Supply Chain Planning Internships
Supply chain planning internships give university students, recent graduates, and early-career switchers hands-on project experience working alongside working supply chain practitioners, and, at many employers, a path toward a full-time offer. Openings cover Investment & Asset Management, with O-I (Owens-Illinois), Hunter Engineering Company, and NIKE among the employers posting roles now.
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At Benchmark, we are driven by our purpose: to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future. When you join us, you become part of a team passionate about making a meaningful impact across various sectors, including commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next-generation communications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. We prioritize career growth, fostering a culture that ensures you reach your full potential. At Benchmark, your work is purpose-driven, enabling you to create a positive impact on the world and make your career truly meaningful. You’ll be part of a collaborative and inclusive team that values your ideas and contributions.
Summary of Position
As a Supply Chain Planning Intern, you will work alongside experienced planners and operations leaders to support production scheduling, vendor management, inventory management, and supply chain analysis. This internship offers a unique opportunity to develop real-world skills while gaining exposure to the end-to-end supply chain process. We are looking for motivated, analytical, and curious individuals who are eager to learn, take on new challenges, and grow into future supply chain professionals. High-performing interns will have the opportunity to be considered for full-time planning roles upon graduation.
Supply Chain Planning Intern Responsibilities (including but not limited to)
- Analyze Material Requirements Planning (MRP) outputs to identify material shortages, excess inventory, and demand-driven supply requirements while supporting production schedules.
- Review planning recommendations and create manufacturing work orders to support customer demand, inventory targets, and production capacity requirements.
- Generate Outside Processing (OSP) purchase orders for subcontracted operations such as machining, plating, painting, coating, assembly, or other value-added services required to complete customer orders.
- Coordinate with OSP suppliers to manage order status, delivery commitments, capacity constraints, and expedite requests to ensure on-time completion of production requirements.
- Monitor supplier performance metrics, including delivery accuracy, lead time adherence, and responsiveness, and communicate risks or delays to the planning team.
- Collaborate with Program Management, Production, and Operations teams to support schedule adjustments resulting from changing customer priorities, material availability issues, or capacity constraints.
- Assist planners and schedulers in evaluating the impact of schedule changes on production plans, supplier commitments, and customer delivery dates.
- Partner with Logistics and Production teams to coordinate kitting activities, ensuring materials are available, organized, and staged to support manufacturing schedules.
- Track work orders and purchase orders through the production process, maintaining accurate ERP system data and providing status updates to internal stakeholders.
- Support inventory accuracy initiatives by researching discrepancies, validating transaction data, and assisting with cycle count investigations.
- Develop and maintain reports using Microsoft Excel and ERP system tools to track demand, supply, production status, supplier performance, and key supply chain metrics.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings with Planning, Procurement, Operations, Quality, Logistics, and Program Management teams to gain exposure to end-to-end supply chain processes.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and assist in implementing solutions that improve planning efficiency, inventory management, supplier performance, and customer delivery results.
Education: Must be a current student pursuing degree in Supply Chain, Business, or similar
Geographical Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Physical Location: Tempe, AZ
Shift: Shift 1
Part-Time Schedule: 20-30 hours per week
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am-3:30pm will be flexible around class schedule
Compensation Range: $21.00 USD. Many factors are considered in compensation decisions, including but not limited to skills, certifications, licensures, experience, training, incumbent data, and other business needs.
Benefits and Other Compensation: Due to the temporary nature of an internship benefits are not offered. Additionally, this intern opportunity does NOT include relocation or housing assistance.
Application Deadline: This job posting will remain open until filled.
In our innovative environment, you'll work with cutting-edge technology, leading the way in engineering design and delivering world-class manufacturing services for products that make a real difference in the lives of others. At Benchmark, your career is more than just a job. It’s an opportunity to be part of something bigger, where your work matters and helps shape a brighter future for everyone. Together, we will achieve extraordinary things.
