Supply Chain Optimization Intern (Start ASAP)

About Coca-Cola

The Coca-Cola Company is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories, making Coca-Cola the World's Largest Nonalcoholic Beverage Company. Its portfolio of brands includes Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta, and other sparkling soft drinks, hydration, sports, coffee, tea, nutrition, juice, dairy, and plant-based beverage. Coca-Cola constantly transforms its portfolio, from reducing sugar in its drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. Seeking to positively impact people’s lives, communities, and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices, and carbon emissions reductions across the value chain. Coca-Cola employs more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide.

Your Role

As the Supply Chain Optimization Intern you will be challenged to develop skills in statistical analysis, simulation, supply chain, and optimization modeling while developing skills in data manipulation in python, SQL, Excel, and PowerBI. As an Intern, you will perform the following function-related activities and key responsibilities:

• Collect Data, perform statistical analysis, and develop recommendations on current state line speeds and what capacity utilization Coca-Cola should plan to.
• Pick up where a senior design project left off and help CCNA re-evaluate what manufacturing line speeds should be based on historical data.
• Evaluate optimization model extracts to service cross-functional partners with data to improve precision and accuracy across the supply chain.
• Complete root cause analyses to explain to cross-functional partners what model outputs mean and what the implications of those results are for them.
• Develop skills in excel to do quick analyses that can be shared and presented with internal customers such as Finance, Co-manufacturing, transportation, and planning. 

Training, Development & Rotations 

The Coca-Cola Company believes innovation can't happen without continuous learning and provide its employees with many ways to grow professionally and personally. Coca-Cola Company’s Training Plan is used to have a clear understanding of policies, job functions, goals, and company philosophy that leads to increased motivation, morale, and productivity for the employees. 

Salary & Benefits

Total Rewards represent the total value of working at The Coca-Cola Company. This includes the complete package of total compensation, benefits, well-being, and recognition you receive as a Coca-Cola employee. Benefits may vary in local markets, which will be confirmed at the time of hire. Coca-Cola provides a multitude of programs to support employees' health, including medical, dental, flexible spending, and much more. The annual compensation for this role ranges from approximately $37,000 to $88,000.

Career Progression

In a world where traditional career paths are no longer the norm, The Coca-Cola Company partnered with Willis Towers Watson to embrace a progressive approach to career management that allowed employees to chart their journeys. The solution encouraged employees to look beyond traditional paths, lateral or dual career paths, and consider new, novel, and unchartered paths. The solution also emphasized development, beyond-the-job training, and tools to aid and empower individuals to gain varied and fulfilling career experiences.

Work-Life Balance

Coca-Cola values a balanced lifestyle so employees can do their best work. Employees receive vacation, holiday, parental, and adoption leave, as well as many opportunities to become active members of their local communities through volunteer efforts. 

Culture & Vibe

Coca-Cola is taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in company purpose, to refresh the world, and make a difference. Coca-Cola acts with a growth mindset, takes an expansive approach to what’s possible, and believes in continuous learning to improve the business. Coca-Cola focuses on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive, and agile, and values how they work as much as what is achieved. Coca-Cola believes that culture is one of the reasons the company continues to thrive after 130+ years. 

About You

Qualifications that are important to be considered for this role are:

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Supply Chain, or Business.
• Coursework or project work in supply Chain, Optimization, Simulation, and Data analysis.
• Functional skills such as Integration & Automation of Data Feeds and Sourcing Databases, Statistical Analysis, Presentation Skills, PowerBI, Reporting, Optimization, and Supply Chain Concepts.

How to Apply

• To start your application, simply click the “APPLY” button on this page.
• Once selected, the interview process can take place onsite or virtually. Before your interview date, you'll receive an interview guide that gives you helpful information on how to prepare.
• Followed by an offer and negotiation, if the candidate is successful.

Source

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• glassdoor.com/cocacola – salaries 
• wikipedia.com/cocacola – about the company
• wtwco.com - career progression
• coca-colacompany.com