Supply Chain Management Development Associate
Nestlé Purina North America
Bloomfield, MO0–32 yrs1d agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
- Nestlé Purina North America is seeking a Supply Chain Management Development Associate.
- This is a full-time position that fast-tracks participants to management on the manufacturing side of the business.
- The program offers a rotational component with relocation assistance to support learning end-to-end processes, building networks, and launching careers.
Key Responsibilities
- Complete training in warehouse, transportation, and customer service functions.
- Complete assigned department improvement projects.
- Develop knowledge and understanding of the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) and pet care industries, including insight into the consumer/pet owner, Purina brands, competition, and the ability to identify and analyze segment trends.
- Experience internal and external supply chain operations, including factory logistics, warehousing and transportation, customer supply chain management, and order revenue management (ORM).
- Develop internal and external working relationships providing exposure to various disciplines, account management, and customer teams.
- Explore quality assurance, safety, engineering, human resources, production, R&D engineering, information systems, and operations performance to understand their collaboration with supply chain.
- Gain insight into material life cycles, developing and managing strategies to optimize inventory levels and enhance the efficiency of the supply chain process.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or related discipline (attained or expected by June 2027).
- Must be open to relocation to any of the 24 Nestlé Purina manufacturing sites across the U.S.
- Initial rotation will be at one of the following Nestlé Purina factories: Bloomfield, Missouri, or Davenport, Iowa.
- This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Qualifications
- Prior internship, co-op, practicum, or manufacturing experience preferred.
- Involvement in student organizations and/or other leadership experience preferred.