Supply Chain Intern

Join our vertically integrated team at MAT Holdings, Inc., a leading global manufacturer with a 40-year history. We're proud to provide employment opportunities for more than 14,000 employees across 12 countries. Headquartered in Long Grove, Illinois, we have over 40 factories on three continents, including 2.1 million square feet of U.S. distribution and manufacturing space.

You will find our products in home improvement centers, big box retailers, hardware stores and automotive chains. They're in the cars you drive, the trailers you tow, and the heavy-duty machinery you operate.

MAT can maintain consistent expertise and solutions across the entire supply chain. We’re experts in engineering, manufacturing, quality assurance, logistics and distribution, marketing, design, and customer service — we don't just make it happen, we ensure it happens with excellence.

We’re more than manufacturing, we’re MAT

We are seeking a Supply Chain Intern to develop and implement several projects that will drive efficiencies, help optimize the inventory management processes, and ensure inventory levels align with operational goals.

Pay range: $14 - 17 per hour

Principle Responsibilities

• Working with the finance team, understand the total cost of the GRIE supply chain. Understanding the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) will allow the candidate to identify and construct key performance indicators, adding additional visibility to costs and performance.
• Working with GRIE’s internal vendors to develop a scorecard that reports key metrics to better ID any supply constraints
• Working with Program Managers, develop a single template to track new product launches for inventory and sales purposes.  Identify important metrics to track and create reporting that is easy to update.
• Capstone – develop a KPI dashboard that reports out all the metrics/KPI’s developed in the projects.

Competencies

• Ability to identify, assess, and prioritize risks to projects
• Moderate to advanced skills with Microsoft Excel
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills.  Ability to deal with all levels of employees, customers, and vendors.
• Highly motivated and extremely well-organized.
• A continuous improvement mindset to challenge the status quo and develop new and better approaches to completing projects.
• Thrive in a deadline-oriented, fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects concurrently.

Experience/Experience

• College/University students (at least Sophomore) in Supply Chain, or related majors.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Knowledge of SAP a plus.
• General knowledge of Supply Chain concepts and principles.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.