Supply Chain Transformation Intern (Summer 2026)
About The Position
Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Then we're looking for you! Check out the job description and apply now! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world-class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the Panasonic team today! This internship will start May 18th and run through August 7th with a high potential to extend into the Fall. What You'll Do: At Panasonic, we are moving beyond using AI for one-time tasks; we are ready to integrate Agentic AI into our repeated process controls to drive true business progress. As a Supply Chain Transformation Intern, you will be at the center of this evolution, working directly under the Director of Supply Chain Strategy to evaluate and prioritize AI opportunities within our North American Logistics network. You will play a pivotal role in our IT Systems Modernization Project, helping to transform our Global Trade, Warehouse, and Transportation Management Systems by identifying where AI can optimize traditional workflows. This isn’t just a 'shadowing' role—you will be tasked with developing business cases for investment, establishing KPIs to measure productivity gains, and delivering a final executive report-out to Senior Management.
Requirements
- Must be currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree throughout the entirety of the internship.
- Currently pursuing a MBA (ideally with a concentration in AI or Supply Chain Management)
- The ability to conduct deep-dive GAP analyses and comparative studies of current IT solutions versus AI-driven potential.
- Proficiency in creating project saving analyses and high-level presentations to justify AI investment needs.
- Strong applied AI skillset complimented by Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint, Word, and Excel) and a foundational understanding of logistics infrastructure like WMS and TMS.
- A 'can-do' spirit and the verbal/written communication skills necessary to influence our supply-chain culture and present to executive leadership.
Responsibilities
- Under the direction of the Director of Supply Chain Strategy, support the focused integration of AI by evaluating, identifying and prioritizing AI and Agentic operations opportunities within PNA Supply Chain.
- Agentic AI represent significant productivity gains for Supply Chain by automating repetitive manual processes currently executed by multiple team members within PNA Logistics
- Develop project saving analysis and a business case to position AI for proper investment needs
- Provide analysis report, identify opportunities and provide solutions to the problem areas
- Review current process engineering program to identify AI/process automation opportunities
- Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to establish baseline productivity levels and compare against future productivity gains
- Create business presentations to support project and AI integration needs and deliverables
- Work closely with Senior Management to infuse AI into our supply-chain/logistics culture at Panasonic
- Deliver a project report-out to Executive and Senior Management at the conclusion of the internship
- Under the direction of the Director of Supply Chain Strategy, support a project focused on implementing the Supply Chain IT systems Modernization Project supporting PNA Logistics and evaluating agentic process controls to improve the solutions being implemented by PNA Logistics
- Complete a system study and GAP analysis with the support of logistics, IT, and business support functions
- Provide comparative analysis of the current solutions being implemented and the AI inputs that show potential for optimization
- Create business presentations to support project needs and deliverables
- Provide recommendations based upon findings of the project study
- Deliver a project report-out to Executive and Senior Management at the conclusion of the project
- Shadow key functional partners within Procurement, Trade, IT, HR, Finance and other shared service functions that compliment Logistics
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
