Greensboro Distribution Center Internship
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- GREENSBORO TRANSPORTATION
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- 2612534 Requisition #
–Summary:
The Distribution Center Intern is responsible for working with Distribution team to develop and implement system tools to improve and optimize our operations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Analyzes processes and determine best practices.
• Improves or suggests improvements in distribution reporting systems and procedures.
• Understands policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines.
• Assists in efforts to ensure regulatory compliance is met.
• Ensures necessary changes to remediate operational issues
• Recommends solutions for system and procedural improvements with Distribution and total company.
• Troubleshoots and tests new systems.
• Recommend cost savings and profit generating opportunities and improvement strategies.
• Assist the Distribution team in maintaining data accuracy and data quality in distribution systems and other reporting systems.
• Works with vendors when their support is required to resolve security problems.
• Gathers information about systems as requested by management and for audit and compliance
purposes.
- Assign work to drivers to ensure the safe, timely, efficient delivery of product to Harris Teeter stores in compliance with hours of service guidelines.
- Dispatch drivers and equipment to optimize DOT hours of service.
- Communicate with stores about early or late deliveries.
- Ensure proper and timely maintenance including but not limited to: Dispatch, backhaul records, equipment needs, hours of service, on-time delivery performance, trip sheets, store order cases and cube, store mail, accident reporting.
- Review trip sheets for accurate delivery time.
- Adapt to various situations and adjust to shifting priorities.
- Provide support for all operations of Inbound Logistics and Labor department as needed.
- Compile and produce the daily reports:
- Out-Tracking for each warehouse shipping operation
- Review and approve Freight Allowances daily
Qualifications - External
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Other Qualifications: Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Education/Experience - Students actively enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited university college seeking a degree in Supply Chain or Management Information Systems and Computer Science or students actively enrolled in an accredited high school program.
• Must be at least 17 years of age.
• Computer Skills - A successful Supply Chain intern would need to have experience using Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office applications such as Word and Excel, and be willing and able to code new systems.
Programming experience, with operating system (Linux, Mac, etc.) Programming and Database Administration experience (including classroom experience)
• Language Ability - Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Math Ability - Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. The ability to work with all mathematical concepts/algorithms to such an extent that equations will be interpreted through Data Manipulative Language (SQL) where programs will give the expected output for the customer.
• Reasoning Ability - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
• Office environment with standard work schedule up to 40 hours.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Benefits
You will be eligible for Harris Teeter’s group benefit plans that pertain to your position upon the completion of applicable waiting periods. Your eligibility for these benefits is subject to the terms of the applicable plan and Harris Teeter policy.