Intern, Supply Chain Planning

About the Role

As a Supply Chain Planning Intern with Taylor Farms Southwest, you will support production scheduling, raw material and packaging availability, inventory management, and supply chain analysis in a fast-paced fresh food manufacturing environment. This internship offers an opportunity to develop practical skills and gain exposure to the end-to-end supply chain process. We are seeking a motivated, analytical, and curious individual eager to learn and grow. High-performing interns may be considered for future full-time opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Review production plans, customer demand, inventory levels, and material requirements to identify shortages, excess inventory, and supply risks.
• Support the creation and maintenance of production schedules aligning customer orders, inventory targets, labor availability, equipment capacity, product shelf life, and food safety requirements.
• Coordinate with Procurement and suppliers to monitor purchase orders for raw materials, packaging, ingredients, and other production supplies.
• Follow up with suppliers regarding order status, delivery commitments, capacity constraints, quality concerns, and expedite requests to support uninterrupted production.
• Monitor supplier performance, including on-time delivery, lead-time adherence, order accuracy, and responsiveness, and communicate risks or delays to the planning team.
• Collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Production, Procurement, Quality, Warehouse, and Transportation teams to support schedule adjustments.
• Assist planners and schedulers in evaluating the impact of schedule changes on material requirements, production capacity, labor needs, inventory levels, and customer delivery commitments.
• Partner with Warehouse and Production teams to ensure ingredients, packaging, and other materials are available, properly organized, and staged to support daily production schedules.
• Track production orders, purchase orders, and inventory movement, maintaining accurate data and providing timely status updates.
• Support inventory accuracy by researching discrepancies, reviewing transactions, assisting with cycle counts, and helping identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain reports using Microsoft Excel and company systems to track demand, supply, production status, inventory, supplier performance, waste, service levels, and other key supply chain metrics.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings with various teams to gain exposure to Taylor Farms Southwest’s end-to-end supply chain.
• Identify process-improvement opportunities and assist with solutions that improve planning efficiency, inventory control, supplier performance, waste reduction, production flow, and customer service.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Excel
• Company Systems and Reports

Qualifications

• Current student in their 3-6th year pursuing a degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Operations Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

Geographical Location: Greater Phoenix, Arizona

Physical Location: Taylor Farms Southwest — Tolleson, Arizona

Shift: Day shift

Part-Time Schedule: 20-30 hours per week

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday during normal business hours, with flexibility around class schedule and operational needs.

Compensation Range: $21.00 USD per hour.