Summer Intern - Inventory Control (June 2025 - August 2025)

The Volkswagen Group is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker and is on the road to number one. Come join our team and you could be part of that ride. For our employees, Volkswagen stands for more than just efficient and sustainable products - it’s an expression of who they are and how they move through life. Become a part of the Volkswagen of America experience and work with people who are passionate, innovative, enthusiastic, and high performing team players. Everyone deserves a better car and everyone deserves a better company - it’s a Volkswagen thing.

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The internship program at Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations is intended to provide college / university students and recent graduates the opportunity to use and develop skills they have learned in the classroom by working at our state-of-the-art production facility, and to provide Volkswagen Chattanooga the opportunity to develop talent for potential future entry-level positions.

Summary

The Logistics Inventory Control Team plays a critical role in maintaining the highest possible inventory accuracy while reducing costs at the Chattanooga Plant. The team works across various departments, uncovering new findings and investigating creative solutions for continuous improvement. No prior inventory control experience is required, and the team values motivated, problem-solving individuals ready to collaborate and contribute.

The intern will gain exposure to multiple departments, working on cross-functional investigations to gain a comprehensive understanding of the plant’s operations and a strong foundation in automotive production. The intern will learn the basics of inventory management using SAP to analyze discrepancies and identify financial losses. They will perform process analyses, focusing on optimization, by examining areas such as packaging, material flow, human error, and system gaps.

This position will start on June 2nd 2025 and end on Aug 8th 2025.  Our internships are full-time positions (40 hours / week). Candidates will be expected to be available to work during normal business hours (Monday – Friday; exact hours will vary by position and some positions might require work on Saturdays).

To be eligible for the internship program, candidates are required to be enrolled at an accredited post-secondary educational institution or have graduated from one within 6 months prior to the start date of the internship. We are unable to consider OPT / CPT / International candidates

Responsibilities

• Perform daily inventory counts on production parts to identify financial losses and discrepancies.
• Take ownership of a commodity with financial losses, troubleshoot, perform root cause analysis, and implement measures to prevent future losses.
• Conduct investigations to observe processes and identify where materials are being lost.
• Design and develop solutions to prevent future material losses.
• Collaborate with teams such as Logistics Planning, In-House Operations, and Industrial Engineering to troubleshoot and improve processes.
• Create and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track process improvements.

Qualifications

What Technology or Technical Data will the Intern have access to?

This role description is a guideline and does not create contractual rights between the Company and any of its employees.  The Company does not enter into any type of employment contract, implied or written, with its employees regarding job security.

This Organization Participates in E-Verify.

We maintain a drug free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.