Supply Chain Replenishment Planning Internship – Summer 2027, Full Time/Paid/12 Weeks

Location: IL - Oak Brook

Compensation Details

$22.00 per hour

Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand.

Job Description

Your Responsibilities

As a Replenishment Planning Intern, your primary responsibility is to ensure optimal product availability for Ace retailers by achieving targeted order fill rates across a portfolio of vendors. This involves managing inventory levels to ensure the right products are in the right place at the right time, using advanced forecasting and replenishment tools. You will be responsible for executing and monitoring purchase orders, overseeing vendor partnerships, and balancing inventory turnover goals with profitability targets. A key challenge in this role is optimizing the trade-off between high fill rates and high inventory turns. In this role, you will provide exceptional support to retail store owners and collaborate daily with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including Retail Support Centers (RSCs), Merchandising teams, Vendor partners, Traffic teams, Supply Chain Compliance. This internship offers hands-on experience in supply chain operations, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration, making it an excellent opportunity for individuals pursuing a career in supply chain management or any analytical field of study.

The ideal intern will possess the following

Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in the following areas: Supply Chain, Economics, Business Administration, Analytics, Finance or related discipline

Completing Senior year of college (Graduating December ’27 or May ‘28)

An analytical mindset and strong oral and written communication skills

Excellent time management, organizational, and problem-solving skills

Adaptability and ability to learn quickly in high-pressure environments

Ambitious self-starter who has demonstrated the ability to contribute as an effective team member

Demonstrated motivation and initiative to succeed

Knowledge and interest in Ace Hardware Corporation

Ability to work 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday for 12 weeks in the summer (Mid-May through Mid-August 2027)

Willingness and ability to give presentations to colleagues, managers and directors

Why Ace?

Ace Hardware (headquartered in Oak Brook, IL) is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with over 5,800 locally owned and operated stores in approximately 60 countries.  Since 1924, Ace has become a part of local communities around the world and known as the place with the Helpful Hardware Folks.

Location Description

Ace Hardware corporate headquarters is about 20 miles west of Chicago and you’ll get the very best of city and suburban life – prestigious shopping, dining, recreation, performing arts and historical neighborhoods. Our brand-new corporate facility opened in September 2023 and has state of the amenities such as a work-out facility, underground parking and upscale cafeteria.  We work in the office the majority of the week and enjoy everything our new facility has to offer together as a team.

2027 Summer Internship Program Overview

The Ace Internship program allows you to apply the skills and knowledge that you're learning in school today, while contributing in a hands-on environment to fit your career objectives, complement your academic work and enhance your learning. Here’s what you will take away from your experience:

Real hands-on experience in your assigned department/function with day-to-day projects, responsibilities, accountabilities and deadlines.

Opportunity to display your skills during your “Final Pitch” presentation

Q & A with Ace’s CEO and Senior Leadership team

Resume Workshop to help you prepare for future opportunities

Opportunity to volunteer through the Ace Hardware Foundation

Teambuilding activities

Hourly competitive compensation

12-week full time program

Your internship experience at Ace will give you the knowledge and skills future employers will look for! Want to hear more? Please review our Glassdoor comments from former interns!

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We want to hear from you!

When most people think of career opportunities with Ace Hardware, they often think of the helpful cashiers and sales associates at their local store. However, have you also considered the people behind the scenes who select, promote, ship and process the invoices for more than 75,000 products? Maybe you haven't, but we'd like you to. Because together we help our customers take care of their homes. Come find out why a career with the Ace Hardware Corporation is one of America's best kept secrets.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Ace Hardware Corporation is committed to a policy of promoting equal employment opportunities. The company recognizes the importance of diversity and leveraging the skills and talents of all people to the mutual advantage of each individual and the organization. The company is committed to the prevention of employment discrimination related to race, religion, color, sex (including sexual harassment), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability and military or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other action covered by federal or applicable state/local laws.

Disclaimer

The pay range for this position starts as listed in the job posting, but could be higher based on education and experience. Please note, compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each opening. We take into consideration the minimum requirements outlined in the job description,