Leaders Program - MBA Internship

About Us

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

The Barry-Wehmiller (BW) Future Leaders Program places interns in high-visibility roles, reporting directly to a business unit’s executive team, with responsibility for leading strategic initiatives that help determine the future of BW. This will include owning end-to-end deliverables that are critical to the company’s success and prepare you to be a company leader. Our successful candidates have been top talents with a track record of high-performance and driving impact.

Capabilities include strong communication skills, advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities, and a bias towards joining a purpose-driven culture where Everybody Matters – note that the culture is so deeply embedded in our purpose that our Chairman wrote a book about it! As part of the program, each intern will be placed in a Future Leaders Program track (listed below) that aligns with their interests and capabilities.

In your cover letter, please list your top 2 tracks, any additional information about your interest in that track, and any long-term locational preferences. The internship will be in St. Louis, MO, with full-time opportunities dependent on role (please note that BW has hundreds of locations across the world) to be discussed during the interview process.

Lead initiatives focused on the growth of a business by assessing capabilities, growth drivers, and other strategic levers. Perform analysis to enable key factors of strategic plan (e.g., creating new pricing methodologies developed through data analysis and customer insights; assessing organic and inorganic expansion options).

Drive key go-to-market approaches by leveraging customer insights, search engine optimization (SEO), AI, and more (e.g., performing market studies to define market size, potential, and entry strategy – e.g., build vs. buy; developing a proactive marketing campaign).

Lead continuous improvement and/or supply chain projects (e.g., designing an updated process to improve business outcomes; performing supply chain assessments that uncover savings opportunities).

Lead financial analyses for driving better business decisions (e.g., performing an assessment of opportunities based on the footprint and positioning of our products in the market; developing a strategy for improving working capital levels).

• Currently enrolled as a 1st year student in an MBA program
• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills to solve complex business problems, with a proven track record of success
• Superior leadership abilities with demonstrated business acumen, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable driving impact while navigating ambiguity
• Strong desire to join a people-centric, caring culture
• Willingness to work in St. Louis, MO in summer 2027. Full-time location to be discussed during the interview process
• Authorized to work in the US without restrictions

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment through an equitable process to enhance diversity in our workplace. Data shows that under-represented or marginalized groups have a higher likelihood of self-selecting out of an application process if they do not meet every…