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Supply Chain Procurement Intern

Join us in the Summer of 2026 as a Supply Chain Procurement Intern in Minneapolis, MN! The Supply Chain Procurement Internship will gain hands on experience through formal and informal training to manage a procurement category, basic SAP ECC usage, and network with fellow interns and key Jack Link's leaders. At the completion of your internship, you will conduct a final presentation on your internship experience.

As a Procurement Intern you will work closely with multiple departments within Jack Link's, such as Operations, Supply and Demand Planning, Plant Buyers and Suppliers to gain insight into our business and develop tools to catapult supply chain success.

Specifically, you will :

• Oversee a procurement category ensuring no production plant out of stocks.
• Review and revise purchase orders as required by changes in the sales forecast or manufacturing schedules.
• Act as a liaison between Supply Planning, the Plant Buyers and Suppliers, communicating and troubleshooting issues, problems and concerns.
• Monitor past due POs for assigned category, working with suppliers to resolve late orders and escalating issues.
• Update weekly reports to assist in monitoring procurement categories.
• Provide assistance to management / departments on matters related to supporting plant production.
• Effectively participate in supply chain projects to deliver expected outcomes.
• Exposure to SAP APO / ECC, Excel and Power BI to track key metrics.

Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

JACK LINK'S CORE VALUES :

Company values : Be Real, Speed Matters, Stewardship, Relationship Driven, Self-Discipline, and Show Awesome Character.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. However, the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.

Additional Information : The hiring range for this role is $20 to $22 per hour for a Bachelor's degree candidate and $27 per hour for a Master's degree candidate. Actual wages will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER : Jack Link's provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.