Corporate Supply Chain Intern - Summer Campus

Corporate Supply Chain Intern

As a Corporate Supply Chain Intern, you will gain hands-on experience supporting one of the nation's leading branded food companies. Working alongside experienced supply chain professionals, you will contribute to meaningful projects that impact planning, procurement, transportation, warehousing, and demand management across our network. Through data analysis, cross-functional collaboration, and operational problem-solving, you will develop practical business skills while helping drive efficiencies that support Hormel Foods' customers and long-term growth.

The One Supply Chain organization connects every step required to bring Hormel Foods products from suppliers to consumers. This team collaborates across procurement, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, demand planning, quality, engineering, and research and development to ensure products are produced efficiently and delivered to customers on time. With a global network supporting iconic brands, Supply Chain plays a critical role in driving customer satisfaction, operational excellence, and business growth.

Pathways

• Gain hands-on experience supporting end-to-end supply planning activities, including inventory management, production scheduling, supply and demand balancing, service performance monitoring, and shortage analysis.
• Participate in daily planning meetings, help maintain scheduling and planning systems, analyze data to identify risks and opportunities, support inventory optimization efforts, collaborate with cross-functional partners, and contribute to continuous improvement projects.
• This role provides exposure to the decision-making processes that drive inventory, production, customer service, and overall supply chain performance.

• Project based internship focusing on transportation and distribution aspects of supply chain; attend daily transportation team meetings; analyze current data within transportation department with the goal to improve current processes using technology; work with all members of the transportation team to understand and help execute daily operations in routing, dispatch, and post load; gather and analyze information in distribution to increase efficiencies and recognize cost savings;
  
  attend weekly distribution meetings with refrigerated warehousing partners; miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• Project based internship focused on Procurement Center Of Excellence (data, metrics, reporting, and strategy), Directs (packaging or ingredients) or Indirects (MRO, travel, fleet, IT, or capital).

• The warehouse internship will focus on learning about our distribution network and partners; learning all of our systems to support our distribution channel; spending time at multiple sites learning the business/operations; installing our appointment scheduling technology at our warehouse locations; miscellaneous duties as assigned.

• Collaborate with marketing, sales, and finance to understand marketing programs, new product introductions, pricing changes, promotions, and events to meet customer demand.
• Track weekly and monthly forecast error to identify contributing factors and adjust the necessary item and/or distribution center levels.
• Perform total brand, item mix analysis, and provide insights to lead volume discussions.
• Partner with supply & deployment planning to understand supply chain implications of forecast changes.

• Must graduate in August 2027, December 2027, May 2028 with a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management or relevant degree program with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge in Microsoft Excel (intermediate skills)
• Able to perform data entry
• Demonstrated strong analytical skills and solid communication skills
• Access to and/or the utilization of a personal motor vehicle to get to/from work location
• Applicants must not now, or at any time in the future, require employer sponsorship for a work visa
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer

Successful interns may be considered for future internship, co-op, or full-time opportunities with Hormel Foods. As part of our long-term Supply Chain talent strategy, high-performing interns may be eligible for consideration for a Supply Chain Rotational Associate position upon graduation, providing development across multiple supply chain functions before transitioning into a permanent analyst-level role, subject to business needs and performance.

Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas.

The Hormel Foods internship program is designed with your growth in mind. As an intern, you'll gain hands-on experience working on meaningful projects that support real business initiatives while developing the skills and confidence needed to launch your career.

In addition to day-to-day responsibilities, you'll have…