Operations Intern

Experience Required

None

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor's Degree

Compensation

$7.25 / hourly

Hours Per Week

40

Number Of Positions

1

Work Schedule and Shift Requirements

First (Day)

Job Description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!

Job Details

As an Operations Intern at Cencora, you'll be provided the opportunity to leverage your academic understanding in a real-world, business driven environment. Ultimately, we aim to develop the future supply chain leaders necessary to enable our growth within an accelerated period of time. During our 10-week summer program, you will work closely with a mentor while gaining experience leading teams and learning different business areas and functions within our distribution centers. At the end of the summer, our interns report out to their Leadership Team on key accomplishments and learnings from their internship experience. Interns are expected to be onsite at one of our distribution centers listed below.

Start Date: June 7, 2027

End Date: August 13, 2027

Location: Our Brooks, KY Distribution Center

Shift: Must be flexible to work across all shifts

Below are some of the activities in which you can expect to participate.

Responsibilities:

Gain understanding of various supply chain functions and disciplines

Receive opportunities to build affiliation with hourly team members, associate peers and interact with senior leadership

Assist in the analysis and development of supply chain metrics and business processes

Report findings to other team members and management as required

Experience setting and planning department(s) daily/weekly workload to support business priorities and managing a team to deliver goals

Work on projects and manage time and effort without need for constant supervision

Organize and facilitate work team meetings (examples: pre-shift, roundtables, etc.)

Be flexible - to understand our 24/7 operations, you may at times need to work various schedules: including early mornings, evenings and/or weekends

Actively participate in internship program training activities, developmental opportunities, and events

Develop interpersonal and communication skills to successfully lead a frontline workgroup

Demonstrate willingness to learn and take risks; step out of comfort zone and take on new assignments

Gain understanding of all business areas to develop business acumen

Foster an inclusive, diverse, safe, and secure culture

Carry out duties and responsibilities by department through internship rotations as trained

All other duties based on business needs

Qualifications:

Currently pursuing a degree in: Engineering, Operations/Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Organizational Leadership & Supervision, and Business Management (other related majors will be considered)

Graduate with bachelor's degree within one (1) year of internship completion

Must not require sponsorship to work in the US now or in the future

Skills and Knowledge:

Highly motivated self-starter

Proven people/project leadership throughout your academic career (on- or off- campus)

Ability to work in an unstructured environment with the ability to make tradeoff decisions quickly

Effective coaching, facilitation, presentation, and team building skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to give/receive constructive feedback

Flexibility for relocation will allow for greater advancement opportunities

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Good project management skills

Strong interpersonal, teamwork, and leadership skills

Good analytical and problem-solving skills to evaluate business problems and apply knowledge to identify appropriate solutions

Must be eager to learn, self-motivated, flexible, accountable and can effectively handle multiple tasks at one time

Excellent organizational and time-management skills

Knowledge of computers to operative effectively with PowerPoint presentations, Excel spreadsheets, and Microsoft Outlook

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to r ace, color, r eligion, s ex, s exual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company's continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io. We will make accommodation determinations on a request-by-request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned

Affiliated CompaniesAffiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Job Type

Full time

Benefits Offered

Not specified

Veteran Preference

No

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

R2616147