something special? Imagine being with a company whose reputation for excellence paves the way for endless success. At Genuine Parts Company (GPC), people build long-lasting, highly satisfying careers and make a real difference in the community. Our 10-week summer internship program will be in person in Atlanta and run from May 24 – July 30, 2027.

Our internship program is designed as a cohort experience, bringing interns from across the organization together to learn, grow, and build connections throughout the summer. While gaining hands‑on experience within your team, you'll also be part of a community of fellow interns sharing the journey alongside you.

As an intern at GPC, you can look forward to:

• Meaningful Work:
  Contribute to projects that support key business priorities and showcase your impact through a final presentation to senior leaders.
• Professional Development:
  Participate in development experiences designed to build your skills, confidence, and understanding of the workplace.
• Leadership Exposure:
  Hear from and connect with leaders across the organization, including senior executives, to learn more about our business,leadership, and career growth.
• Connection & Community:
  Build relationships with fellow interns and employees through networking, social events, and collaborative experiences.

• Observe and document processes for various activities related to but not limited to new product introduction, procurement initiatives and supplier quality issues
• Identify goals & key success metrics for each of the processes, gathering input from key stakeholders
• Map out processes using visualization tools such as PowerPoint or Vizio, recording key attributes for each step in the process
• Apply Engineering Problem solving techniques to a corporate environment to help standardize intake, export, and expiration of parts.
• Apply lean principles in office layout to drive high engagement within team and with key stakeholders, including application of 5S and driving kaizen events; evaluate current engineering equipment for fit and develop plan to maximize productivity returns
• Assist team members in documentation tasks that help serve our customers better, with an eye for process improvement in these tasks; make recommendations to streamline / automate the same
• Assist team members with meeting process improvement goals, by getting direction on required tasks
• Shadow team members on typical day-to-day activities to learn key critical activities in product engineering and quality function in the organization

• Identify and quantify supplier warranty and labor cost recovery opportunities.
• Provide analytical support and negotiation fact bases to Category Managers.
• Support supplier recovery negotiations and implementation activities.
• Establish tracking, monitoring, and reporting mechanisms to measure recovery performance and savings.

• Currently a rising junior or senior pursuing an undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, Mechanical Engineering or other related field required.
• Engineering Drawing Analysis and CAD Design.
• Proficiency in MS Office including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, required; exposure to Vizio, Smartsheet preferred.
• Strong analytical aptitude

• 3.25 GPA or above preferred.

• Embodies the following values: serve, perform, influence, respect, innovate, team.
• Effectively communicates by motivating and inspiring others through clear and proactive communication.
• Delivers results and drives customer success by committing and…