Supply Chain Intern

Supply Chain Intern

Making Better Happen

Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the windy coast where Sweden and Denmark meet.

From our success in Scandinavia, we've grown into the world's leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4000 people all across the globe.

We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it's not just food - we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.

Every one of us works towards our shared purpose: Making Better Happen.

Everything we do is about Making Better Happen together.

Join nearly 4,000 like-minded colleagues globally and build a better future with us.

Build a better future as a Supply Chain Intern in Edison, NJ

Compensation Range: $26 - $31

Duration: 12 weeks

AAK Edison

About the role

The Supply Chain Intern will work directly within the Operations team to support the end-to-end demand planning process. This intern will gain hands-on experience with forecast management, S&OP support, and data-driven process improvement initiatives.

This role is ideal for a student with a strong interest in supply chain planning and analytics who is eager to apply modern tools, document real-world processes, and contribute meaningfully to a live demand planning function.

Responsibilities

Support the monthly demand planning process, including forecast updates, data preparation, and Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) support

Maintain and update demand forecasts on an ongoing basis, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment with business objectives

Identify opportunities to leverage modern tools, including artificial intelligence and advanced analytics, to enhance forecasting accuracy and planning efficiency

Document current-state Demand Planning processes and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support knowledge transfer and process standardization

Identify and scope a process improvement project related to the Demand Planning function, from problem definition through preliminary recommendations

About you

Currently enrolled as a college or graduate student in Supply Chain, Operations, Business Analytics, or a related field.

Strong interest in supply chain planning, data analysis, and process improvement

Strong Excel skills including data manipulation, pivot tables, and formulas

Coursework in demand planning, forecasting, analytics, or supply chain fundamentals

In return AAK offer

Hands on industry experience

Competitive compensation

Mentorship from an industry professional

Exposure to industry specific tools, technologies, and processes

Networking opportunities within the company and industry

About AAK

Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK's offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmo, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen for more than 150 years.

AAK prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.