Supplier Operations Intern

Overview

Discover the possibilities. At Ulta Beauty, we believe in the best ideas that create greatest impact. And we know that those insights can come from anyone, at any time. Which is why we empower our interns in ways few organizations do. Here, you’ll take what you’ve learned in the classroom into a world of real‑life challenges that require creativity and new perspectives.

That push you to think in new ways. Because it’s all about inspiration and transformation
, not simply checking a box or building a resume. We’re here to help prepare you to realize your future career ambitions.

Experience the difference for yourself.

Internship

Position Title:

Supplier Operations Intern

The 2027 Ulta Beauty Internship is a structured 10‑week program designed to develop future talent and provide interns with a unique and impactful development experience. This program is tailored for rising college Juniors and Seniors, offering Corporate, Field, and Distribution Center internship tracks. The internship will be hybrid for Corporate interns and in‑person for Distribution Center and Field interns. Interns will gain hands‑on experience in Ulta Beauty’s operations while contributing to business needs, engaging in meaningful projects, and broadening their professional development.

The internship program provides real‑world experience directly related to the academic discipline and career goals, offering a better understanding of career options.

• Hands‑on experience working as a member of a specific department, team, and or location.
• Assigned projects to accelerate learning of key functions and processes.
• Cross‑functional exposure to various departments.
• Comprehensive overview of the company structure and strategy.
• Tailored professional development sessions and valuable networking opportunities.
• Capstone presentation to leadership, showing project outcomes and recommendations.

Be part of the Supplier Operations team
, responsible for strengthening how Ulta Beauty partners and collaborates with its supplier community to improve operational performance and support business growth. The team works cross‑functionally across Supply Chain and the broader organization to improve supplier performance, simplify processes, solve operational challenges, and create stronger ways of working between Ulta Beauty and its brand partners.

The intern will specifically support Joint Business Initiatives
, partnering with Supplier Operations and key brand partners to identify opportunities, analyze performance, develop solutions, and support initiatives that create measurable value for both Ulta Beauty and its suppliers.

As an intern, you will contribute to achieving the following goals:

• Support Joint Business Initiatives with key supplier partners, helping identify and execute opportunities to improve supply chain performance.
• Analyze supplier performance and operational data to identify trends, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Support the development of action plans, milestones, owners, and success measures for supplier initiatives.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Supply Chain and other business teams to gather insights and move initiatives forward.
• Support supplier meetings through data analysis, preparation of materials, documentation of decisions, and follow‑up on actions.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce manual work, improve supplier collaboration, and drive operational efficiencies.
• Track initiative progress and measure results against established goals and KPIs.
• Develop a final recommendation and capstone presentation for leadership summarizing project findings, business impact, and opportunities for future expansion.
• Must be local to Bolingbrook office and able to…