Supply Chain/Sales Analyst Intern

Company Description

At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago.

We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, and Peperami® and KOOEE!® to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.

Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks.

Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks.

Job Description

Job Description

Join us in Summer 2027 as a Supply Chain/Sales Analyst Intern in Bentonville AR! The Supply Chain/Sales Analyst Intern will partner with Demand and Supply Planning departments to gain hands on experience through formal and informal training to advance item level forecasts and weekly production plans, basic SAP APO/ECC usage, and network with fellow interns and key Links Snacks leaders. At the completion of your internship, you will conduct a final presentation on your internship experience.

As a Supply Chain/Sales Analyst Intern you will work closely with multiple departments within Link Snacks, such as Operations, Customer Service, and Sales to gain insight into our business and develop tools to catapult supply chain success. You’ll lead key initiatives using applied statistics, incorporate qualitative knowledge and measure the forecast and production performance using several key metrics.

Specifically, you will:

• Apply customer data, statistical forecasting, sales history and trend analysis to manage item level forecasts
• Assist in expediting production or inventory receipts, when necessary, to support customer order fulfillment in tight supply or out of stock situations
• Review and revise production and fulfillment plans as required by changes in the sales forecast or manufacturing schedules
• Act as a liaison between Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Manufacturing, Project Management, and Sales functions, communicating and troubleshooting issues, problems and concerns
• Provide assistance to management/departments on matters related to production or fulfillment planning and forecasting.
• Utilize data analytics to develop advanced inventory, demand and supply planning models, tools and processes that enable us to enhance our supply chain
• Manage various ad-hoc reports from large, complex data sets using Excel and Power BI
• Effectively participate in supply chain projects to deliver expected outcomes
• Exposure to SAP APO/ECC, Excel and Data Warehousing to track key metrics

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree with an academic focus in Supply Chain, Statistics/Mathematics, Business Administration, Engineering, or Finance 
• Ability to work autonomously, prioritize and meet deadlines within a specified time
• Team player with a “can do” attitude 
• Ability to adapt in a changing work environment 
• Strong verbal and written communications skills 
• Quick learner 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Junior or Senior Status in degree program. 

Additional Information

The hiring range for this role is $20 to $22 per hour for a Bachelor's degree candidate and $27 per hour for a Master's degree candidate. Actual wages will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. 

LINK SNACKS CORE VALUES:

Company values: Be Real, Speed Matters, Stewardship, Relationship Driven, Self-Discipline, and Show Awesome Character.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. However, the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Link’s provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.

E-VERIFY:
Jack Link’s is a participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program, please visit:  http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Disclaimer:

This job description is intended to generally describe the nature and level of work to be performed by employees in this position. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills required of employees performing this role.