Supply Chain Intern

Learning the company’s logistics, implementing SAP, and assisting in improving best practices within the whole process of through to logistics.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

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• Identify and document the best practices for loading and unloading bulk trucks and railcars (PD, Tank, Sparger, Covered Hopper).

  • Travel to local sites (SYL, MGK) to observe rail car loading. 

  • Produce best practice job aids that will be used to train operators at the sites that include pictures, videos, flowcharts and written instructions

• Develop a database for railcar maintenance data to help us better manage our fleet.

  • Document historical maintenance costs by car so we have a clear view of maintenance costs by car type and location

  • Determine best tool to use for the database

  • Document SOPs for database maintenance

  • Identify cars with unusually high maintenance charges and where we are at risk of early car retirement

• Populate all lane rates in Princeton to ensure data integrity

  • Proactively identify where we have missing lane rates and might be short invoicing customers.

  • Work with Purchasing and Logistics teams to insure rates in Princeton are accurate

Skills and Attributes Requirements

• Strong interpersonal and team work skills

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written

• Strategic thinker, with good project management skills

• Ability to work cross-functionally with commercial, operations and logistics

• Good attention to detail

• Strong initiative

Education/Experience Requirements

• Degree in supply chain, engineering or other quantitative fields

Our Intern/Co-Op program provides an opportunity to apply the concepts you learned in college classes to real world experience, including:

• The opportunity and freedom to drive improvements, in an informal and non-hierarchical culture

• Broad based experience gained through exposure to multiple projects, businesses and organizations

• The opportunity to communicate, collaborate and influence across boundaries

• Unique experiences and increasing responsibilities within an exciting business.