At Benchmark, we are driven by our purpose: to innovate for a healthier, safer, and better-connected world to create a brighter future. When you join us, you become part of a team passionate about making a meaningful impact across various sectors, including commercial aerospace, defense, advanced computing, next-generation communications, complex industrials, medical, and semiconductor capital equipment. We prioritize career growth, fostering a culture that ensures you reach your full potential. At Benchmark, your work is purpose-driven, enabling you to create a positive impact on the world and make your career truly meaningful. You’ll be part of a collaborative and inclusive team that values your ideas and contributions.
Summary of Position
As a Supply Chain Planning Intern, you will work alongside experienced planners and operations leaders to support production scheduling, vendor management, inventory management, and supply chain analysis. This internship offers a unique opportunity to develop real-world skills while gaining exposure to the end-to-end supply chain process. We are looking for motivated, analytical, and curious individuals who are eager to learn, take on new challenges, and grow into future supply chain professionals. High-performing interns will have the opportunity to be considered for full-time planning roles upon graduation.
Supply Chain Planning Intern Responsibilities (including but not limited to)
- Analyze Material Requirements Planning (MRP) outputs to identify material shortages, excess inventory, and demand-driven supply requirements while supporting production schedules.
- Review planning recommendations and create manufacturing work orders to support customer demand, inventory targets, and production capacity requirements.
- Generate Outside Processing (OSP) purchase orders for subcontracted operations such as machining, plating, painting, coating, assembly, or other value-added services required to complete customer orders.
- Coordinate with OSP suppliers to manage order status, delivery commitments, capacity constraints, and expedite requests to ensure on-time completion of production requirements.
- Monitor supplier performance metrics, including delivery accuracy, lead time adherence, and responsiveness, and communicate risks or delays to the planning team.
- Collaborate with Program Management, Production, and Operations teams to support schedule adjustments resulting from changing customer priorities, material availability issues, or capacity constraints.
- Assist planners and schedulers in evaluating the impact of schedule changes on production plans, supplier commitments, and customer delivery dates.
- Partner with Logistics and Production teams to coordinate kitting activities, ensuring materials are available, organized, and staged to support manufacturing schedules.
- Track work orders and purchase orders through the production process, maintaining accurate ERP system data and providing status updates to internal stakeholders.
- Support inventory accuracy initiatives by researching discrepancies, validating transaction data, and assisting with cycle count investigations.
- Develop and maintain reports using Microsoft Excel and ERP system tools to track demand, supply, production status, supplier performance, and key supply chain metrics.
- Participate in cross-functional meetings with Planning, Procurement, Operations, Quality, Logistics, and Program Management teams to gain exposure to end-to-end supply chain processes.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and assist in implementing solutions that improve planning efficiency, inventory management, supplier performance, and customer delivery results.
Education: Must be a current student pursuing degree in Supply Chain, Business, or similar
Geographical Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Physical Location: Tempe, AZ
Shift: Shift 1
Part-Time Schedule: 20-30 hours per week
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am-3:30pm will be flexible around class schedule
Compensation Range: $21.00 USD. Many factors are considered in compensation decisions, including but not limited to skills, certifications, licensures, experience, training, incumbent data, and other business needs.
Benefits and Other Compensation: Due to the temporary nature of an internship benefits are not offered. Additionally, this intern opportunity does NOT include relocation or housing assistance.
Application Deadline: This job posting will remain open until filled.
In our innovative environment, you'll work with cutting-edge technology, leading the way in engineering design and delivering world-class manufacturing services for products that make a real difference in the lives of others. At Benchmark, your career is more than just a job. It’s an opportunity to be part of something bigger, where your work matters and helps shape a brighter future for everyone. Together, we will achieve extraordinary things.
Supply Chain Planning Internship Market
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Top Industries Hiring
- Investment & Asset Management
Tips for Your Supply Chain Planning Internship Search
Apply earlier than the posting suggests
Large employers in manufacturing, consumer goods, and logistics recruit summer interns the preceding fall, often before roles appear publicly. Smaller companies and co-op programs post closer to start dates, so openings appear year-round. Check regularly and apply as soon as a role matches your target semester.
