MillerKnoll Summer Internship Program is a paid opportunity that allows you to gain real-world experience and cultivate your professional skills. Besides the work you'll do within your field of study, you'll participate in one-on-one meetings with mentors, a summer-long project, learning sessions with senior leaders, and much more. Welcome! About this Opportunity MillerKnoll's Summer Internship Program is a paid, 12-week opportunity that provides a 100% real-world experience for students early in their careers. Throughout the summer you will apply academic learning to real-world situations and cultivate leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills. As a Supply Management- Direct Material Intern, you will focus on sourcing and supplier relationship management activities. Direct Materials include the components and raw materials for our seating and office workspace products as well as supplier finished goods. These cross over into both workspace and lifestyle product environments. Projects may focus on optimal supply chain design/value stream improvement, supplier negotiations, and cost savings implementation. Interactions will include outside supplier partners, internal manufacturing sites, finance, and product marketing. What You'll Do You'll have opportunities to speak up, solve problems, influence others, and be an owner every day as you... Attains on-the-job work experience that is aligned with career objectives. Participates in cross-functional teamwork to complete Intern Project. Performs additional responsibilities as needed to achieve business objectives. Performs tasks related to the degree program as assigned by the work team leader. What You Bring The needed skills and experience for this role include... Strong proficency in Excel (pivot tables, v-look-up) and PowerPoint presentation Basic knowledge of supplier relationship management (quality, delivery, cost, performance). Knowledge of business analytics/BI/emergence of AI Knowledge of cost and negotiations. Strong communication and public speaking skills Enrolled and pursuing a four-year Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Logistics Management or a related field from an accredited college or university, and able to provide transcripts upon request. You must have a GPA of at least 3.0 (overall or within your program) to qualify for consideration in the Intern Program. Must have satisfactorily completed basic coursework in the chosen degree program. Must be authorized to work in the United States. Must be able to perform all essential functions of the position with or withoutaccommodations. Our Values Our values speak to our shared beliefs. They describe how we live our purpose through the way we lead, the way we see one another, and the way we approach our work. We are difference-makers reflects our commitments to creating places that matter, to being a good neighbor in our communities, and to using business as a force for good. We are all extraordinary is our statement about the worth of individuals and our commitment to helping everyone reach their full potential. We are better together demonstrates how challenging one another, making room for everyone, and working and winning as one makes us stronger. At MillerKnoll, when we come togetheras a family of brands or as an individual work teamthe whole is always greater than the sum of the parts. As our values state, We are better together when we welcome everyone to the table, keep our commitments to one another, and work and win as one. This idea expresses our spirit of accountability, friendly competition, and inclusivity. A culture of inclusion is critical to our successboth because it makes us better and because it's the right thing to do. We wish you success in your MillerKnoll journey! Who We Hire? Simply put, we hire everyone. MillerKnoll is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We're committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities. This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings. MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com. Employment Type: Contract
