2027 Summer Intern – Lean Material Strategies Warehouse Management Systems
Warren, OH - USA
Job Summary
Job Description
The Role:
The LMS/WMS Intern will support Lean Material Strategies by analyzing warehouse and material-flow processes improving WMS data accuracy and standard work and helping translate operational needs into practical process and system improvements. The intern will work with cross-functional partners to improve inventory visibility material availability space utilization and line-side delivery performance additional special projects in the safety and technology space will be assigned.
The Team:
The Lean Material Strategies team develops scalable material-handling warehouse and digital solutions that support safe efficient and reliable manufacturing operations. The team partners with plants supply chain manufacturing engineering and information technology to standardize processes improve material flow and enable data-driven decisions through warehouse management system capabilities.
What Youll Do:
- Map current-state warehouse and material flows identify waste and process variation and recommend improvements.
- Analyze WMS/ERP data to identify inventory accuracy transaction slotting replenishment and material-availability opportunities.
- Develop standard work process maps visual management and dashboards to support sustainable improvements.
- Collaborate with plant operations logistics engineering supply chain and IT stakeholders to test and implement solutions.
- Potential project: pilot a WMS inventory-accuracy and material-flow visibility improvement at a selected operation by establishing a baseline identifying root causes developing a dashboard and countermeasures and measuring results and/ or project in digitalization safety and or technology space.
Required Qualifications:
- Pursuit of a Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Engineering Supply Chain Management Logistics Operations Management Information Systems Data Analytics or a related field
- Must be graduating between December 2027 and June 2030
- Able to work fulltime 40 hours per week during the summer months
- Must be willing to work in a plant environment and travel to GM manufacturing facilities as needed
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with warehouse management systems enterprise resource planning systems manufacturing operations or material-flow processes
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; familiarity with Power BI SQL Visio or other data-visualization tools
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing material handling inventory control process improvement or standard work
- Strong analytical problem-solving communication and project-management skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with plant operations engineering IT and supply chain teams
GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g. H1-B OPT STEM OPT CPT TN J-1 etc.)
Work Arrangement:
Hybrid: This role is categorized as hybrid. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to Warren MI three times per week at minimum or other frequency dictated by the business.
GM will provide a one-time lump sum taxable stipend payment to eligible students selected for the 2027 Student Program to help facilitate administration of relocation benefits please apply using the permanent address you would move from.
Start dates for this internship role are May 24th and June 14th of 2027.
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