Supply Chain - Sourcing and Logistics Intern

Founded in 1925, Duke Manufacturing is a privately held manufacturer of food service equipment designed to address the most important needs in customers' food service operations. Duke's purpose is to Nourish Our World through integrated solutions that connect people, equipment and technology to improve throughput, efficiency and quality. As a privately held company Duke enjoys a rich history and exceptional culture based on our Values. This includes doing the right thing, being open to new possibilities, and always learning and improving. Duke has manufacturing facilities totaling over 700,000 square feet, serving our target markets through six sales offices and distribution centers, and nearly 300 service agency centers in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, including both strategic corporate accounts and independent sales representatives and foodservice equipment dealers.

Supply Chain - Sourcing and Logistics Intern

Job Summary:

Promote Duke's Supply Chain department by leading cross functional projects aimed at improving current processes and delivering on strategic objectives.

Essential Functions:

1. Create monthly process to incorporate multiple data sources surrounding Duke's freight damage and claims process into a comprehensive summary that shows trends and abnormalities
2. Review logistics program for local (STL + KC) vendors and recommend optimal solution
3. Partner w/ internal and vendor resources to compile accurate Freight Classifications for all product groups and the top 15% of revenue generating items. Create process to review carrier changes to classifications and the appropriate update to Duke's databases
4. Support Sourcing and Compliance departments through vendor communications around key information such as HTS codes and Country of Origin information

Perform other duties as directed or assigned: The above list of essential duties is not exhaustive. It only defines some of the main responsibilities. An employee may be required to perform additional tasks not listed above.

Job Qualifications:

1. Education: Enrolled in program to attain Bachelor's Degree or equivalent. Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain or Business desired
2. Demonstrated project management skills
3. Demonstrated/excellent verbal and written communication skills
4. Demonstrated knowledge of MS Office tools and business system queries
5. Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated
6. Demonstrated ability to work in a team based environment
7. Data manipulation and analysis required for making sound business decisions
8. Ability to make occasional day-trips to Sedalia, MO manufacturing facility

Required Abilities

1. Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
2. Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
3. Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
4. Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense
5. Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem
6. Speech Clarity:The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you
7. Written Comprehension:The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
8. Speech Recognition:The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
9. Near Vision:The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer)
10. Written Expression:The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand

Workplace Environmental Conditions:

1. Typical office environment

Tools Used to Perform Essential Functions:

1. Equipment:  Personal computer, telephone, fax, copier
2. Software:  Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, ERP/MRP systems

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