Supply Chain MCQI Engineering Intern- Summer Job Grand Rapids area,Michigan USA,Business

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards
Weekly pay
Scheduling flexibility
Paid parental leave
Paid education assistance
Team member discount
Development programs for advancement and career growth

Meijer offers an 11-week internship program that challenges interns to deliver innovative solutions to real projects that impact the business. Throughout the course of the internship experience, we deliver diverse personal and professional development opportunities that further develop skillsets that can be implemented both during and after the program. The internship program will allow for interaction with other interns and Meijer senior leaders.

The

internship program includes:

Challenging and impactful projects
Final presentations delivered to senior executives.
Executive speaker series
Professional development and training opportunities
Networking and community events
Events highlighting key areas of the business.

What you will be doing as a Supply Chain (MCQI) - Continuous Improvement Intern:
This internship is designed to provide hands-on experience across Meijer's Supply Chain organization and may lead to consideration for future full-time opportunities, including the Meijer Supply Chain Rotational Program. As an intern with Meijer Continuous Quality Improvement, or MCQI, you will work on projects focused on improving operational performance, supporting cross-functional initiatives, and identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency throughout the supply chain.

Interns will apply data analysis, structured problem solving, and project-management practices to evaluate business processes, engage stakeholders, and develop actionable recommendations that improve service, productivity, cost, safety, or team member experience. Because project needs vary from year to year, assignments may involve distribution operations, automation, material flow, process standardization, reporting, capital planning, or other continuous-improvement opportunities.

Past internship projects have included:

Conducting time studies and process analyses to identify opportunities to improve operational throughput.
Identifying bottlenecks and operational constraints within distribution processes.
Evaluating potential capital investment opportunities and developing supporting business cases.
Improving visibility and reporting through data analysis and dashboard development.
Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across distribution, transportation, and supply chain operations.

The intern may also get exposure to other activities of the function, including:

Distribution Merchandising
Supply Chain
Manufacturing
Store Operations
Engineering
Finance

Qualifications:

Progress toward a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Analytics, Economics, or Engineering.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Analytics skills - familiarity with analytical tools such as Excel, Power BI, SQL, or similar platforms is preferred.
Drive for results - has focus on the bottom line.
Customer focus - dedicated to meeting expectations of internal and external customers.
Relationship Skills - can create positive working relationships with customers, team members, leadership, and other internal and external constituencies.
Communication Skills - conveys the right information in writing and verbally.
Problem Solving - Probes all fruitful sources for answers and looks beyond the obvious to assemble and interpret data.

Possible career path opportunities:

Supply Chain Rotational Program
Continuous Improvement Analyst
Supply Chain Analyst
Distribution/Operations Leadership
Logistics Analyst

We opened our doors more than 90 years ago with the goal of helping people provide for themselves and their family. Today we’re a multi-billion dollar retailer with more than 70,000 employees across six states. Our Midwest geography includes corporate offices in Grand Rapids, Michigan, plus manufacturing facilities, distribution centers and over 270 stores across Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Meijer is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are committed to treating all persons with dignity and respect. Meijer's policy is to not discriminate…