Logistics Planner Intern

DHL Supply Chain is the Americas leader in contract logistics, providing customer-focused solutions to a wide range of industries including automotive, consumer, retail, engineering and manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare, technology, energy and chemicals.  DHL Supply Chain’s skilled people make its customers more competitive by creating innovative logistics and supply chain solutions – from initial situation analysis to the continuous improvement programs that help deliver better results every day.  DHL Supply Chain has over 25,000 employees in over 400 locations spread throughout the USA and Canada with revenues just under $5 billion in North America.  DHL Supply Chain is part of the $20 billion global Supply Chain Division of DHL Group.

We are currently recruiting for Logistics Planner Interns in Westerville, OH and Livonia, MI.

Logistics Planner Interns act as trainees within our managed transportation network, while also participating in a formalized Summer Internship Program.  The goal of the program is to enhance student’s business acumen through continuous learning and networking opportunities.  Interns have the opportunity to participate in a series of webinars that focus on professional networking, communication and presentation skills throughout the summer.  They also have the opportunity to collaborate with other interns across the U.S. and Canada on a capstone project that focuses on improving various aspects of our business for our customers.  This capstone project is presented to leadership at the Intern Capstone Event, which is hosted at the end of each summer in our Americas Support Center in Westerville, Ohio.  This is also an opportunity for interns to network with one another and with business leaders across all regions and business segments within the organization.  Those who successfully complete the program will be considered for full time roles.

The primary purpose of a Logistics Planner Intern is to coordinate and schedule traffic within prescribed service standards. DHL Supply Chain has a business casual environment and focuses on teamwork, associate development and training.

Primary duties & responsibilities:

•Coordinate, route, and schedule inbound and/or outbound traffic to include hot or expedite requests.

•Effectively communicate with service providers, associates, customers and other third parties via telephone, email, or in person to accomplish necessary objectives.

•Responsible for a site or region of activity’s on time service, capacity management, and freight costs to ensure attainment of budget and service level requirements.

•Manage delivery appointment acquisition process and daily shipping volumes for DC’s, plants, and other shipping points.

•Ensure adherence to customer requested ship and delivery dates by scheduling loads via the appropriate and most cost effective modes. Evaluate and communicate trade offs between costs and service.

Minimum Skill Requirement

•Transportation background

•Excellent organizational skills

•Excellent negotiation skills

•Excellent communication skills

•Excellent presentation skills

•PC Skills – MS Excel

•Customer Service Skills