Job Specifications
Company Description
Running with Sasquatch is more than just a clever marketing campaign. As a Jack Link's team member, Running with Sasquatch means we roll up our buffalo plaid sleeves and do the hard work first. We don't shy away from challenges. In fact, we push hard and take risks. True to our North Woods roots, we're a bunch of ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things by driving results with innovation, creativity and a clear sense of urgency. Like our awesome protein products, we have an unwavering passion for quality, and you won't find anything artificial here. What you see is what you get...authentic, humble and fun people who Run with Sasquatch!
Running with Sasquatch takes a team. We invite you to run with us, succeed with us, and celebrate with us. Most importantly, Feed Your Wild Side(r) with us on our journey to be the dominant global leader of branded protein snacks!
Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Still family-owned and operated with headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link's also has a large corporate hub in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, and operates a total of 11 manufacturing and distribution facilities in four countries. Jack Link's produces high-quality, great-tasting protein snacks that feed the wild sides of consumers around the world. Jack Link's Protein Snacks family of brands includes Jack Link's, LK, World Kitchens Jerky, Bifi and Peperami.
Job Description
Join us in the Summer of 2026 as a Supply Chain Procurement Intern in Minneapolis, MN! The Supply Chain Procurement Internship will gain hands on experience through formal and informal training to manage a procurement category, basic SAP ECC usage, and network with fellow interns and key Jack Link's leaders. At the completion of your internship, you will conduct a final presentation on your internship experience.
As a Procurement Intern you will work closely with multiple departments within Jack Link's, such as Operations, Supply and Demand Planning, Plant Buyers and Suppliers to gain insight into our business and develop tools to catapult supply chain success.
Specifically, You Will:
Oversee a procurement category ensuring no production plant out of stocks.
Review and revise purchase orders as required by changes in the sales forecast or manufacturing schedules.
Act as a liaison between Supply Planning, the Plant Buyers and Suppliers, communicating and troubleshooting issues, problems and concerns.
Monitor past due POs for assigned category, working with suppliers to resolve late orders and escalating issues.
Update weekly reports to assist in monitoring procurement categories.
Provide assistance to management/departments on matters related to supporting plant production.
Effectively participate in supply chain projects to deliver expected outcomes.
Exposure to SAP APO/ECC, Excel and Power BI to track key metrics.
Qualifications
Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree with an academic focus in Supply Chain, Statistics/Mathematics, Business Administration, Engineering, or Finance
Ability to work autonomously, prioritize and meet deadlines within a specified time
Team player with a "can do" attitude
Ability to adapt in a changing work environment
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Quick learner
Preferred Qualifications:
Junior or Senior Status in degree program.
Additional Information
JACK LINK'S CORE VALUES:
Company values: Be Real, Speed Matters, Stewardship, Relationship Driven, Self-Discipline, and Show Awesome Character.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the Team Member is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Team Member is occasionally required to stand, walk and reach with hands and arms. The Team Member must occasionally lift and/or more up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. However, the vast amount of work is conducted in a climate-controlled office. Travel may be required.
Additional Information:
The hiring range for this role is $20 to $22 per hour for a Bachelor's degree candidate and $27 per hour for a Master's degree candidate. Actual wages will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candi
About the Company
When it comes to being wild, we know a thing or two. We're not afraid of trying something new or the hard work it takes to make it happen. It's in our DNA. We've turned a family recipe into a new snacking category. And the wilderness into the world's largest meat snack business, that's still proudly family owned and operated. We're a company built by innovators, and are driven to not only satisfy your hunger, but to also feed your journey - whether that journey is on the road, on the run, at the campground, at the playground...
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