Supply Chain Lead Jobs in Virginia

Job Summary: The Supply Chain Intern will participate in a structured rotational program designed to provide hands-on experience across key areas of the end-to-end supply chain, including Planning, Operations, and Strategic Projects. The intern will support business-critical initiatives through data analysis, performance reporting, process improvement activities, and cross-functional collaboration. This role offers exposure to demand and supply planning, inventory management, warehousing, transportation, logistics, and supply chain transformation projects.

Throughout the program, the intern will develop analytical, operational, and business problem-solving skills by working directly with supply chain leaders and functional teams. Responsibilities include analyzing operational and planning data, maintaining KPI dashboards, supporting inventory and transportation initiatives, participating in continuous improvement efforts, and contributing to strategic projects that enhance service, efficiency, and overall supply chain performance.

The internship culminates in a capstone project focused on solving a real-world supply chain challenge and presenting recommendations to leadership based on data-driven insights.

Ideal for: Students pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, or a related field who are interested in gaining broad exposure to supply chain operations and strategy.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Planning Rotation
  • Support demand and supply planning activities through data collection and analysis.
  • Assist with forecast accuracy reporting and inventory performance tracking.
  • Analyze trends in customer demand, inventory levels, and service performance.
  • Maintain planning dashboards and KPI reporting.
  • Support master data maintenance and planning system updates.
• Operations Rotation
  • Assist warehouse leadership with inventory accuracy initiatives and cycle count analysis.
  • Support transportation and logistics teams with shipment tracking and carrier performance reporting.
  • Participate in operational process reviews to identify efficiency opportunities.
  • Analyze warehouse productivity, order fulfillment, and service metrics.
  • Assist with documentation and standard operating procedure updates.
• Projects Rotation
  • Support supply chain improvement and transformation projects.
  • Collect and analyze operational data to support business cases and recommendations.
  • Assist with network studies, warehouse layout evaluations, capacity analysis, and process optimization projects.
  • Develop reports, presentations, and dashboards for project teams and leadership.
  • Participate in continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and data-driven methodologies.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the internship, the individual will gain exposure to:

• Demand and supply planning processes.
• Inventory management and warehouse operations.
• Transportation and logistics management.
• Supply chain analytics and KPI development.
• Continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strategic supply chain project management.
• Cross-functional collaboration across the end-to-end supply chain.

Potential Capstone Projects

• Inventory accuracy improvement analysis.
• Warehouse productivity study.
• Transportation cost and carrier performance analysis.
• Forecast accuracy improvement recommendations.
• Warehouse layout and storage optimization assessment.
• Supply chain KPI dashboard development.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Working Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The Intern is required to work in an office environment and on the production floor. While performing the duties of this job, the teammate frequently will be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and extreme heat and/or cold. The teammate may continuously work near moving mechanical parts. The teammate will be exposed to loud noises from production equipment and thus will be required to wear PPE. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be high at times due to production and mechanical equipment noise.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be performed by a teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the teammate is regularly required to set, stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms; see, talk and /or hear. The teammate will be required to lift, twist, climb, bend, stoop and crouch.

The teammate will need to lift and carry up to 25 pounds.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of teammates under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.