Global Transportation Summer Intern 2027

In the Summer 2027 Internship, you'll use transportation data to uncover trends, support execution, and help modernize how work gets done through hands on operational execution, analytics, process optimization, automation, and technology adoption.

Responsibilities

The Supply Chain Internship could be slotted to work in a variety of functional areas and roles across the Global Transportation department including, but not limited to, the following:

• Business Process & Technology: Help modernize transportation workflows through process digitization, critical metric/dashboard reporting, and adoption enablement for transportation platforms and tools. Deliver digital solutions and system enhancements that reduce manual effort, improve data quality, and create measurable business value.
• International Logistics: Help drive end-to-end shipment visibility by monitoring key milestones, flagging risks, and supporting issue resolution with internal teams and logistics partners. Deliver clear status updates and actionable insights that help the team improve reliability and reduce delays.
• US Regional Logistics: Support day-to-day transportation execution by monitoring shipments, assisting with exceptions, and contributing to service-performance metrics such as on-time delivery, carrier performance, and critical issue management. Deliver practical improvements such as dashboard metrics, enhanced reporting, and documented playbooks or SOP updates.
• Freight Audit & Pay: Support freight invoice validation by researching exceptions (duplicates, accessorials, rate variances), helping resolve disputes, and improving audit accuracy. Deliver actionable insights that reduce repeat issues plus enhanced exception tracking or process improvements.
• Trade Operations & Compliance: Support global trade compliance activities by maintaining compliance tracking tools, monitoring key documentation requirements, assisting with export invoice preparation, and helping ensure transportation processes align with import/export regulations and company policies. Deliver accurate compliance reporting, export documentation support, and process improvements.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Completion of Undergraduate Freshman year at an accredited University is required.
• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business, Finance, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or related fields.
• Have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher, which is reflective of all college coursework.
• You must not have any Summer Internship contract or other employment commitment that could interfere with the contract dates specified for this position.
• Minimum sophomore standing before the co-op start date, with a graduation date after the contract end date.
• Clear communicator who can write concise updates, summarize issues, and present findings in a simple, professional manner.
• Strong collaboration skills and comfort working with cross-functional teams.
• Strong ownership and organizational skills; able to keep work moving, communicate proactively, and deliver on commitments.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends, troubleshoot issues, and recommend practical improvements.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and adapting to changing priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies, Microsoft tools, automation solutions, and global transportation processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfortable using AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) to create effective prompts, summarize information, and improve productivity.
• Experience with data and analytics tools such as Excel (pivot tables, lookups), Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
• Exposure to basic SQL and/or Python for data analysis, reporting, automation, or process improvement.
• Exposure to automation and workflow tools such as Power Automate, Alteryx, VBA, Power Apps, or similar technologies through coursework, projects, or work experience.