Americas Regional Supply Chain Intern

bioMerieux

bioMerieux

Operations
Salt Lake City, UT, USA · Utah, USA · United States
Posted on Oct 21, 2024

Americas Regional Supply Chain Intern

Location: Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Position Type: Intern/Co-op
Job Function: Supply Chain

A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for more than 60 years, bioMérieux provides diagnostic solutions which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety.

In North America we have more than 6,200 team members across 11 sites or subsidiaries, including Salt Lake City-based BioFire Diagnostics and one subsidiary in Montreal, Canada.

Come and join a family-owned global company with a long-term vision, and a human-centered culture.

Description

Responsibilities:
This role will have some routine activities to reoccur over time, which may include:
  • Support the Americas Life Cycle Management roadmap through dedicated forecast analysis and demand review sessions with local teams
  • Developing and/or enhancing KPI tracking tools (scrap, forecast accuracy, OTIF, costs, days on hand) using Tableau
  • Creating training documentation for key Supply Chain business processes
  • Ad Hoc analysis and data extracts to support global and/or local Supply Chain initiatives
  • Working with subsidiary supply chain managers and demand planners to identify and improve operational activities
Potential Projects:
In addition to the above routine activities, a project(s) will be assigned to the intern which will vary depending on his or her specific skill sets and desires.
  • Statistical Forecast optimization: Using historic demand trends and variability factors to determine the best statistical models for a range of low volume products
  • easySAP Universal Languages: Translating easySAP into Spanish for our LATAM team so that this tool becomes a more universal tool for our entire audience
  • S&OP Enhancement: Designing and automating a template to use in external distributor S&OP meetings to trigger discussion and drive demand signal changes
  • “What-if analysis” tool for determining cost savings or revenue increase based on supply chain topics: (a) forecast tie to scrap or revenue, (b) order frequency and mode of transportation, (c) safety stocks, with short shelf life focus
Studies and Experience:
Program requirements: Students currently enrolled in a degree program at a recognized institution of higher learning, have reached Sophomore level status or later in school, and have a minimum of 3.0 GPA or above. It is recommended that each internship last a minimum of 8 weeks.
If the internship will include access to the manufacturing areas of the company, the student must be at least 18 years of age.
Skills and Qualifications:
  • Spanish or French speaking is not required but considered a plus.
  • Must be Microsoft Office proficient.
  • SAP ECC or SAP APO DP knowledge is a plus.
  • Tableau experience preferred
  • An independent thinker
  • Self-motivated
  • A quicker learner
  • High cultural intelligence
  • Effective communicator
  • Comfortable taking a lead in an international setting
  • Time management and the ability to multitask are important elements to the role

Please be aware that recruitment related scams are on the rise. Fraudulent job postings are being placed on other websites, and individuals posing as bioMérieux Talent Acquisition team members are reaching out via email or text message in an attempt to collect your personal and confidential information. In some cases, these scammers are also conducting bogus interviews prior to extending fraudulent offers of employment. Beware of individuals reaching out using general phone numbers and non-bioMerieux email domains (i.e. Hotmail.com, Gmail.com, Yahoo.com, etc.). If you are concerned that an interview experience or offer of employment might be a scam, please make sure you are searching for the posting on our careers site https://careers.biomerieux.com/ or contact us at recruitment@biomerieux.com.

BioMérieux Inc. and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Please be advised that the receipt of satisfactory responses to reference requests and the provision of satisfactory proof of an applicant’s identity and legal authorization to work in the United States are required of all new hires. Any misrepresentation, falsification, or material omission may result in the failure to receive an offer, the retraction of an offer, or if already hired, dismissal. If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation in BioMérieux’s or its affiliates’ application process by contacting us via telephone at (385) 770-1132, by email at recruitment@biomerieux.com, or by dialing 711 for access to Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS).