2024 Summer Intern: Supply Chain - Transportation ...

2024 Summer Intern: Supply Chain - Transportation - Area Manager (Field)

  • Location BENTONVILLE, AR
  • Career Area Business Operations
  • Job Function Business Operations
  • Employment Type Intern/Co-Op/Grad (Trainee)
  • Position Type Salary
  • Requisition WD1437341

What you'll do at

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

About Walmart Supply Chain: End-to-End (E2E) Delivery

As part of the E2E Delivery organization, you will contribute to the success of the Walmart Supply Chain! Sam Walton founded our company with the belief that the customer is #1. It is not just a belief, but our way of doing business. With our E2E Delivery Team at the forefront of retail transformation, you can work on a team that is ultimately focused on delighting our customers, saving them both time and money in unexpected ways. As the biggest player in the game, we trust our associates to innovate the future of supply chain & transportation!

The Transportation team implements business processes and improvement strategies to stay current on supply chain and replenishment processes and procedures. As the largest grocer, ensuring our stores have items like food on hand and delivering it to our customers to feed their families is an important role. This is among many ways the team makes a difference in times of need, including helping provide Emergency relief during National Emergencies.

About Our Program:

Each summer, we select the best and brightest to look under the hood of the world’s largest retailer at our Walmart across multiple locations. During the 11-week program, our interns work directly with teams who are changing the way the world shops. This is the beginning of what could be an exciting career with Walmart!

The intern experience includes:

  • An impactful individual project designed to align to your skillsets and interests

  • Direct access to leadership across the enterprise

  • Executive-led speaker sessions with insightful Q&A

  • Community outreach events

  • Networking and social events

  • Learning & development opportunities targeting both hard and soft skills

  • Deep dives into different areas of our business

  • Time management and leadership development as a full-time associate

  • An in-depth look at our Belonging, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (BDEI) practices

  • Compensation and housing assistance provided

Roles and Responsibilities:

Join a team of world-class Supply Chain Area Managers. If you like to communicate and collaborate, then being an Area Manager Intern is the role for you! Area Managers wear two hats: a Leader and a Project Manager. It’s a hands-on, fast paced role and as a change agent and process pro, you’ll be on the front lines of an ever-changing industry.

How you’ll spend your day as an Area Manager Intern…

  • Work with a cross-functional team to solve complex problems on a large scale

  • Partner in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment while leveraging the resources of Walmart Inc.

  • Oversee a group of hourly associates and a sub-department within our warehouse environment, with the potential to experience travel

  • Think strategically and lead phenomenally to remove obstacles for your team of hourly associates, inspiring them to work with passion

  • Participate in mentorship opportunities throughout the summer

Why you’re a great fit:

  • You have strong communication and collaboration skillsYou think big picture
  • You showcase servant leadership skills

  • You are a structured and organized thinker

  • You have strong problem-solving skills

  • You have experience or an understanding of Data Analytics

  • Six Sigma, Lean preferred

  • You have experience with systems such as: Advanced Excel, Tableau, Python, SQL

Office Environment: You will be placed in one of our field locations in either a Fulfillment Center (FC), Distribution Center (DC) or Transportation Office (TO)

U.S. Hub Locations: Field locations (Distribution/Fulfillment Centers & Transportation Offices) vary across the U.S.  

*Location availability is limited based on job profile and business needs.

Desired Majors: Supply Chain Management, Transportation and Logistics, Operations, Business, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Engineering, or other relevant majors

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program currently

  • Expected graduation date between December 2024-August 2025

  • IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS ROLE

Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.

Primary Location...

702 SW 8TH ST, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716, United States of America

About Walmart

At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make, from responsible sourcing to sustainability—and everything in between. As a Walmart associate, you will play an integral role in shaping the future of retail, tech, merchandising, finance and hundreds of other industries—all while affecting the lives of millions of customers all over the world. Here, your work makes an impact every day. What are you waiting for?

Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.

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All the benefits you need for you and your family

  • Multiple health plan options, including vision & dental plans for you & dependents
  • Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plans, life insurance and more
  • Associate discounts in-store and online
  • Education assistance for Associate and dependents
  • Parental Leave
  • Pay during military service
  • Paid Time off - to include vacation, sick, parental
  • Short-term and long-term disability for when you can't work because of injury, illness, or childbirth

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com/Benefits.

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