Build a project portfolio before you apply
Hiring teams at the intern level expect limited work history, so give them something concrete to assess. Document two or three supply chain projects, demand forecasting models, inventory optimization analyses, or process improvement case studies, noting the tools used (Python, Excel, SAP, or similar) and link to the work wherever it lives.
Work your campus network and apply directly at the same time
Campus career fairs surface structured cohort programs tied to your university, and recruiters there often move faster for students they meet in person. Your professors and career center staff frequently know which employers recruit from your school before roles post publicly. Applying directly to companies running smaller programs alongside campus activity widens the pool you reach.
Practice the actual supply chain planning intern screen out loud
Supply chain planning intern interviews typically involve quantitative or analytics problems, case-style scenarios on inventory or demand tradeoffs, and questions on operations concepts. Practice explaining your reasoning step by step, not just arriving at an answer, interviewers weigh how you think through a problem as much as the final result.
Target structured rotational and cohort programs early
Large manufacturers, retailers, and logistics companies run dedicated supply chain rotational programs built to train people new to the field, moving interns across planning, procurement, and operations functions. These programs recruit early and fill fast. Identify the ones that match your target industry and apply in the first application window.
Set your work-type filter before you start
On-site roles are 40% of the supply chain planning internships listed here. Decide what you can realistically commit to, on-site, hybrid, or remote, before you start reviewing listings. Filtering by work type and location upfront means you spend time on roles you can actually accept, not sorting through postings that don't fit your situation.
Supply Chain Planning Internships: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a supply chain planning internship?
Lead with coursework and projects rather than work history, hiring teams expect limited experience at the intern level. Build a portfolio that documents real analyses, demand forecasts, or process improvement projects with the tools you used, giving recruiters something concrete to assess. Combine direct applications with campus career fairs, where recruiters often move faster for students they meet in person.
Can a supply chain planning internship turn into a full-time job?
Many employers extend return offers to strong interns, but conversion is never guaranteed. What actually drives it is consistent performance on real deliverables, available headcount on the team, and return-offer timing in your final weeks. Treat every project as a demonstration of your work and stay engaged with your manager, but plan your job search in parallel rather than counting on the outcome.
When should I apply for supply chain planning internships?
Earlier than most candidates expect. Large employers, consumer goods, manufacturing, logistics, and retail companies with structured cohort programs, recruit summer interns the preceding fall, sometimes as early as August or September. Smaller companies and co-op programs post closer to start dates, so openings appear year-round. Check regularly and apply as soon as a role matches your timeline.
Are supply chain planning internships paid?
Most professional supply chain planning internships in the U.S. are paid. Compensation varies by company size, industry, and location, and listings show it where the employer discloses it. Unpaid arrangements are more common at small firms or nonprofits, so read each posting carefully. Filtering by disclosed compensation helps narrow to roles that fit your situation.
What should a supply chain planning resume include?
Lead with projects, not work history. Include two or three documented projects that show the tools you used, Excel or Python modeling, ERP or planning software, simulation tools, or process mapping, and link to the work where possible, such as a GitHub repository, published analysis, or case study write-up. Add relevant coursework, keep it to one page, and put quantified results from any project front and center.
Are there remote supply chain planning internships?
Yes. Remote and hybrid roles make up 60% of the supply chain planning internship listings here, with the rest on-site. Remote cohorts fill fast, so apply early once you spot a role that fits. Use the work-type filter to see only remote or hybrid listings and avoid sorting through roles you cannot take.
Can international students get supply chain planning internships?
Yes. F-1 students can intern through CPT while enrolled or through OPT work authorization after finishing a degree, and the employer does not have to file anything for either, so many companies are open to international interns. Confirm your eligibility and timing with your university's international student office before accepting an offer.
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