Job Location: Norcross, GA
Looking for an internship that will use your logistics, supply chain, business, or related degree and get your career started on the right track? As a 2023 Veritiv Summer Intern, you will get on-the-job training and mentoring and real-world experience in your field. Veritiv employees are well trained and able to access vast professional resources to develop their careers. It’s a great place to start your career in transportation.
You’ll be paid a competitive wage and put your education into action while learning real, marketable skills with a growing company that is hiring. You’ll participate in team projects, social events, volunteer work and professional development training.
This is a full time (40 h/week) paid hybrid internship that will begin on June 5, 2023 and conclude on August 4, 2023.
Veritiv Corporation is a Fortune 500® company headquartered in Atlanta, GA. The company is a leading North American business-to-business distributor of packaging, facility solutions, print and publishing, and a provider of logistics and supply chain management services.
Job Summary And Scope
As a Corporate Transportation Analyst intern, you will report to the Manager of Freight Execution supporting the operations of Veritiv’s third-party freight shipments for our core business.
The primary goal of this position is to ensure best-in-class service for our vendors by optimizing our logistics services to provide transportation solutions for the paper, packaging, and facility supplies enterprises of Veritiv Corporation while continuously reducing transportation costs and streamlining processes
Job Responsibilities
- Optimization Project: Identify a current Transportation process to then optimize & streamline a new SOP based upon your findings
- Support execution for the strategy of transacting all third-party freight in a common Transportation Management System.
- Liaison between Veritiv’s suppliers, sales force, operations, inventory team and our 3rd Party Carriers
- Determine lowest-cost carrier and best mode of transportation for Veritiv’s third-party core shipments.
- Communicate with assigned division Logistics Managers to examine results and improvement opportunities.
- Collaborate with Veritiv DCs and suppliers to schedule inbound/outbound appointments.
- Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external merchants.
- Provide tracking updates to merchants or suppliers when necessary.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities within the supply chain.
- Ensure Veritiv’s vendors receive a high level of responsiveness and prompt resolution of issues when needed.
- Knowledge into Veritiv’s VF.com freight tool
- Experience a Veritiv Warehouses tour and a Driver Ride-Along on our Fleet delivering to our customers
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Knowledge & Experience
- A rising junior or senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in logistics, supply chain, business or other related field.
- Experience with freight transportation management systems such as Mercury Gate International is a plus.
- Industry knowledge of current LTL and Full Truckload market.
- Knowledge of supply chain processes utilizing all modes of transportation.
- Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities.
- Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and effectively prioritize workload.
- Functional/Technical skills required.
- Microsoft Office proficiency with intermediate Excel skills required.
- Must have good written, listening and verbal communication skills and be able to communicate with all levels of the organization.
- Advanced problem-solving and conflict management skills.
- Must be highly motivated, flexible and deadline driven.
- Travel will likely be infrequent, but a willingness to do so when needed is required.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements
Travel less than 5%
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