Operations Management Internship (2024), Dodgeville, WI at Lands End Inc in Dodgeville, Wisconsin

Job Description:

At Lands’ End, we are on a mission to create a more comfortable world. We care about our employees, our community, and our planet. People are the heart of our company, and our doors are open to everyone. We are committed to creating a welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment for all. Our strength in work and life comes from the combination of our experiences, backgrounds, and talents. It's what we do as people that makes Lands’ End a great place to work.

As an intern at Lands’ End, you will join over 5,000 talented individuals who are leaders, critical thinkers, accountable, curious, flexible, and results-minded all driving toward the same goal - to delight customers and drive sales through multiple channels. In addition, you will join a diverse group of individuals from a variety of colleges, universities, and areas of study. Highlights of our internship program include: 

• Twelve-week program: May 20 – August 9, 2024 OR 7 month program May  20-December 2024


• Paid Internship: $20.00 per hour


• Relocation Assistance


• Team building and networking activities.


• Group projects and career-building workshops


• Leadership and cross-functional learning opportunities


• Assigned mentor focused on your growth and development.


• Senior leader speaker series


• Lands’ End merchandise 50% discount


• Based on-site in Dodgeville, WI

Lands’ End has a 3-month Operations Management internship (summer 2024) OR a 7-month Operations Management internship (summer and fall 2024) designed with future leaders in mind and serves as a pipeline for top talent. Participants in our program receive one-on-one mentorship while collaborating with members of our Human Resources, Operations (Supply Chain), Merchandising, Design, Creative, Inventory Planning, Marketing, E-commerce, Retail, Finance, Global Sourcing and Technical Design teams to complete initiatives that are key to our business success. You will learn to research and identify opportunities, perform business analysis, develop strategies, and present your findings to senior leadership. You will quickly come to appreciate the complexities of growing a global, multi-channel retailer.  

As part of the Operations Management Internship experience, you will focus on key projects for the department which may include departmental workflow and operational functionality optimization, Multi DC inventory, workload, and employee resource balance. You will be involved in key projects that will support future business decisions. You will communicate with operations leaders and cross-functional business partners to understand the development and internal decision-making processes. Day-to-day experiences may include:

• Leading a team of Distribution Center Employees


• Involvement in the preparation and roll out of a new Warehouse management system. 


• Daily departmental workflow balance and assignment


• Partnering with DC leaders to determine best practice workload optimization.


• Recommending ideal workload and employee resource mix


• Presentation on findings

The successful intern candidate will have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in: Operations/Logistics/Supply Chain Management, or Business Management.


• Motivated initiative-taker


• People/project leadership a plus


• Ability to give/receive constructive feedback.


• Project management skills


• Experience or classwork in time studies a plus


• Analytical and critical thinking skills to evaluate business problems and apply knowledge to identify appropriate solutions.


• Eager to learn, flexible and accountable.


• Organizational and time-management skills


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


• Ability to be flexible, you may at times need to work various schedules: including early mornings.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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