Supply Chain Intern, Inventory & Demand Planning

Title:

Supply Chain Intern, Inventory & Demand Planning

Location:

Kennewick, WA               
** About Lamb Weston
** You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.
** Job Description Summary
** Participate in a paid internship program built around your career goals and hands-on projects that impact the organization. As part of the Lamb Weston University Recruiting Internship Program, Interns work towards completing a Capstone project and are assigned a mentor who will guide and evaluate performance. Whether you are interested in Agricultural Science, Data Science, Finance, Supply Chain, IT, Manufacturing, Food Science, Marketing, or Engineering, our highly selective summer intern program has projects that will help you build the next stage in your career.
- Paid internship, May – August (actual dates may vary)  - Gain real-world working experience through dynamic projects assigned by your mentor and assigned department  - Network and learn from executives, department leaders, high performers, and fellow interns across the business  - Receive guidance and feedback from your assigned mentor throughout the program  - Professional development events providing tools that will help after the internship and after graduation
** Job Description
** Supply Chain Inventory & Demand Planning is a key function within Lamb Weston’s End-to-End Planning organization. As the Supply Chain intern, you will learn more about the strategic balance of customer demand, inventory tracking & metrics, and moving products to meet inventory needs.

You will work closely in collaboration with the Commercial and Supply Chain teams to create accurate forecasts and assess the supply/demand relationship to determine if inventories may be a risk factor
** Work experience will be built around projects and duties may include but are not limited to:
*** Analyze, maintain, and prepare transition for new software solution
* Assist with identifying and recommendations for planning space that may impact new software
* Collaborate with demand planning to optimize inventory targets and stock levels
* Analyze inventory levels, monitor and summarize health, and help business partners respond to financially critical inventories.
* Assess supply/demand relationship to determine current or future risk of inventory
* Support the Demand & Inventory Planning Teams
** Basic &

Preferred Qualifications
*** Must be a current Junior, Senior, or Master’s student enrolled in a related program:
** Supply Chain**,
** Operations Management**,
** Industrial Engineering**,
** Statistics
* * or
** related field
*** Minimum GPA 3.0 preferred
* This is a full-time position with 8-hour shifts Monday-Friday but a successful candidate may need to occasionally flex to other shifts (example: 2nd shift, night shift) as part of your capstone project
* Valid U.S. driver’s license and ability to meet the Lamb Weston Authorized Driver standards
* Excellent verbal and oral communication skills
* Ability and willingness to work independently
* Strong organizational and analytical skills
* Microsoft Office knowledge – advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint required
* Prior experience or relevant coursework in Supply Chain or Operations
* Experience with model building and forecasting
** Industry-Competitive Benefits
** Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market…