Summer Intern - Global Environmental Sustainability
Summer Intern - Global Environmental Sustainability
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Job Description
As sustainability continues to become an area of increasing focus for Expeditors customers many of them are coming to us asking for help to calculate report and reduce the carbon footprint of their logistics activity.
Utilizing more environmentally friendly road transportation options is one of the most immediate ways in which shippers can realize carbon footprint reductions in the short term. As a result Expeditors is increasingly being asked by customers about the availability and cost of more environmentally friendly options around the world.
We want to define and implement a process that helps us capture and maintain this data on an ongoing basis. This is where you come in as a summer intern on our team you will have the unique opportunity to propose and implement a solution owning the process end to end. For the right individual this is an excellent opportunity to get exposed to the intersection between logistics and sustainability practice your project management skills and learn about technology implementation. Most importantly you will get handson experience implementing a sustainability initiative at scale and on a global basis within a modern highly matrixed corporate environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with sustainability product and service provider management team members to gather and document requirements.
- Define scope of the solution to be implemented.
- Select technology best suited to the nature of the dataset.
- Propose and implement a distributed process to gather the data.
- Develop training materials for rollout to Districts.
- Launch initial data collection cycle.
What We Offer:
- Handson experience owning the solution to a reallife problem from beginning to end.
- Mentorship and guidance from experienced professionals.
- Exposure to a complex highly matrixed geographically distributed global corporate environment.
- Opportunity to develop skills in project management data analysis and global operations.
- Competitive compensation.
Qualifications :
- Currently pursuing a degree in Business Sustainability Information Technology or a related field.
- Strong interest in logistics and sustainability.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Detailoriented with strong analytical and problemsolving abilities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Additional Information :
Interested candidates should submit their resume and a cover letter outlining their interest and qualifications for the position.
A successful candidate must pass Expeditors preemployment background check.
Expeditors is fully committed to the importance of diversity within the legal profession as an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage the interest of diverse candidates in the company.
Expeditors offers competitive compensation as described below.
Pay is $21.76 per hour.
Intern Benefits
- Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
- Commuter Benefit
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Training and Personnel Development Program
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
