Internship, Supply Chain; Fall

What To Expect

Consider before submitting an application:
This position is expected to start August 2026 or September 2026 and continue through the Fall term (ending approximately December 2026 or later, if available). We ask for a minimum of 12 weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) and on-site, for most internships. Our internship program is for students who are actively enrolled in an academic program. Recent graduates seeking employment after graduation and not returning to school should apply for full-time positions, not internships.

International Students:
If your work authorization is through CPT, please consult your school on your ability to work 40 hours per week before applying. You must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site. Many students will be limited to part-time during the academic year.

Multiple Locations Possible:
Fremont, CA;
Lathrop, CA;
Palo Alto, CA;
Austin, TX, Sparks, NV

Your application for the Supply Chain Management Internship will be considered across all opportunities for the teams listed below:

• Purchasing — The Purchasing team supports the development, implementation and management of strategies to provide Tesla with optimal supply assurance, pricing, flexibility, quality and delivery performance. Interns build and leverage strong working relationships with our engineering teams and key suppliers to assure cost, quality, and delivery targets are met. They work toward good supplier relationships and total costs of ownership to achieve maximum advantage for Tesla and our customers.
  
  The Purchasing Intern will implement and manage strategies to provide Tesla with optimal supply assurance, pricing, flexibility, quality and delivery performance. The ideal candidate has a fundamental understanding of key manufacturing processes, excellent project management skills, and an ability to multi-task, prioritize and work in an extremely fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate is someone who builds and leverages strong working relationships with our engineering teams and key suppliers to assure cost, quality, and delivery targets are met.
  
  They purchase assigned commodities designated by a team and negotiate, evaluate and issue RFx and PO’s for assigned commodities. They work toward good supplier relationships and total costs of ownership to achieve maximum advantage for Tesla and our customers.
• Planning — This team is at the forefront of our evolution. We have an ambitious vision and a complex portfolio of challenges. Our interns will help design the process of material handling equipment and technological systems to unlock efficient and creative material flows. They will drive business processes, craft tools and strategies to enable cost efficiencies, and build operating models throughout our organization.
  
  You ll gain a deep understanding of capital projects management, facility design, storage and order fulfillment systems design for distribution networks, material flow automation, and the intersection of WCS/WES and WMS. The scope includes parts arriving at Tesla s network of warehouses then downstream manufacturing facilities. We are looking for a leader who can lead teams through ambitious implementations, is a critical thinker, creative, results driven, and data-centric.
  
  The Planning Intern will learn how to lead efforts to develop material flow standards and principles for Tesla’s facilities. You d be encouraged to lead teams on initiatives related to warehouse automation, inventory management, facility and material flow design and launch. Interns will support supply chain planning operations and optimize parameters to improve supply chain efficiency.
• Logistics — This team leads our inbound and outbound transportation management, fleet management, materials handling, order fulfillment, logistics network design, and management of third-party logistics services providers. Within logistics, the global trade & compliance department is responsible for maintaining a high level of compliance with import, customs and export rules. Your role with this group will provide transparency into one of the largest global networks being established today.
  
  The Logistics Intern…