Continuous Improvement and Project Management Intern>
Veritiv

Looking for an internship where you can use your general business, finance, organizational behavior, operations, or related degree to get your career started? As a 2023 Veritiv Summer Intern, you will get on-the-job training, mentoring, and real-world experience in your field. Veritiv employees are well trained and able to access vast professional resources to develop their careers.

You'll earn a competitive wage and put your education into action while learning real, marketable skills with a growing company that is hiring. You'll participate in team projects, social events, volunteer work and professional development training. This is a full-time (40 hours/week) paid hybrid internship that will begin on June 5, 2023 and conclude on August 4, 2023.

Veritiv Corporation is a Fortune 500® company headquartered in Atlanta, GA. The company is a leading North American business-to-business distributor of packaging, facility solutions, print and publishing, and a provider of logistics and supply chain management services.

Job Summary and Scope:

As a Continuous Process Improvement Intern, you will lead and/or participate in a process improvement project and strategies that are designed to realize synergies and provide significant value across the Veritiv enterprise.

This role will involve identifying and analyzing current state business conditions / processes and deficiencies and implementing improvement projects through cross-functional team involvement. Provide input in analytical/statistical tools and solution development, to management, process owners, users, and key stakeholders on efficiencies and effectiveness of controls and recommend procedural changes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Process improvement: Define, analyze, and implement process improvements in pursuit of operational excellence and the achievement of Veritiv's strategic objectives.

• Project management: Develop, implement, and manage projects throughout the entire process improvement life cycle

• Project planning: Work with business sponsors and project team members, develop implementation project plan including timelines, milestones, training, and communication plans

• Project execution: Drive ownership and accountability for executing tasks on time and on quality. Establish project team meeting cadence and provide visibility to key stakeholders of progress against key milestones, next steps, and issues or barriers to execution

• Project valuation: Identify and document savings and/or benefits related to process improvement activity, and follow-up to ensure post-improvement sustainability.

• Implement change management best practices to support and drive adoption of changes related to process improvement activities

Qualifications/Knowledge & Experience:

• Six Sigma Yellow Belt or Green Belt Certification preferred but not required

• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma principles

• Proven ability to engage and motivate people of all levels and backgrounds.

• Demonstration of effective interpersonal skills, especially in reaching consensus and handling conflict

• Proficiency in Windows based software programs e.g., Power BI, Smartsheet, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and Word, Microsoft Project programs required.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills.

• Strong problem-solving and attention to detail skills are required

• Interest or experience in the following areas:

  • Leading process, change or training initiatives in a complex and fast changing environment

  • Demonstrated problem solving, analytical and project administration / management and leadership experience required

  • Ability to facilitate change activities, training sessions, or group informational sessions

  • Ability to be resourceful with strong problem-solving skills.

  • Strong project management and communications skills

  • Demonstrate the ability to create project plans that accurately reflect the required tasks and resources to achieve project milestones and to measure and monitor progress, processes and results

  • Ability to generate project status reports to identify constraints and issues, and provide early warning of critical path issues

  • Demonstrated organizational skills with the ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

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