Job Description

Supply Chain InternPhoenix, AZBlackboard is helping education leaders enhance every aspect of the teaching and learning experience. Blackboard s broad reach covers our traditional, market-leading e-Learning solutions, in addition to mass notification, campus security, and commerce. We are dedicated to fostering a culture of lifelong education and growth. Across courses, campuses, organizations, companies, government agencies, and communities, Blackboard is powering the educational age around the globe.
Blackboard Transact is an integrated technology platform that helps improve the student experience and campus safety, while helping streamline business operations and increasing revenue. The Blackboard Transact platform includes capabilities within two integrated modules:

Commerce Management: facilitates campus ID card issuance, cashless payment processing, account management and reporting on-campus, off-campus, and online.
Security Management: monitors all campus activity using integrated door access control, video surveillance and mass notification capabilities.

For more information about Blackboard and our career opportunities, please visit www. blackboard. com.
Position Responsibilities Blackboard s Supply Chain team purchases items to be used by both our internal and external customers. The Intern will work in a fast paced environment, and interface directly with our sales and management teams to fulfill the needs of our customers in a timely manner. We are looking for a team player with a can-do attitude to intern with our Supply Chain team. In general this temporary role is responsible for the procurement of materials requisitioned for corporate purchases and other company operations, within defined policies and procedures.
The Supply Chain Intern will play an integral role in the success of the group. Specifically s/he will be responsible for:

Process corporate purchases.
Expedite and follow through on orders placed.
Process company receiving.
Process system adjustments.
Approves 3rd party vendor invoices for payment.
Assist in the management of data and reports that enhance Supply Chain operations.

Learning & Development:

Supply Chain/Procurement day-to-day operations
Order processing, supplier management
ERP systems operation
Sourcing data organization and analysis
Customer service

Professional QualificationsRequired Skills:

Current enrollment and attendance in a Supply Chain Management or relevant college Business Management program.
Demonstrated communication skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, and short term and long term planning skills.
Competency with Microsoft Office applications and effective utilizing technology applications.

Preferred Skills:

Attention to detail
Problem solving skills
Good oral and written communication skills
Customer Service
Accounting

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.
Blackboard is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.

This job was posted on Wed Feb 06 2019 and expired on Sun Feb 10 2019.

Minimum $32K /yr

$85K /yr Average

Maximum $144K /yr

Tasks

Maintain databases of logistics information.

Interpret data on logistics elements, such as availability, maintainability, reliability, supply chain management, strategic sourcing or distribution, supplier management, or transportation.

Provide ongoing analyses in areas such as transportation costs, parts procurement, back orders, or delivery processes.

Prepare reports on logistics performance measures.

Confer with logistics management teams to determine ways to optimize service levels, maintain supply-chain efficiency, or minimize cost.

Remotely monitor the flow of vehicles or inventory, using Web-based logistics information systems to track vehicles or containers.

Track product flow from origin to final delivery.

Recommend improvements to existing or planned logistics processes.

Enter logistics-related data into databases.

Develop or maintain models for logistics uses, such as cost estimating or demand forecasting.

Review procedures, such as distribution or inventory management, to ensure maximum efficiency or minimum cost.

Apply analytic methods or tools to understand, predict, or control logistics operations or processes.

Monitor inventory transactions at warehouse facilities to assess receiving, storage, shipping, or inventory integrity.

Analyze logistics data, using methods such as data mining, data modeling, or cost or benefit analysis.

Maintain logistics records in accordance with corporate policies.

Compute reporting metrics, such as on-time delivery rates, order fulfillment rates, or inventory turns.

Write or revise standard operating procedures for logistics processes.

Monitor industry standards, trends, or practices to identify developments in logistics planning or execution.

Identify opportunities for inventory reductions.

Develop or maintain payment systems to ensure accuracy of vendor payments.

Develop or maintain freight rate databases for use by supply chain departments to determine the most economical modes of transportation.

Manage systems to ensure that pricing structures adequately reflect logistics costing.

Communicate with or monitor service providers, such as ocean carriers, air freight forwarders, global consolidators, customs brokers, or trucking companies.

Reorganize shipping schedules to consolidate loads, maximize vehicle usage, or limit the movement of empty vehicles or containers.

Determine packaging requirements.

Contact potential vendors to determine material availability.

Route or reroute drivers in real time with remote route navigation software, satellite linkup systems, or global positioning systems (GPS) to improve operational efficiencies.

Arrange for sale or lease of excess storage or transport capacity to minimize losses or inefficiencies associated with empty space.

Contact carriers for rates or schedules.

Compare locations or environmental policies of carriers or suppliers to make transportation decisions with lower environmental impact.

Enter carbon-output or environmental-impact data into spreadsheets or environmental management or auditing software programs.

Skills

Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Systems Analysis - Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.

Systems Evaluation - Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Knowledge

Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

Computers and Electronics - Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.

Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.